Center bearing support

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9528548-B2
Application number	US-201414888529-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2014
Priority date	May 8, 2013
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

In a center bearing support, a plurality of bored portions corresponding to spaces passing through a rubber-like elastic body in an axial direction are provided around a shaft hole. The bored portions are constructed by a combination of inner peripheral side bored portions arranged comparatively near the shaft hole, and outer peripheral side bored portions arranged comparatively far from the shaft hole. The inner peripheral side bored portions and the outer peripheral side bored portions are alternately provided circumferentially, and are provided so as to overlap in a part circumferentially, thereby having connection portions constructed by a part of the rubber-like elastic body between the inner peripheral side bored portions and the outer peripheral side bored portions. The connection portions are extended in a direction which is inclined to both of a circumferential direction and an axially perpendicular direction as seen from one side of the axial direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A center bearing support having a block-shaped rubber-like elastic body having a shaft hole, and structured such that a center bearing is installed to an inner peripheral surface of said shaft hole, a propeller shaft is inserted to said shaft hole, and said propeller shaft is supported in a vibration-proof manner via said center bearing, the center bearing support comprising a plurality of bored portions around said shaft hole, the bored portions corresponding to spaces passing through said rubber-like elastic body in an axial direction,
wherein said bored portions are constructed by a combination of inner peripheral side bored portions which are provided comparatively near said shaft hole, and outer peripheral side bored portions which are provided comparatively far from said shaft hole,
wherein said inner peripheral side bored portions and the outer peripheral side bored portions are alternately provided circumferentially, and are provided so as to overlap in a part circumferentially, thereby having connection portions constructed by a part of said rubber-like elastic body between said inner peripheral side bored portions and the outer peripheral side bored portions,
wherein a number of inner peripheral side bored portion is greater than a number of outer peripheral side bored portions, and
wherein said connection portions are extended in a direction which is inclined to both of a circumferential direction and an axially perpendicular direction as seen from one side of the axial direction.

2. The center bearing support according to claim 1 , wherein said rubber-like elastic body has a concavity-like hollow shape in a portion facing to a chassis at the installing time.

3. The center bearing support according to claim 1 , wherein said connection portions which are adjacent to each other circumferentially are structured such that said directions of inclination are opposed to each other circumferentially.

4. The center bearing support according to claim 3 , wherein said rubber-like elastic body has a concavity-like hollow shape in a portion facing to a chassis at the installing time.

5. The center bearing support according to claim 1 , wherein said connection portions are formed into a linear shape or a curved shape having a predetermined width as seen from one side in the axial direction.

6. The center bearing support according to claim 5 , wherein said rubber-like elastic body has a concavity-like hollow shape in a portion facing to a chassis at the installing time.

7. The center bearing support according to claim 5 , wherein said connection portions which are adjacent to each other circumferentially are structured such that said directions of inclination are opposed to each other circumferentially.

8. The center bearing support according to claim 7 , wherein said rubber-like elastic body has a concavity-like hollow shape in a portion facing to a chassis at the installing time.

Assignees

• Nok Corp

Inventors

• Ikeda Masahiro

Classifications

• F16C27/066 Primary

  Ball or roller bearings · CPC title

• F16C35/02

  in the case of sliding-contact bearings · CPC title

• B60K17/24

  Arrangement of mountings for shafting · CPC title