An exhaust isolator assembly 10 includes a plastics material frame 12, an isolator member 30 made of an elastic material (e.g. EPDM, silicone rubber or EAM rubber) located and supported within the frame, and support tape 28 which extends around part of the perimeter of the frame. A lower part 16 of the frame may be convexly curved. A mounting formation 20 in the form of a push and twist member may be provided on an upper part of the frame. The support tape may extend only around the sides and lower part of the frame. The isolator member may have a mounting hole 42 with an anti-stick lining 44 of PTFE or PE. The frame may be overmoulded onto the tape and may be formed by injection moulding. The isolator member may be overmoulded onto the frame. A vehicle exhaust system has a plurality of exhaust isolator assemblies.
Exhaust isolator assembly
2018-06-20
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | F01N GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL , Schalldämpfer oder Auspuffvorrichtungen für Gase von Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder von Kraftmaschinen allgemein / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |