A bracket assembly that supports an intermediate bearing fitted onto a propeller shaft, includes: a cylindrical member that supports the intermediate bearing; and a bracket fixed to the cylindrical member and to a vehicle body, the bracket includes an arc member that extends along an outer circumference surface of the cylindrical member, and legs that extend from ends of the arc member and are fixed to the vehicle body, and the arc member includes: a fixed portion that is fixed to the cylindrical member; a first fragile portion between one of the ends of the arc member and the fixed portion; and a second fragile portion between other of the ends of the arc member and the fixed portion, in which the first and second fragile portions are more fragile against a load in an axial direction of the cylindrical member than other portions of the arc member.
BRACKET ASSEMBLY
2016-03-17
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |