Navistar International Transportation Corporation

Barry Wright Corporation

Thomas C. Tecco

Thomas J. Henry

Mark N. Sanders

Romulus Racca

Andrew J. Zielinski

Mark N Sanders

Michael B Merkler

Andrew J Zielinski

Thomas C Tecco

Vish N Gurudutt

David C Merriman

Thomas J Henry

The closed joint leaf spring mounting assembly for a mobile vehicle with a body and at least two axles may have a suspension bracket configured to be permanently fixed upon an axle housing for enclosing one of the axles and to include a plurality of vertical throughbores therein, a leaf spring having conformed surface to be congruous with areas of the suspension bracket including the throughbores, and including vertical throughbores therein which align with and form a continuation of the throughbores in the bracket, and a plurality of connectors, such as cap screws, for engagement within the aligned throughbores of the spring end and bracket for securing the structures together.

Closed joint leaf spring mounting assembly

An engine mount for mounting an automotive vehicle engine to the automotive vehicle chassis. The mount comprises a vibration isolator portion which is designed with relatively low stiffness to provide increased vibration isolation. Excessive displacements are avoided by snubbers. Snubbing action in one direction is provided by a circular snubber that is disposed in spaced relation to the vibration isolator portion. Snubbing action in other directions is provided by the particular design of the vibration isolator portion. Embodiments of both a front and a rear engine mount are disclosed.

Engine mount having improved vibration isolation

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Ft. Wayne, IN, United States of America

Mark N Sanders