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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Jon Walther, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Erich James Nowka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kerry Timothy Havener, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 13/02 (2006.01); F01N 13/18 (2010.01); B60K 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/1822 (2013.01); B60K 13/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An isolator is disclosed for attaching an exhaust system to a frame pin on a vehicle frame. The isolator includes a vibration damping body that defines a frame pin receiving opening and an exhaust pin receiving opening. A tab is provided on an upper end of the vibration damping body that is manually engaged to bend the upper end of the body away from and toward the frame pin to facilitate inserting the frame pin in the frame pin receiving opening.