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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Franck Larmande, Chateaudun, FR;
Christophe Roquain, Saint Lalais, FR;
Assignee:
Hutchinson, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ; F16F / ; F01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248610 ; 248 60 ; 248632 ;
Abstract
A resilient suspension device for the exhaust pipe of any vehicle having an internal combustion engine, the device comprising a resilient body provided with fastener means for fastening both to the structure of the vehicle and to said exhaust pipe. The device is characterized in that it includes at least one transverse bar 8 carrying a counter-oscillating mass M, the end 9 of said bar remote from said mass M being included in a zone 16 of said body which is subject to vibration, and said bar 8 being held in a location situated between said zone 16 and said mass M by a relatively fixed portion 10 of said body, forming a pivot.