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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2002
Toshihiro Kakimoto, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Yamaguchi, Osaka, JP;
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An exhaust pipe supporting device, with which the absolute spring rate in a special frequency range can be reduced, comprises a first holding portion a second holding portion a pair of side wall portions connecting on both sides of both holding portions and a central vibration damping portion interposed at an intermediate position between the first and second holding portions wherein the central vibration damping portion comprises a mass portion and a pair of connecting portions which connect two sides of the mass portion to the side wall portions the mass portion is formed to have larger mass than that of the connecting portions and the connecting portions may be provided with concave portions depressed in the longitudinal direction on the connecting portion the size T of the connecting portion in the longitudinal direction thus being set smaller than the size T of the side wall portion in the longitudinal direction.