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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
May. 11, 2001
William B Witherspoon, Lansing, MI (US);
Brian J Koepele, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William L Hendrickson, White Lake, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for mounting a vehicle power train, such as a transversely mounted engine and transmission, to a motor vehicle such that vibrations from the power train are isolated from the vehicle frame. The system comprises a power train mounting cradle for mounting to the vehicle frame by a vibration-isolating mounts, and vibration-isolating mounts for connecting the power train to the cradle, at least one of the power train to cradle mounts adapted to damp torque-related vibrations, and further comprising a friction damper to attenuate low-frequency torque-related vibrations.