Vehicle body mount

Abstract

A vehicle body mount assembly comprising an upper sheet metal spacer member, a lower sheet metal spacer member, and a sheet metal clip member. The upper sheet metal spacer member includes a flange portion having a central aperture and a tubular portion extending downwardly from the flange portion in coaxial relation to the central aperture and including a radially inwardly extending lip adjacent the lower end thereof. The lower spacer member includes a flange portion having a central aperture and a tubular portion extending upwardly from the flange portion in coaxial relation to the central aperture thereof and sized to be received telescopically within the upper spacer member tubular portion. The clip member is split and is sized to fit snappingly over and encircle a reduced diameter annular seat defined on the upper end of the lower spacer member tubular portion and includes prongs struck radially outwardly therefrom for snapping coaction with the lip on the upper spacer member tubular portion in response to relative axial telescoping movement of the upper end of the lower spacer member tubular portion into the lower end of the upper spacer member tubular portion.

I claim: 
     
       1. A vehicle body mount assembly for attaching a vehicle to a vehicle frame by the use of a pair of resilient blocks, said assembly comprising: A) an upper sheet metal spacer member including   (1) a flange portion having a central aperture, and   (2) a tubular portion extending downwardly from said flange portion in coaxial relation to said central aperture and having a noncircular interior periphery surface;   B) a lower sheet metal spacer member including   (1) a flange portion having a central aperture, and   (2) a tubular portion extending upwardly from said flange portion in coaxial relation to the central aperture thereof and sized to be received telescopically within said upper spacer member tubular portion;   C) a clip member fitting over said tubular portion of said lower spacer member and defining a noncircular exterior peripheral surface at its exterior peripheral surface generally corresponding in size and configuration to said noncircular interior surface;   D) means operative in response to telescoping axial insertion of said lower member tubular portion into said upper member tubular portion, within said noncircular surfaces aligned, to secure said upper member to said lower member, said operative means including   (1) a radially inwardly extending lip on said upper member tubular portion adjacent the lower end thereof; and   (2) prongs projecting radially outwardly from said clip member for snapping coaction with said lip in response to axial insertion of said lower member tubular portion into said upper member tubular portion;   E) said noncircular exterior peripheral surface of said clip coating with said noncircular interior surface of said tubular portion of said upper spacer member in the assembled relation of the body mount assembly to preclude relative rotation of said upper and lower spacer members;   F) said prongs lockingly engaging said lip in the assembled relation of the body mount assembly to preclude relative axial movement of said upper and lower spacer members;   G) said lower spacer member tubular portion defining a first radially outwardly extending shoulder proximate its upper end and a second radially outwardly extending shoulder at a location spaced below said first shoulder and coacting with said first shoulder to define an annular external seat therebetween;   H) said clip being positioned on said annular external seat with said shoulder coacting to preclude axial movement of said clip on said lower spacer member tubular portion.   
     
     
       2. The vehicle body mount assembly of claim 1 wherein said lower spacer member includes a nut member rigidly secured to the underface of said flange portion thereof in coaxial relation to said central aperture of said flange portion to receive a bolt passing axially through said upper and lower spacer members. .Iadd. 
     
     
       3.  A vehicle body mount assembly for attaching a vehicle to a vehicle frame by the use of a pair of resilient blocks, said assembly comprising: A) an upper spacer member including   (1) a flange portion having a central aperture, and   (2) a tubular portion extending downwardly from said flange portion in coaxial relation to said central aperture and having a noncircular interior peripheral surface;   B) a lower spacer member including   (1) a flange portion having a central aperture, and   (2) a tubular portion extending upwardly from said flange portion to an upper end in coaxial relation to the central aperture thereof and sized to be received telescopically within said upper spacer member tubular portion;   C) a clip member fitting over said tubular portion of said lower spacer member and defining a noncircular exterior peripheral surface at its exterior peripheral surface generally corresponding in size and configuration to said noncircular interior surface;   D) means operative response to telescoping axial insertion of said lower member tubular portion into said upper member tubular portion, with said noncircular surfaces aligned, to secure said upper member to said lower member, said operative means including   (1) a radially inwardly extending shoulder on said upper member tubular portion; and   (2) prongs projecting radially outwardly from said clip member for snapping coaction with said radially inwardly extending shoulder in response to axial insertion of said lower member tubular portion into said upper member tubular portion;   E) said noncircular exterior peripheral surface of said clip coacting with said noncircular interior surface of said tubular portion of said upper spacer member in the assembled relation of the body mount assembly to preclude relative rotation of said upper and lower spacer members;   F) said prongs lockingly engaging said radially inwardly extending shoulder in the assembled relation of the body mount assembly to preclude relative axial movement of said upper and lower spacer members;   G) said lower spacer member tubular portion defining an annular seat;   H) said clip being positioned on said annular seat with means precluding axial movement of said clip on said lower spacer member tubular portion. .Iaddend. .Iadd.   
     
     
       4.  The vehicle body mount assembly of claim 3 wherein the means precluding axial movement of said clip on said lower spacer member tubular portion includes a radially outwardly extending shoulder on said tubular portion spaced below said upper end. .Iaddend. .Iadd.5. The vehicle body mount assembly of claim 4 wherein said annular seat is on an external peripheral surface of the tubular portion of said lower spacer member. .Iaddend. .Iadd.6. A vehicle body mount assembly for attaching a vehicle to a vehicle frame by the use of a pair of resilient blocks, said assembly comprising: A) an upper spacer member including   (1) a flange portion having a central aperture, and   (2) a tubular portion extending downwardly from said flange portion in coaxial relation to said central aperture and having a noncircular interior peripheral surface;   B) a lower spacer member including   (1) a flange portion having a central aperture, and   (2) a tubular portion extending upwardly from said flange portion to an upper end in coaxial relation to the central aperture thereof and sized to be received telescopically within said upper spacer member tubular portion;   C) a clip member fitting over said tubular portion of said lower spacer member and defining a noncircular exterior peripheral surface at its exterior peripheral surface generally corresponding in size and configuration to said noncircular interior surface;   D) means operative in response to telescoping axial insertion of said lower member tubular portion into said upper member tubular portion, with said noncircular surfaces aligned, to secure said upper member to said lower member, said operative means including   (1) a radially inwardly extending shoulder on said upper member tubular portion; and   (2) prongs projecting radially outwardly from said clip member for snapping coaction with said radially inwardly extending shoulder in response to axial insertion of said lower member tubular portion into said upper member tubular portion;   E) said noncircular exterior peripheral surface of said clip coacting with said noncircular interior surface of said tubular portion of said upper spacer member in the assembled relation of the body mount assembly to preclude relative rotation of said upper and lower spacer members;   F) said prongs lockingly engaging said radially inwardly extending shoulder in the assembled relation of the body mount assembly to preclude relative axial movement of said upper and lower spacer members;   G) a radially outwardly extending shoulder at a midpoint of said lower spacer member tubular portion and defining with said upper end an annular seat therebetween;   H) said clip being positioned on said annular seat with said radially outwardly extending shoulder and said upper end coacting to preclude axial movement of said clip on said lower spacer member tubular portion. .Iaddend.