Joseph Richard Karner - Sterling Heights MI Stephen Benjamin Sherrick - Waterford MI Alexander Christopher Winter - Plymouth MI Gregory Lee Zubal - Davisburg MI Katherine Lee Tachick - Sterling Heights MI Jack William Berletch - Apache Junction AZ
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation - Detroit MI
International Classification:
F16L 300 F16L 316
US Classification:
248 58
Abstract:
An exhaust pipe hanger assembly is provided in a vehicle having a rigid structural member. The exhaust pipe hanger assembly includes a continuously linearly extending rigid rod bracket. The rod bracket has a first portion extending through and securely captured within the rigid structural member and a second portion linearly extending from the first portion and extending outwardly from the structural member. The exhaust pipe is suspended from the second portion of the rigid rod bracket. The rigid rod bracket has sufficiently high stiffness and resonant vibrational frequencies such that transmission of exhaust pipe vibration into the vehicle is reduced.