| US 7,506,619 B1 | ||
| Tunable hybrid bracket assembly | ||
| Joseph M. Lak, Plymouth, Mich. (US); Robert C. Michniewicz, Jr., Livonia, Mich. (US); and Mickey L. Love, Londonderry, N.H. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Plymouth, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 12, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/871,538. | ||
| Int. Cl. F02B 67/00 (2006.01); F16M 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 123—41.49 [123/195 A; 248/562] | 17 Claims |
| 1. An engine system, comprising:
an engine defining a plurality of cylinders and including cooling passages therein;
coolant disposed in said cooling passages and in fluid communication with a radiator;
a cooling fan for removing excess heat from the radiator;
a bracket assembly for mounting said cooling fan to the engine, wherein said bracket assembly includes a bracket member having
a first end and a second end, comprising an angled configuration for attenuating vehicular noise, vibration and harshness;
a washer, received in said bracket member at said first end; and
a bushing, received in said bracket member at said second end.
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