Compression limiter
AssigneeAPQ Development, LLC
InventorsLee McLain, Justin Joughin
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Abstract
A compression limiter is configured for incorporation within a vehicle component. The compression limiter includes a tubular bushing extending from a first end to a second end. The tubular bushing includes an exterior surface and an interior surface extending from the first end to the second end to define an aperture through the tubular bushing. The compression limiter also includes one or more detents formed in at least one of the first end of the bushing and/or the second end of the bushing. In some examples, the compression limiter includes a first pair of the detents formed in the first end and a second pair of the detents formed in the second end.
Claims16
A compression limiter comprising:
- a tubular bushing extending from a first end to a second end, the tubular bushing including a cylindrical exterior surface and a cylindrical interior surface extending from the first end to the second end to define an aperture;
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- one or more detents formed in at least one of the first end of the bushing and/or the second end of the bushing;
- wherein each of the one or more detents includes a cylindrical end and a pair of sidewalls connecting the cylindrical end to one of the first end or the second end of the bushing;
- wherein a distance from the cylindrical end to the one of the first end or the second end defines a depth of the detent and a distance from a first one of the sidewalls to a second one of sidewalls defines a width of the detent that is equal to the depth of the detent.
A compression limiter comprising:
- a tubular bushing extending from a first end to a second end, the tubular bushing including a cylindrical exterior surface and a cylindrical interior surface extending from the first end to the second end to define an aperture;
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- a plurality of detents including a first detent formed in the first end of the bushing and a second detent formed in the second end of the bushing;
- wherein each detent of the plurality of the detents includes a cylindrical end and a pair of sidewalls connecting the cylindrical end to one of the first end or the second end of the bushing;
- wherein a distance from the cylindrical end to the one of the first end or the second end defines a depth of the detent and a distance from a first one of the sidewalls to a second one of sidewalls defines a width of the detent that is equal to the depth of the detent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.