Suspension bearing ring for a motor vehicle comprising a fuse portion
AssigneeVibracoustic Nantes SAS
InventorAntoine Geslain
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Abstract
A suspension bearing ring suitable for a motor vehicle suspension includes: an outer part, an inner part, and an elastomeric body. In embodiments, the elastomeric body connects the inner part and the outer part, and the inner part includes an inner portion, an outer portion, and at least one connection device. Further, in embodiments, the inner portion extends axially into a space by being coupled to the outer portion via the connection device. In embodiments, the connection device includes a fuse portion that is configured to break when the ring is subjected to a predetermined force, and in which a clearance is provided between the inner portion and the outer portion such that the inner portion can move in relation to the outer portion when the fuse portion is broken.
Claims10
A suspension bearing ring for a motor vehicle suspension, the suspension bearing ring comprising:
- an outer part,
- an inner part, and
- an elastomeric body connecting the inner part and the outer part,
- wherein the inner part includes an inner portion, an outer portion, and at least one connection device;
- the outer portion includes a through hole extending in an axial direction and is configured to receive a pivot link, the outer portion delimiting a space extending in the axial direction, and the inner portion extending axially wholly or partly in the space and being coupled to the outer portion via at the least one connection device;
- the at least one connection device includes a fuse portion configured to break when the ring is subjected to a predetermined force, and
- a clearance is provided between the inner portion and the outer portion so that the inner portion can move in relation to the outer portion when the fuse portion is broken.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.