# US 11,454,275 B2 · Bearing arrangement for a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,454,275 B2 - Document ID: US11454275B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/852,929 - Filed: 2017-12-22 - Published: 2018-07-05 - Granted: 2022-09-27 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-29 - Assignees: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH - Applicants: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH - Inventors: Rodscha Drabon; Dirk Rochell - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11454275B2 ## CPC - F16C 17/02: for radial load only - B23P 15/003: {bearings (see also F16C33/00)} - B60G 11/107: Sliding or rolling mountings - B60G 11/12: Links, pins, or bushes - F16C 33/20: Sliding surface consisting mainly of plastics (F16C33/22 - F16C33/28 take precedence) - B60G 2202/11: Leaf spring - B60G 2204/121: Mounting of leaf springs - B60G 2204/418: Bearings, e.g. ball or roller bearings - B60G 2206/7104: Thermoplastics - F16C 33/74: of sliding-contact bearings - F16C 2326/01: Parts of vehicles in general - F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS - B23P: METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS (arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q) - B60G: VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles B60V; {cycle suspensions B62K25/00}) ## Abstract The disclosure relates to a bearing arrangement for a bearing end of a fastening shackle in a vehicle body of a vehicle that includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing. The inner sleeve is mounted in the outer sleeve so that the inner sleeve is able to slide. The sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing surrounds the inner sleeve and is connected to the inner sleeve in a rotationally fixed manner. The sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing is also longer than the outer sleeve and is delimited by a first sleeve rim that protrudes beyond the outer sleeve, where the first sleeve rim is configurable to be form-locked and to resist rotation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bearing arrangement in a vehicle body of a vehicle, comprising: an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve mounted in the outer sleeve and configured to slide relative to the outer sleeve; a sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing that surrounds the inner sleeve and is connected to the inner sleeve in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing is longer than the outer sleeve and is delimited by a first sleeve rim that protrudes beyond the outer sleeve, and wherein the first sleeve rim is configured to be form-locked and to resist rotation; and a bearing end plate, wherein an opening of the bearing end plate is configured to introduce the first sleeve rim into the opening of the bearing end plate with a form fit, and wherein the opening of the bearing end plate is further configured to hold the first sleeve rim in a form-fitting and non-rotatable manner. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bearing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first sleeve rim comprises a polygonal cross-section or an asymmetrical cross-section. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The bearing arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the polygonal cross-section comprises a hexagonal cross-section, and wherein the asymmetrical cross-section comprises a beveled or single-edged cross-section or an oval cross-section. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The bearing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the outer sleeve forms a second outer sleeve of a fastening shackle or is inserted in the fastening shackle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The bearing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the opening of the bearing end plate has a geometric shape that corresponds to a geometric shape of the first sleeve rim. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The bearing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first sleeve rim interlocks with the opening of the bearing end plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The bearing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the bearing end plate comprises a circumferential seal configured to seal the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing with respect to the outer sleeve. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The bearing arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the circumferential seal comprises any of: an O-ring seal or an X-ring seal or a D-ring seal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The bearing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing is delimited by a second sleeve rim, wherein the second sleeve rim is shaped to form a collar configured to support the outer sleeve in an axial direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The bearing arrangement according to claim 9, wherein the second sleeve rim comprises a further circumferential seal configured to seal the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing with respect to the outer sleeve. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The bearing arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the further circumferential seal comprises a ring seal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The bearing arrangement according to claim 11, wherein the ring seal comprises any of: an O-ring seal or an X-ring seal or a D-ring seal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The bearing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing is formed in one piece from a plastic, and wherein the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are formed from a metal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The bearing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing is injection-molded onto the inner sleeve. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The bearing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the inner sleeve faces towards the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing and has a knurling. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The bearing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing or a lateral surface of the outer sleeve faces towards the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing and has at least one depression configured to hold a lubricant. ### Claim 17 A fastening arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising: a fastening shackle that has a bearing end; and a bearing arrangement comprising: an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve mounted in the outer sleeve and configured to slide within the outer sleeve; a sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing that surrounds the inner sleeve and is connected to the inner sleeve in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing is longer than the outer sleeve and is delimited by a first sleeve rim that protrudes beyond the outer sleeve, and wherein the first sleeve rim is configured to be form-locked and to resist rotation; and a bearing end plate, wherein an opening of the bearing end plate is configured to introduce the first sleeve rim into the opening of the bearing end plate with a form fit, and wherein the opening of the bearing end plate is further configured to hold the first sleeve rim in a form-fitting and non-rotatable manner. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The fastening arrangement according to claim 17, wherein the outer sleeve is inserted or pressed into an opening of the bearing end of the fastening shackle, the outer sleeve being a second outer sleeve of the fastening shackle. ### Claim 19 A method for producing a bearing arrangement in a vehicle body of a vehicle, comprising: providing an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve, the inner sleeve being longer than the outer sleeve; injection-molding a plastic sliding bearing onto the inner sleeve in order to obtain a sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing, wherein the sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing surrounds the inner sleeve, is connected to the inner sleeve in a rotationally fixed manner, is configured to slide relative to the outer sleeve, is longer than the outer sleeve, and is delimited by a first sleeve rim that protrudes beyond the outer sleeve; shaping the first sleeve rim to be form-locked and to resist rotation; providing a bearing end plate; and introducing the first sleeve rim into an opening of the bearing end plate with a form fit, wherein the opening of the bearing end plate is configured to hold the first sleeve rim in a form-fitting and non-rotatable manner.