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US 11,584,188 B2Granted
Stabilizer assembly for a vehicle
OwnerPascal Boudier, Touria Achtioui +2inventors
InventorsPascal Boudier, Touria Achtioui, Jacky Rhein, Maud Villette
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Abstract
A stabilizer unit for a vehicle and a method for manufacturing such a stabilizer unit, the stabilizer unit comprising a stabilizer bar, at least one bearing including a flange, made of plastic material, including at least one retaining portion and one groove including a cradle portion, wherein the stabilizer bar passes through the groove of the flange and is secured to the flange by means of a vulcanized elastomer layer.
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A stabilizer unit for a vehicle, comprising:
- a stabilizer bar,
- at least one bearing including a flange, made of plastic material, including at least one retaining portion and one groove including a cradle portion,
- wherein the stabilizer bar passes through the groove of the flange and is secured to the flange by an injected and vulcanized elastomer layer, the elastomer layer being configured to adhere directly to the stabilizer bar and to completely surround the stabilizer bar in one piece, in a continuous manner, without breaks, and
- the stabilizer bar is heat-treated.
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A Method for manufacturing a stabilizer unit for a vehicle, comprising the following steps:
- providing a stabilizer bar;
- heat-treating the stabilizer bar;
- providing a flange, made of plastic material, including at least one retaining portion and one groove including a cradle portion;
- placing the stabilizer bar in the groove of the flange;
- injecting an elastomer into the groove of the flange, at the interface with the stabilizer bar, and obtaining an elastomer layer adhered directly to the stabilizer bar at this interface, the elastomer layer completely surrounding the stabilizer bar in one piece, in a continuous manner, without breaks;
- vulcanizing said elastomer layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.