US 12,083,842 B2Granted

Arrangement for securing a vibration damper of a vehicle

AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

InventorMehdi Haradinaj

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Abstract

An arrangement for securing a vehicle vibration damper on a wheel support and/or on a vehicle body includes a rubber bearing secured by a fastener, the rubber bearing including at least two rubber bushings. When in an installed position, at least one of the rubber bushings is secured in three longitudinal degrees of freedom relative to the wheel support or the vehicle body, and a rotational degree of freedom of the one of the bushings about the axis of the fastener is blocked by a form-fitting arrangement. The form-fitting arrangement formed by engagement of a nose on the one of the bushings into a recess arranged in a rubber bearing receiving area of the wheel support and/or vehicle body. The nose and the recess are shaped such that the form fitting connection is formed only by installing the fastener, without the need for manually rotating the bushing with a tool.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A fastening arrangement for fastening a vibration damper of a vehicle to at least one of a wheel carrier and a body of the vehicle, comprising:

a rubber bearing;
and
a fastener configured to secure the rubber bearing to the at least one of the wheel carrier and the vehicle body,
wherein
the rubber bearing includes at least two rubber bushings,
when the fastener is in an installed state one of the at least two bushings is fixed in three orthogonal degrees of freedom in relation to the at least one of the wheel carrier and the vehicle body,
when the fastener is in an installed state a rotational degree of freedom of the one of the at least two bushings about a longitudinal axis of the fastener is blocked by a form-fitting blockage,
the form-fitting blockage is formed by engagement of a cutout arranged in a receiving part of the at least one of the wheel carrier and the vehicle body configured to receive the rubber bearing with a nose arranged on and projecting from the one of the at least two bushings, and
the nose and the cutout are mutually shaped, wherein
the form fit between the nose and the cutout is formed during installation of the fastener into the receiving part without rotating the one of the at least two bushings manually using a tool,
an engaging portion of the nose is of cylindrical form such that a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical form is arranged parallel to a perpendicular of the longitudinal axis of the fastener, and
a cylindrical lateral surface of the engaging portion of the nose engages into the cutout solely through advancement in the direction of the axis of rotation of the fastener.

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A method for producing a fastening arrangement for a vibration damper of a vehicle to at least one of a wheel carrier and a body of the vehicle, the fastening arrangement including a rubber bearing and a fastener configured to secure the rubber bearing to the at least one of the wheel carrier and the vehicle body, wherein the rubber bearing includes at least two rubber bushings, when the fastener is in an installed state one of the at least two bushings is fixed in three orthogonal degrees of freedom in relation to the at least one of the wheel carrier and the vehicle body, when the fastener is in an installed state a rotational degree of freedom of the one of the at least two bushings about a longitudinal axis of the fastener is blocked by a form-fitting blockage, the form-fitting blockage is formed by engagement of a cutout arranged in a receiving part of the at least one of the wheel carrier and the vehicle body configured to receive the rubber bearing with a nose arranged on and projecting from the one of the at least two bushings, and the nose and the cutout are mutually shaped, wherein the form fit between the nose and the cutout is formed only by installation of the fastener into the receiving part and an engaging portion of the nose is of cylindrical form such that a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical form is arranged parallel to a perpendicular of the longitudinal axis of the fastener, comprising the acts of:

positioning the one of the at least two bushings in relation to the at least one of the wheel carrier and the vehicle body such that a rubber bearing longitudinal axis and a longitudinal axis of the receiving part are coaxial,
displacing the one of the at least two bushings along the common longitudinal axis in a direction of at least one of the wheel carrier and the vehicle body,
initiating installation of the fastener without rotating one of the at least two bushings manually using a tool until the form fit between the nose and the cutout is established, such that a cylindrical lateral surface of the engaging portion of the nose engages into the cutout solely through advancement in the direction of the axis of rotation of the fastener, and
fixing the rubber bearing to at least one of the wheel carrier and the vehicle body by completing the installation of the fastener.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/413,070Filed 13 Dec 2019
Priority: DE 10 2018 132 304.214 Dec 2018
Published: US 2022/0024270 A127 Jan 2022
Granted: 10 Sep 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

B60G 13/003
Arrangements for attachment of dampers: characterised by the mounting on the vehicle body or chassis of the damper unit
B60G 13/005
Arrangements for attachment of dampers: characterised by the mounting on the axle or suspension arm of the damper unit
F16F 9/54
Details: arrangements for attachment
B60G 2202/24
Type of damper: fluid damper