Vehicle strut insulator
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsSung Jae Oh, Sang Hoon Yoo
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Abstract
Disclosed is a vehicle strut insulator that includes first and second bushes (100 and 200) having different hardness characteristics. The first bush (100) having a relatively high hardness is disposed in a left-right direction of a vehicle that affects the handling performance, and the second bush (200) having a relatively low hardness is disposed in a forward-backward direction of the vehicle that affects the ride comfort. Accordingly, the vehicle strut insulator can satisfy both requirements for handling performance, ride comfort and road noise performance.
Claims9
A vehicle strut insulator comprising:
- a first bush and a second bush having different hardnesses;
- an insert plate directly coupled to the first and second bushes;
- and
- an upper cup and a lower cup coupled to the first and second bushes through centers thereof,
- wherein:
- the second bush has grooves formed in respective upper and lower portions thereof;
- and
- upper and lower portions of the second bush are in contact with the upper and lower cups through the grooves, respectively, to attenuate a large load transmitted through a coil spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.