US 12,618,434 B2Granted

Strut bearing device and vehicle strut suspension

AssigneeNakanishi Metal Works Co., Ltd.

InventorsYasuhiro Narazaki, Shogo Ikeguchi, Shogo Fukada, Kohei Shibata, Hiroshi Yano

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Abstract

A first lower-case wall surface faces an axial gap. A second lower-case wall surface extends toward a radially outer side from an upper end of the first lower-case wall surface. A third lower-case wall surface extends upward from an end of the second lower-case wall surface in the radially outer side. A first upper-case wall surface faces an upper portion of the first lower-case wall surface. A second upper-case wall surface extends toward a radially inner side from an upper end of the first upper-case wall surface. A third upper-case wall surface extends upward from an end of the second upper-case wall surface in the radially inner side and faces the third lower-case wall surface.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A strut bearing device, comprising:

a strut bearing;
and an upper spring seat that is a spring support component supporting an upper end of a coil spring, wherein
the strut bearing includes an upper case, a lower case, an upper raceway ring held by the upper case, a lower raceway ring held by the lower case, rolling elements that roll between the upper raceway ring and the lower raceway ring, and a seal positioned in a radially outer side of the rolling elements,
the upper spring seat is in contact with the lower case,
an axial gap is present between the upper case and the upper spring seat,
the upper case has a first upper-case wall surface, a second upper-case wall surface, and a third upper-case wall surface,
each of the first upper-case wall surface and the third upper-case wall surface is an inner peripheral surface of the upper case,
the second upper-case wall surface is an annular surface of the upper case,
the lower case has a first lower-case wall surface, a second lower-case wall surface, and a third lower-case wall surface,
each of the first lower-case wall surface and the third lower-case wall surface is an outer peripheral surface of the lower case,
the second lower-case wall surface is an annular surface of the lower case,
the first lower-case wall surface faces the axial gap,
the second lower-case wall surface extends radially outward from an upper end of the first lower-case wall surface,
the third lower-case wall surface extends upward from a radially outer end of the second lower-case wall surface,
the first upper-case wall surface faces an upper portion of the first lower-case wall surface,
the second upper-case wall surface extends radially inward from an upper end of the first upper-case wall surface, and
the third upper-case wall surface extends upward from a radially inner end of the second upper-case wall surface, and faces the third lower-case wall surface.

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A strut bearing device comprising:

an upper case;
a lower case;
an upper raceway ring held by the upper case;
a lower raceway ring held by the lower case;
rolling elements that roll between the upper raceway ring and the lower raceway ring;
and a seal positioned in a radially outer side of the rolling element, wherein
the lower case is made of a synthetic resin containing a core metal, has a cylindrical portion and an annular portion extending radially outward from an upper portion of the cylindrical portion, and functions as a spring support component that supports an upper end of a coil spring;
an axial gap is present between the upper case and the lower case,
the upper case has a first upper-case wall surface, a second upper-case wall surface, and a third upper-case wall surface,
each of the first upper-case wall surface and the third upper-case wall surface is an inner peripheral surface of the upper case,
the second upper-case wall surface is an annular surface of the upper case,
the lower case has a first lower-case wall surface, a second lower-case wall surface, and a third lower-case wall surface,
each of the first lower-case wall surface and the third lower-case wall surface is an outer peripheral surface of the lower case,
the second lower-case wall surface is an annular surface of the lower case,
the first lower-case wall surface faces the axial gap,
the second lower-case wall surface extends radially outward from an upper end of the first lower-case wall surface,
the third lower-case wall surface extends upward from a radially outer end of the second lower-case wall surface,
the first upper-case wall surface faces an upper portion of the first lower-case wall surface,
the second upper-case wall surface extends radially inward from an upper end of the first upper-case wall surface, and
the third upper-case wall surface extends upward from a radially inner end of the second upper-case wall surface and faces the third lower-case wall surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/907,978Filed 7 Oct 2024
Priority: JP 2023-17548110 Oct 2023
Published: US 2025/0116297 A110 Apr 2025
Granted: 5 May 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

F16C 19/163
With a single row of balls: with angular contact
B60G 15/068
Characterised by the mounting on the vehicle body or chassis of the spring and damper unit: specially adapted for MacPherson strut-type suspension
F16C 33/761
Of ball or roller bearings: specifically for bearings with purely axial load
F16C 33/7886
With a diaphragm, disc, or ring, with or without resilient members: mounted outside the gap between the inner and outer races, e.g. sealing rings…