Assembly comprising stud member with anti-slipping feature
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorMagnus Nordell
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Abstract
An assembly for supporting pulling forces of a suspension member of a vehicle comprises a stud member comprising a shaft portion having one or more ribs extending in a radial direction on an outer wall of the shaft portion, a clamping member comprising a main body with a bore defined by an inside wall and arranged to receive the shaft portion, and a fastening member arranged to fasten the clamping member around the shaft portion when the shaft portion is inside the bore, wherein the main body of the clamping member is made of a first material, and the shaft portion of the stud member is made of a second material, and wherein the first material is softer than the second material.
Claims13
An assembly for supporting pulling forces of a suspension member of a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
- a stud member comprising a shaft portion having one or more ribs extending in a radial direction on an outer wall of the shaft portion;
- a clamping member comprising a main body with a bore defined by an inside wall and arranged to receive the shaft portion;
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- a fastening member arranged to fasten the clamping member around the shaft portion when the shaft portion is inside the bore;
- wherein the main body of the clamping member is made of a first material, and the shaft portion of the stud member is made of a second material;
- wherein the first material is softer than the second material;
- wherein the bore extends in a first direction and the clamping member comprises an opening extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and configured to receive the fastening member;
- wherein the shaft portion comprises a depression extending in the radial direction on the outer wall;
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- wherein the shaft portion comprises one or more ribs at one side of the depression and one or more ribs at the opposite side of the depression.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.