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US 12,759,358 B1Granted
Torque rod with improved bushing retention
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsWilliam Hawthorne, Stephanie Sutton, Bradley Zimmerman, Oscar Daniel Sanchez
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Abstract
A torque rod having a torque rod stem, a hub end arranged at an end of the torque rod stem having a bore partially therethrough, a bushing assembly arranged in the bore of hub end having: a pin; and a rubber sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the pin, a first end of the rubber sleeve is seated on a step of the bore, and a washer is arranged on an end of the rubber sleeve. A plurality of stakes are arranged at a first end of the hub end to mechanically retain the washer and the bushing assembly in the bore of the hub end.
Claims10
A torque rod comprising:
- a torque rod stem;
- a hub end arranged at an end of the torque rod stem having a bore therethrough, wherein a first end of the bore has a first diameter and a second end of the bore has a second diameter smaller than the first diameter forming a step;
- a bushing assembly arranged in the hub end and comprising:
- a pin;
- and
- a rubber sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the pin, wherein a first end of the rubber sleeve is seated on the step of the bore;
- a washer arranged on a second end of the rubber sleeve;
- and
- a plurality of stakes arranged opposite the step at a first end of the hub end to mechanically retain the washer and the bushing assembly.
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