Robust, low mass stabilizer bar link assembly
OwnerJeffrey Lee Kincaid, Manoj V. Bhandiwad +1inventors
InventorsJeffrey Lee Kincaid, Manoj V. Bhandiwad, Kurt K. Hauser
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Abstract
An end link adapted to interconnect a stabilizer bar and a suspension member within a vehicular suspension system includes a housing having a first socket, a second socket and a body interconnecting the first and second sockets. The end link also includes a first joint assembly pivotally interconnecting the first socket and the stabilizer bar and a second joint assembly pivotally interconnecting the second socket and the suspension member The first socket includes a net-shaped cavity to receive the first joint assembly.
Claims21
An end link adapted to interconnect a stabilizer bar and a suspension member within a vehicular suspension system, the end link comprising:
- a housing having a first socket, a second socket and a body interconnecting said first and second sockets;
- a first joint assembly pivotally interconnecting said first socket and the stabilizer bar;
- a second joint assembly pivotally interconnecting said second socket and the suspension member, said first socket including a net-shaped cavity to receive said first joint assembly.
A suspension system for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a stabilizer bar;
- a suspension member;
- an end link interconnecting said stabilizer bar and said suspension member, said end link including a housing having first and second net-shaped cavities, said end link further including a first joint assembly positioned in said first cavity to interconnect said stabilizer bar and said end link and a second joint assembly positioned in said second cavity to interconnect said suspension member and said end link.
A method of constructing an end link for a vehicle suspension, the method comprising:
- die casting a housing having a first socket, a second socket and a body interconnecting said first and second sockets;
- positioning a first joint assembly within said first socket wherein said first socket is in an as-cast condition;
- positioning a second joint assembly within said second socket wherein said second socket is in an as-cast condition;
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- retaining said first and second joints within said first and second sockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.