Resilient bushing mount for a vehicle suspension
AssigneeMeritor Suspension Systems Company
InventorsMark Mansueto, Mark Smith
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Abstract
A mount for a vehicle suspension comprises a resilient bushing that is formed as a separate component from a mount plate. The resilient bushing is provided with first and second radially outwardly extending lip portions having a greater radially outer diameter than a bore in the mount plate. In one embodiment, the resilient bushing is formed of two separate components, with one being mounted vertically upwardly and the other being mounted vertically downwardly into the bore. In a second embodiment, the resilient bushing is formed of a single component, and a radially upper outwardly extending portion is deformed radially inwardly to pass through the bore.
Claims19
A resilient mount system for a vehicle suspension comprising:
- a rod forming a portion of a fluid damper, said rod having a threaded upper end;
- a rate plate secured on said threaded upper end of said rod;
- a resilient bushing having an enlarged upper lip and a smaller portion spaced away from said rate plate relative to said enlarged upper lip;
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- a mount plate for mounting the resilient mount system to a vehicle frame, said mount plate having a central bore with said enlarged upper lip having a greater dimension than said central bore, and said resilient bushing being formed as a separate component from said mount plate.
A mount system for a vehicle suspension comprising:
- a resilient bushing having an enlarged upper lip and a smaller portion spaced away from a rate plate relative to said enlarged upper lip;
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- a mount plate for mounting said mount system to a vehicle frame, said mount plate having a central bore with said enlarged upper lip having a greater dimension than said central bore, and said resilient bushing being formed as a separate component from said mount plate.
A method of assembling a resilient mount for a fluid strut comprising the steps of:
- 1) providing a mount plate for securing the fluid strut to a vehicle frame, said mount plate defining an inner bore having an inner diameter;
- 2) providing a resilient bushing as a component separate from said mount plate, and said resilient bushing having a first radially outwardly extending portion of an outer diameter greater than said inner diameter of said inner bore, and a second radially outwardly extending portion also having a greater radially outward diameter than said inner diameter of said inner bore;
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- 3) inserting said resilient bushing into said inner bore, and then securing a rod for a fluid damper to hold said resilient bushing to said mount plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.