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US 2006/0174485 A1Published application
Bush and method of manufacturing a bush
AssigneeMinebea Co., Ltd.
InventorsDavid Shore, Chris Bennett
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Abstract
A lined and flanged bush and method of manufacturing the same comprising: providing a liner having an aperture; locating the aperture in the liner around the spigot such that the liner lies on the surface; and stamping out the blank around the spigot to provide a lined and flanged bush.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a bush from a blank comprising:
- providing a blank having a surface to be lined and at least one spigot upstanding from the surface;
- providing a liner having an aperture;
- locating the aperture in the liner around the spigot such that the liner lies on the surface;
- and
- stamping out the blank around the spigot to provide a lined and flanged bush.
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A flanged bush comprising:
- a spigot having a flange which provides a flange surface surrounding the spigot;
- and
- a liner having an aperture through which the spigot is located, wherein there is an adhesive bond between the flange surface and the liner and a mechanical bond between an outer edge of the liner and an edge of the flange.
A flanged bush being formed by a method comprising:
- providing a blank having a surface to be lined and at least one spigot upstanding from the surface;
- providing a liner having an aperture;
- locating the aperture in the liner around the spigot such that the liner lies on the surface;
- adhesively bonding the liner to the surface;
- and
- stamping out the blank around the spigot to provide a lined bush having a flange with a mechanical bond formed between an outer edge of the liner and an edge of the flange.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.