Bar pin attachment for bush assembly
AssigneeRidewell Corporation
InventorsBruce Barton, William Mattocks, Craig Baird, Mark Holt
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Abstract
The present invention provides a bar pin attachment for bush assembly. The assembly comprises a longitudinally extending control arm, a bush eye clamp, and a hanger bracket. The control arm has a bush end, a mid-region, an axle mount formed opposite of the bush end. A bush, having an integral bar pin molded laterally therethrough, is inserted in the bush eye and retained therein. The hanger bracket is attached to, and depends from, the chassis and includes two spaced-apart, downward oriented flanges between which the bush eye clamp is positioned. The bush end is pivotally attached to the hanger by fastening the bar pin ends directly to each adjacent hanger flange.
Claims20
A bar pin attachment for bush assembly comprising:
- a control arm;
- a bush;
- at least one bush eye clamp transversely mounted to the control arm, wherein the bush is compressively fit within a center bore of the bush eye clamp, the bush eye clamp contacting and compressing a perimeter of the bush;
- a suspension hanger assembly attached to and depending from a vehicle chassis, the suspension hanger further comprising a pair of spaced-apart flanges between which the bush eye clamp is positioned for mounting;
- a bar pin inserted axially through the bush, wherein the bar pin has a first end and a second end, the first and second end each provided with at least one bore for receiving a fastener to fasten the bar pin to the pair of spaced-apart flanges.
An improved suspension hanger assembly of the type in which a control arm is connected to a suspension hanger, the improvement comprising:
- a bush;
- at least one bush eye clamp transversely mounted to the control arm, wherein the bush is compressively fit within a center bore of the bush eye clamp, the bush eye clamp contacting and compressing a perimeter of the bush;
- a pair of spaced-apart flanges integral to the suspension hanger, between which the bush eye clamp is positioned for mounting;
- a bar pin inserted axially through the bush, wherein the bar pin has a first end and a second end, the first and second end each provided with at least one bore for receiving a fastener to fasten the bar pin to the pair of spaced-apart flanges.
A bar pin attachment for bush assembly comprising:
- a longitudinally extending control arm having a bush end, a mid-region, and an axle mount formed on a side of the mid-region opposite the bush end;
- a bush eye clamp formed at the bush end of the control arm with a hollow bore extending transversely therethrough for receiving a bush, the clamp having a fixed end attached to the control arm;
- a bar pin;
- a suspension hanger depending from a vehicle chassis which further comprises a pair of spaced-apart and downward depending flanges, between which the bush eye clamp is pivotally attached by inserting the bar pin axially through the bush and fastening the bar pin to the spaced-apart flanges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.