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US 2011/0227307 A1Published application
Torque rod
AssigneeAutomann Inc
InventorsSachin Nataraj, Thanwant Khanduja, Chiranjeev Khanduja
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a torque rod comprised of a two piece mating design which increases rigidity and reduces the number of welds. Unlike other designs this design has single piece forged ends which permits the torque rod of the present invention to take greater payloads than other designs can take. The design further includes internal bearings.
Claims17
An apparatus for stabilizing a vehicle comprising:
- a male section including (1) an end portion attachable to a vehicle and with an internal sealed bearing assembly received therein and (2) a connecting portion with an alignment indicator;
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- a female section including (1) an end portion attachable to a vehicle and with an internal sealed bearing assembly received therein and (2) a connecting portion with a transverse opening for aligning with said alignment indicator;
- wherein said apparatus is formed by the connecting portion of said male potion being mated and aligned with the connecting portion of said female section.
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A method for installing a two-section torque rod in a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- attaching a first section of a torque rod to the suspension of a vehicle, said first section comprising a first end portion with an internal sealed bearing assembly and a first elongated portion with a first alignment indicator, by attaching said end portion to a first torque rod bracket of said suspension;
- mating a second section of the torque rod with said first section, said second section comprising a second end portion with an internal sealed bearing assembly and a second elongated portion with a second alignment indicator, by inserting one of said first and second elongated portions into the other;
- aligning said first alignment indicator with said second alignment indicator;
- attaching said second section to the suspension of the vehicle by attaching said second end portion to a second torque rod bracket of said suspension;
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- welding said first elongation portion to said second elongated portion.
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A torque rod comprising:
- a first section including (1) a hollow end portion for attaching to a vehicle with a first bearing assembly receiving therein and (2) a connecting portion with an alignment indicator;
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- a second section including (1) a hollow end portion for attaching to a vehicle with a second bearing assembly received therein and (2) a connecting portion with a transverse opening for aligning with said alignment indicator;
- wherein said apparatus is formed by the connecting portion of said first section being mated and aligned with the connecting portion of said second section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.