Stabilizer, and method of making a stabilizer
AssigneeBenteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
InventorsWULF HÄRTEL, Ullrich Hammelmaier, Peter Koczar
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Abstract
In a method of making a stabilizer, a rubber molding is vulcanized onto an inner side of an outer shell to produce a rubber bearing. After coating a stabilizer bar, the rubber bearing is vulcanized onto the stabilizer bar in a joining zone while maintaining the rubber bearing under a defined tension using a biasing tool. After vulcanization and removal of the biasing tool, a bearing bracket is connected in surrounding relationship to the rubber bearing while maintaining the rubber bearing under a defined tension.
Claims11
A method of making a stabilizer, comprising the steps of:
- vulcanizing a rubber molding onto an inner side of an outer shell to produce a rubber bearing;
- coating a stabilizer bar;
- vulcanizing the rubber bearing onto the stabilizer bar in a joining zone while maintaining the rubber bearing under a defined tension using a biasing tool;
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- connecting a bearing bracket in surrounding relationship to the rubber bearing while maintaining the rubber bearing under a defined tension.
A stabilizer, comprising:
- a stabilizer bar;
- a rubber bearing including a rubber molding and an outer shell vulcanized onto the rubber molding, said rubber bearing being vulcanized onto the stabilizer bar;
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- a bearing bracket in surrounding relationship to the rubber bearing and maintaining the rubber bearing under predefined tension.
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