Elastomeric bushing with travel limiter
AssigneePullman Incorporated
InventorKurt J. STOLL
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Abstract
An elastomeric bushing and travel limiter assembly comprises an elastomeric isolating element positioned radially between an inner component and an outer tube. A travel limiter is ring-shaped and coupled to the inner component. The travel limiter includes an uninterrupted sidewall having circumferentially spaced apart and axially extending segments. The segments each include a first end and an opposite second end. The segments include a first set of adjacent segments interconnected at their first ends by a first web and a second set of adjacent segments interconnected at their second ends by a second web such that the travel limiter is configured to be radially expansible or radially collapsible.
Claims20
An elastomeric bushing and travel limiter assembly, comprising:
- an inner component;
- an outer tube;
- an elastomeric isolating element positioned radially between the inner component and the outer tube;
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- a travel limiter coupled to the inner component, the travel limiter being ring shaped and including an uninterrupted sidewall having circumferentially spaced apart and axially extending segments, the segments each including a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the segments include a first set of adjacent segments interconnected at their first ends by a first web and a second set of adjacent segments interconnected at their second ends by a second web such that the travel limiter is configured to be radially expansible or radially collapsible.
An elastomeric bushing and travel limiter assembly, comprising:
- an inner component;
- an outer tube;
- an elastomeric isolating element positioned radially between the inner component and the outer tube;
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- a travel limiter coupled to the inner component, the travel limiter being ring shaped and including an uninterrupted sidewall circumferentially extending along a serpentine path, the sidewall including an axial first end and an opposite axial second end, wherein first slots extend through the travel limiter from the first end toward the second end and second slots extend from the second end toward the first end, wherein the first slots and the second slots are interdigitated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.