Slip bearing for a sway bar clamp
AssigneeGenCorp Inc.
InventorRichard D. Hein
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Abstract
A clamp is described for resiliently mounting a sway bar on an automobile frame. The clamp comprises a U-shaped bolt and plate, a split cylindrical rubber innerliner adjacent the plate, a split cylindrical elastomeric sleeve adjacent the innerliner for contacting the sway bar, and a split cylindrical layer of material between the sleeve and innerliner for reducing the coefficient of friction between the sleeve and innerliner to a level where any slippage between the sway bar and clamp will shift away from the metal sway bar to the interface between the innerliner and sleeve.
Claims14
A clamp for resiliently mounting a cylindrical metal part, such as a sway bar, comprising:
- (a) a generally cylindrically-shaped elastomeric innerliner which is designed to at least partially surround the outer cylindrical surface of a cylindrical metal part;
- (b) means coacting between the innerliner and part for shifting the interface of slippage between the clamp and part away from the outer metallic surface of the part to the inner cylindrical surface of the innerliner closest the part, the means including:
- (c) a hollow cylindrical elastomeric sleeve which is separate from the innerliner and which surrounds and is interspersed between the part and innerliner;
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- (d) means coacting with the sleeve for decreasing frictional engagement between the sleeve and innerliner to a level which is substantially lower than the frictional engagement level between the sleeve and metal part.
A clamp for resiliently mounting a cylindrical metal part, such as a sway bar, comprising:
- (a) a generally cylindrically-shaped elastomeric innerliner which is split longitudinally and designed to at least partially surround the outer cylindrical surface of a cylindrical metal part;
- (b) means coacting between the innerliner and part for shifting the interface of slippage between the clamp and part away from the outer metallic surface of the part to the inner cylindrical surface of the innerliner closest the part, the means including:
- (c) a hollow cylindrical elastomeric sleeve which is separate from the innerliner and which surrounds the metal part between the part and innerliner;
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- (d) means coacting with the sleeve for decreasing frictional engagement between the sleeve and innerliner to a level which is substantially lower than the frictional engagement between the sleeve and metal part, so that the interface will shift away from the outer metal surface of the part.
A clamp for resiliently mounting a cylindrical metal part, such as a sway bar, comprising:
- (a) a metal bolt with a pair of opposing ends;
- (b) a parti-cylindrical metal plate adjacent the inner periphery of the bolt, the plate having a pair of opposing marginal edges;
- (c) a generally cylindrical rubber innerliner adjacent the inner periphery of the plate in spaced relation from the bolt, the innerliner being split longitudinally between the marginal edges of the plate;
- (d) a cylindrical elastomeric sleeve, separate from the metal part and innerliner, designed for placement around the metal part;
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- (e) means coacting between the sleeve and innerliner for decreasing the friction between them, so that any slippage, caused by relative movement of the clamp and part, will occur at the interface between the sleeve and innerliner rather than at the interface between the sleeve and metal part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.