Bushing support ring for stabilizer bar
AssigneeAutomotive Components Holdings, LLC
InventorsHaimian Cai, Xinjian Fan, Mikhal El Arculli
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Abstract
A stabilizer bar assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a stabilizer bar, a bushing mounted to the stabilizer bar, and a support ring mounted onto the stabilizer bar adjacent the bushing to provide a stop to prevent the bushing from moving axially along the stabilizer bar. The support ring has a plurality of inwardly extending projections. Each of the inwardly extending projections has a distal end in contact with an outer surface of the stabilizer bar. The distal ends of the inwardly extending projections are welded to the outer surface of the stabilizer bar to secure the support ring onto the stabilizer bar.
Claims4
A method of mounting a support ring onto a stabilizer bar including;
- providing a stabilizer bar;
- providing a support ring having a plurality or inwardly extending projections, each of the inwardly extending projections having a distal end;
- placing the support ring onto the stabilizer bar such that the inwardly extending projections are in contact with an outer surface of the stabilizer bar;
- exerting a radial force against the support ring to force the distal ends of the inwardly extending projections against the outer surface of the stabilizer bar;
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- passing an electric current through the stabilizer bar and the support ring such that the distal ends of the inwardly extending projections are welded onto the outer surface of the stabilizer bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.