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US 8,336,686 B2Granted
Mount for a vibration damper
AssigneesFord-Werke GmbH, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsGünther Handke, Markus Schulz
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Abstract
A mount for supporting a vibration damper in a vehicle has a cap provided with an anti-twist surface and configured to extend through a recessed support surface of the vehicle. The mount is provided with a retainer operable to couple the anti-twist surface to the support surface so as to suspend the vibration damper on the vehicle before and independently from fastening the vibration damper to the vehicle.
Claims13
A mount for mounting a vibration damper to a vehicle having a receiving opening and first connecting means for connecting the vibration damper to the vehicle, the mount comprising:
- a bearing cap engageable with a vibration damper and having at least one anti-twist surface which can be inserted into the receiving opening so as to align the bearing cap with respect to the vehicle;
- second connecting means coupled to the bearing cap and configured to cooperate with the first connecting means to fix the vibration damper to the vehicle after the anti-twist surface is inserted into the receiving opening, the anti-twist surface aligning the first connecting means with the second connecting means;
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- a retainer coupled to the bearing cap and configured to engage the vehicle to suspend the vibration damper from the vehicle until the vibration damper is fixed to the vehicle by the first and second connecting means, wherein the retainer acts independently of the first and second connecting means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.