# US 9,834,060 B2 · Bush for stabilizer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,834,060 B2 - Document ID: US9834060B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/778,522 - Filed: 2014-04-11 - Published: 2016-06-23 - Granted: 2017-12-05 - Earliest claimed: 2013-04-19 - Assignees: NHK Spring Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Nhk Spring Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Shigeru Kuroda - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9834060B2 ## CPC - B60G 21/0551: {Mounting means therefor} - F16C 17/12: characterised by features not related to the direction of the load - F16F 1/16: Attachments or mountings {(F16F1/145 takes precedence; mounting means for vehicle stabiliser bars B60G21/0551)} - F16F 1/373: characterised by having a particular shape {(F16F9/58 takes precedence)} - B60G 2204/1222: Middle mounts of stabiliser on vehicle body or chassis - B60G 2204/41: Elastic mounts, e.g. bushings - B60G 2204/4104: Bushings having modified rigidity in particular directions - B60G 2204/41043: formed by a U-shaped external bracket - B60G 2204/4307: Bracket or knuckle for torsional springs - B60G 2206/73: Rubber; Elastomers - B60G 2206/821: by gluing - B60G 2206/91: Assembly procedures - B60G: VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles B60V; {cycle suspensions B62K25/00}) - F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS - F16F: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION ## Abstract A bush for a stabilizer is configured so that surface pressure at an adhered surface of a hole of the bush is uniform in adhering the bush to a bar of the stabilizer, whereby necessary adhesive strength is obtained. A bush has a body part that includes a rectangular part with a rectangular shape and a curving part having a curved shape at an outer circumferential part thereof. The body part has a side surface part on which a protruding part is formed so as to protrude outwardly. When contained in a U-shaped part of a bracket shown in FIG. 3B, the rectangular part is arranged at a straight line part of the U-shaped part, the curving part is arranged at a circular arc part of the U-shaped part, and the protruding part is pressed toward the body part by an inner surface of the U-shaped part. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bush for a stabilizer, which is configured to be contained in a concave part of a bracket, the bush comprising: a hole with a circular shape, which is configured to be adhered with a bar of the stabilizer; a body part with a side surface part; and a protruding part formed on the side surface part so as to outwardly protrude from a portion of the side surface part, wherein: the protruding part is pressed toward the body part by an inner surface of the concave part when the body part is contained in the concave part, the body part includes a rectangular part with a rectangular shape and a curving part having a curved shape at an outer circumferential part thereof, with the rectangular part side at a lower side and the curving part side at an upper side, a protruding amount of the protruding part in a horizontal direction gradually decreases in a vertical direction from a vertical center of the protruding part, which is where a maximum protruding amount of the protruding part in the horizontal direction is located, an upper end of the protruding part is positioned at the same height as, or at a lower height than, an upper end point of an inner circumferential surface of the hole, whereas a lower end of the protruding part is positioned at the same height as, or at a greater height than, a lower end point of the inner circumferential surface of the hole, and the upper end of the protruding part is smoothly connected to the outer circumferential part of the curving part, and the lower end of the protruding part is smoothly connected to the outer circumferential part of the rectangular part. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bush for the stabilizer according to claim 1, wherein the curving part is an elliptical arc part, and an ellipse including the elliptical arc part has a short axis that is positioned in a height direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The bush for the stabilizer according to claim 1, wherein the protruding part is formed over an entire length of the hole in an axial direction thereof. ### Claim 4 A bush for a stabilizer, which is configured to be contained in a concave part of a bracket, the bush comprising: a hole with a circular shape, which is configured to be adhered with a bar of the stabilizer; a body part with a side surface part; and a protruding part formed on the side surface part so as to outwardly protrude, wherein: the protruding part is pressed toward the body part by an inner surface of the concave part when the body part is contained in the concave part, the body part includes a rectangular part with a rectangular shape and a curving part having a curved shape at an opposite side of the rectangular part and an outer circumferential part thereof, and the protruding part expands from the curving part and the rectangular part at a same axial position of the hole and is a smooth convex curve that touches the curving part and the rectangular part, and extends to a bottom part of the rectangular part when viewed from the axis direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The bush for the stabilizer according to claim 4, wherein the curving part is an elliptical arc part, and an ellipse including the elliptical arc part has a short axis that is positioned in a height direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The bush for the stabilizer according to claim 4, wherein the protruding part is formed over an entire length of the hole in an axial direction thereof.