Trelleborg Ab

Donald James Newman

An elastomeric mounting ( ) suitable for use in the suspension of an off-road vehicle comprises two rigid end members ( ) maintained spaced apart by an intervening tubular body ( ) of elastomeric material which defines a central chamber ( ), and a substantially inextensible connecting means ( ) arranged to extend through said central chamber to interconnect said end members and resist more than a predetermined separation of the end members, one ( ) of the rigid end members having a cavity member ( ) associated therewith and which lies within the axial length of the mounting between the end members to define a location cavity, said one ( ) of the rigid end members having a substantially planar axially outwardly facing contact surface ( ), a location member ( ) positionable in said location cavity captively to engage an end region of the inextensible connecting means ( ) and transmit force to the cavity member ( ) when the connection means is loaded in tension, said contact surface ( ) of an end member being adapted in use to be secured to one ( ) of two members ( ) to be interconnected by the mounting ( ) and said one ( ) of two members serving to provide an abutment surface ( ) which prevents the location member ( ) displacing to a position at which it ceases to captively engage an end region of the inextensible connecting means.

Elastomeric mounting (c)

An elastomeric mounting suitable for use in the suspension of an off-road vehicle comprises two rigid end members ( ) maintained spaced apart by an intervening tubular body ( ) of elastomeric material which defines a central chamber ( ), a connecting member ( ) arranged to extend through the central chamber to interconnect the end members ( ) and serve at least to resist more than a predetermined separation of the end members, and buff member ( ) provided to act in series with the connecting member ( ) at a position between said connecting member and one ( ) of the rigid end members thereby to cushion the transmission of force between the end members when the connecting member is loaded in tension.

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Donald James Newman