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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Hendrickson Usa, L.l.c., Itasca, IL (US);
Randy Joseph Zimmerman, Spencerville, IN (US);
Hormoz Kerendian, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
James Merriman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
A bar pin bushing assembly for connecting components including a bar pin having at least one end with at least one bore to receive a fastener, the bar pin having a central portion having a diameter that is greater than a width or diameter of the at least one end of the bar pin, a compressible rubber section having a uniform thickness positioned around the central portion of the bar pin, the compressible rubber section further extending around downwardly tapering surfaces adjacent the central portion of the bar pin, a plurality of outer metal shells mold bonded to the compressible rubber section, wherein when the bushing assembly is inserted into a hub, the plurality of outer metal shells are configured to radially compress the compressible rubber section to provide a precompressed bushing assembly. A method of assembling the bar pin bushing assembly is also disclosed.