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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Xavier Blanchard, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, FR;
Thomas Lepine, Tours, FR;
Bruno Montboeuf, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, FR;
Desire Vidot, Ballan-Miré, FR;
Assignee:
Aktiebolaget SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 15/04 (2006.01); F16C 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 15/04 (2013.01); F16C 19/12 (2013.01); B60G 2204/41 (2013.01); B60G 2204/418 (2013.01); F16C 2326/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suspension thrust bearing device for use with a suspension spring in an automotive suspension strut of a vehicle. The device includes a bearing having an upper annular bearing member and a lower annular bearing member in relative rotation, and a damping element made of resilient material and interposed between the lower annular bearing member and the suspension spring. The lower annular bearing member provides an outwardly radially-extending flange, the flange being embedded within the damping element.