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Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1998

Filed:

Jun. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Manfred Hofmann, Hunfelden, DE;

Kai Brauer, Selters, DE;

Thomas Gentner, Waghausel, DE;

Assignee:

Metzeler Gimetall AG, Breuberg, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
26714012 ; 2671403 ; 2671414 ; 267293 ;
Abstract

A radial bearing, particularly for a torque support in motor vehicle engines, includes an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve which is coaxial with the outer sleeve and is constructed as a bush core. The inner sleeve is provided on its outer periphery with at least one radially orientated elastomeric body and at least one rubber end stop. The rubber end stop is active only after a predeterminable spring deflection of the elastomeric body. The inner sleeve also has two mutually opposite elastic carrying bodies, through which the inner sleeve is elastically mounted on the outer sleeve. If there is a radial introduction of force, three linear characteristic curve ranges with different rigidity are present one after the other.


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