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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1996
Eric G Parker, Elgin, IL (US);
Corey M Rivard, Batavia, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An end link is provided for a stabilizer bar of a vehicle suspension system. The end link includes a rod having pairs of grommets generally at each end thereof. Each grommet includes a bushing and washer which are interengaged and rotatable with respect to each other. Each grommet further includes a central passageway that which the rod is disposed within and permits pivotal movement of the rod only substantially in a single plane relative to the grommets and permits substantially universal pivotal movement of the rod around the center of the grommets. The end link can also include a like rod having a pair of universal ball joint structures generally at each end thereof. Each structure includes a universal ball which is integrally formed with a spacer, a bushing and a washer. The bushing is rotatable with respect to the washer. Each structure further includes a central passageway that which the rod is disposed within and permits pivotal movement of the rod only substantially in a single plane relative to the structures and permits substantially universal pivotal movement of the rod around the center of the structures.