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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2001
Wolfgang Schnaars, Osnabrück, DE;
Ulrich Lux, München, DE;
Peter Kainz, Hitzhofen, DE;
Michael Sand, Gaimersheim, DE;
Other;
Abstract
A McPherson strut bearing for the upper connection of a McPherson strut in a motor vehicle has an inner part ( ) with a central through hole ( ) for accommodating the upper end of the McPherson strut. An elastomer body ( ) is arranged circularly on the outer circumference of the inner part ( ). A cage ( ) accommodates the inner part ( ) with the elastomer body. An elastic bearing body ( ) completely accommodates the cage ( ) up to a bilateral opening cross section ( ), where at least the cage ( ), the bearing body ( ) and a circlip ( ) surrounding the bearing body are divided in a plane passing through the central longitudinal axis ( ) of the McPherson strut bearing.