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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Etienne de Fontenay, Decize, FR;
Assignee:
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin-Micheline & Cie, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 1/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 1/122 ;
Abstract
An element forming a suspension joint and torsion spring, characterized in that it comprises an outer tubular sub-frame, an inner tubular sub-frame and an intermediate connecting sleeve made from an elastomer material which is joined without any possible slippage of the outer and inner sub-frames; said elastomer sleeve comprises at least two cell structures extending along the circumference thereof, whereby the radial rigidity of the joint is reduced in a significant manner in at least a number of directions without significantly reducing the torsional rigidity thereof.