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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2000
Gerald D. Anderson, Oxford, MI (US);
Michael W. Mattice, Cambridge, CA;
John M. Khoury, Warren, MI (US);
Thomas M. Drouillard, Wallaceburg, CA;
Kermit G. Rowe, III, Pembroke, KY (US);
David I. Fretwell, Whiston, GB;
Alistair B. Lovatt, Sheffield, GB;
Abstract
A method of varying the bend radius while forming a stabilizer bar is achieved by varying the radius of the forming tool over which the stabilizer bar is bent. The bend radius of the stabilizer bar is varied by changing the position and/or shape of the forming tool in relation to the stabilizer bar. The stabilizer bar is formed by bending the bar over the forming tool to create a bend of desired radius. In the disclosed embodiments, the forming tool is bent chain, a conical tool, and an eccentric shape with several distinct radii.