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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1997
Kazuhiko Hayashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A strut mount in a vehicular suspension system which receives a load from a shock absorber includes a washer and an upper sheet fixable at spaced apart locations on a piston rod of the shock absorber. An upper ring portion and a lower ring portion are disposed between the washer and the upper sheet. A plate disposed between the upper and lower rubber ring portions extends outwardly in the radial direction. The strut mount further includes a coil spring receiving rubber ring portion provided on a lower side of the plate for receiving a coil spring disposed about the shock absorber. At least both the lower rubber ring portion and the coil spring receiving rubber ring portion are formed as an integral structure on the plate.