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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2007
Donald Whitacre, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zhiyou Xu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Donald Whitacre, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zhiyou Xu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Automotive Casting Technology, Inc., Franklin, IN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a suspension assembly including a bolt made from a bolt material; a suspension component made from a suspension material, the suspension component having a suspension opening therethrough, the suspension opening having a geometry for insertion of at least a first portion of the bolt; and a bushing assembly including an elastomeric element and a bushing opening therethrough, the bushing opening having a geometry for insertion of at least a second portion of the bolt; wherein the suspension material has a yield strength that is substantially higher than a yield strength of the bolt material.