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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Diversified Machine, Inc., Wixom, MI (US);
Inventor:
Michelle Anne Darcy-Sharma, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
DIVERSIFIED MACHINE, INC., Wixom, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 11/12 (2006.01); B60G 7/02 (2006.01); F16F 1/387 (2006.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01); F16F 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 11/12 (2013.01); B60G 7/006 (2013.01); B60G 7/02 (2013.01); F16F 1/387 (2013.01); F16F 1/3835 (2013.01); B60G 2204/143 (2013.01); B60G 2204/41 (2013.01); B60G 2204/4104 (2013.01); B60G 2204/416 (2013.01); B60G 2206/50 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49872 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49918 (2015.01);
Abstract
A suspension coupling for use in a vehicle suspension system the suspension coupling including a knuckle and bushing assembly wherein the knuckle member is a cast aluminum piece having a passage for receiving a two-piece bushing having a formed, metal inner member and a molded, elastomeric outer member having extension members at each end. The bushing member is press-fit into the knuckle member and exhibits higher stiffness in the radial and axial directions and lower stiffness in the torsional and conical directions.