Inventors:
James Lewis - Sandusky OH, US
Richard Novy - West Lake OH, US
Robert Missig - Berlin Heights OH, US
Robert Ferguson - Sylvania OH, US
Andrew Franzen - Sandusky OH, US
Assignee:
The Pullman Company - Milan OH
International Classification:
F16F 7/00, B60G 21/05
US Classification:
267141, 26714012, 267152, 280124106
Abstract:
A stabilizer bar assembly has a stabilizer bar and a pair of bushing assemblies. Each bushing assembly has an elastomeric bushing disposed around the stabilizer bar and an outer metal member disposed around the elastomeric bushing. The elastomeric bushing has a molded in rate plate to increase the stiffness of the elastomeric bushing. The outer metal member compresses the elastomeric bushing between the stabilizer bar and the outer metal member to a prespecified percent of compression. When the stabilizer bar rotates with respect to the outer metal member, the compression of the elastomeric bushing stops movement between the elastomeric bushing and the stabilizer bar and between the elastomeric bushing and the outer metal member. A fastening strap is attached to the outer metal member to attach the stabilizer bar assembly to a vehicle.