Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1996-08-30
1998-01-06
Dickson, Paul N.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
411354, 411907, B60G 2100
Patent
active
057046310
ABSTRACT:
An improved end-link for a suspension system for a motor vehicle, such as an automobile or a light truck, is used to accommodate adjustment between first and second elements, such as a stabilizer bar and a control element, in the suspension system. The end-link includes a connecting member which has an unthreaded portion of a predetermined diameter and a threaded end portion; a first washer; first and second grommet members for engaging top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of the first element; an end cap for engagement with the second grommet; a sleeve for engagement with the end cap and for engagement with a third grommet that grips the top surface of the control element; a fourth grommet for engaging the bottom surface of the control element and a second washer. The sleeve has an extension thereon which is formed from a plurality of arcuate protrusions for gripping the unthreaded shank portion of the connecting member when assembled with the bolt and the third grommet and for preventing substantial relative axial movement between the sleeve, the third grommet and the connecting member. This prevents the sleeve and the associated components from slipping off of the bolt. The second grommet, the end cap, the sleeve and the third grommet may be provided as a subassembly.
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Sparks Billy
Thompson Eric Davis Ross
Dickson Paul N.
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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