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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416342 | Vehicle suspension system A vehicle suspension comprising a frame and a pair of levers carried by the frame on opposite sides thereof. Each lever is pivotally mounted on the frame for swinging movement on an axis intermediate opposite ends of the lever transverse to the frame. The suspension... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7367551 | Elastomeric bush bearing with improved torsion characteristic The invention is directed to an elastomeric bush bearing. A bearing of this type is substantially unaffected by torsional loads and has a simple design. The proposed bush bearing includes, in a conventional manner, an inner sleeve formed as a hollow cylinder, a slee... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364001 | Engine mounting structure for motorcycle A motorcycle has an engine mounting structure in which a rear wheel supporting swing arm is vertically swung together with a rear wheel, and in which both sides in the vehicle body width direction of a vehicle body side bracket provided in a vehicle body frame are c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360756 | Vibration isolating bushing with embedded speed/position sensor A bushing assembly adapted for application in vehicle suspension systems includes an embedded position sensor and an embedded speed sensor. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7344102 | Method and apparatus for variable tension cord recoil and tethered user interface Variable tension is applied to a cord as it is drawn from a spool. More tension is applied to the cord as more cord is drawn preventing impulse stress. Cord used to attach user interface device for receiving input and presenting information. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325796 | Polymer and rigid suspension bearing assembly for motor vehicles A rigid bearing assembly designed to achieve a low tolerance fit to an imprecisely sized, misaligned, out-of-round or otherwise distorted suspension member. Assembly is comprised of a rigid bearing enveloped with a elastomer layer. The elastomer layer is disposed be... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7229088 | Shackle assembly A shackle assembly is shown to include a shackle bracket, wear pads, a shackle stop, shackle plates and elastomer bushings. The shackle bracket includes legs forming portions thereof, which serve as contact surfaces for the wear pads and the shackle plates. By provi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7197959 | Coupling structure mountable to a rotatable shaft A coupling structure capable of being removed in an undamaged condition from a rotatable shaft. The coupling structure includes a metallic insert and a polymer hub surrounding the metallic insert. The metallic insert features a sleeve and a flange at the leading edg... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191876 | Rotation-retarding device with direct engagement The rotation-retarding device includes a first element and a second element having a rotary motion to be retarded relative to each other. The first element includes a block of flexible material (106), the second element (107) is able to locally deform ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168718 | Vehicle suspension arrangement and vehicle provided with such a suspension An axle suspension arrangement for rigid axles in vehicles with a frame having a pair of longitudinal beams. The suspension arrangement includes at least one first longitudinal control arm extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, each lo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7083165 | Side bearing pad In a side bearing pad assembly two housings are provided, each having a bore of such size and orientation that the housings slide telescopically one within the other. When assembled the bores constitute a single internal cavity which houses resilient members. Each h... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7048265 | Two stage isolation mount assembly A mount assembly having a support structure mounted to a frame of a vehicle and a carrier mounted to a vehicle body. The support structure is displaceable relative to the carrier along a line of travel. An insulator is disposed between the support structure and the ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047596 | Structural bushing application for highly loaded composites lugs A composite lug assembly includes a composite lug defining a loaded side and an unloaded side and having at least one hole extending therebetween, a shoulder bushing assembly including a first side bushing having a first cylindrical portion adapted to fit in the hol... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045999 | Rubber bearing with a jounce sensor A bearing for a control arm of a wheel suspension of a vehicle has at least one sensor (18, 28, 38, 48, 58) arranged in or at the bearing (11, 21, 31, 41). The sensor determines the relative movement of the vehicle parts connected to each other by the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017890 | Rubber bearing with anti-vibration system A vibration-damped rubber mount is provided to ensure good sliding friction properties over a broad spectrum of spring rigidities with a simple design in a vibration-damped rubber mount with an inner part, which is surrounded by an outer sleeve, where an elastomer r... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997446 | Spring member for rotational action The rotational spring includes a base member which is in the form of a ring and includes elements for fixedly attaching it to a body of an appliance, such as a power toothbrush, which includes a drive element such as a drive shaft portion of a motor. Also included i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6910670 | Suspension rubber bushing of vertical mount type A vertical mount rubber bushing including a rubber elastic body elastically connecting inner and outer sleeve, wherein the rubber elastic body having cross sectional shapes viewed in a first direction of prizing force input where rubber legs are affixed to an axiall... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905130 | Torsion axle A linear or longitudinal torsion axle where the torsion shaft extends parallel to the longitudinal extent of the vehicle to which the torsion axle is attached. The torsion axle includes two torsion assemblies with the torsion shaft extending into and being supported... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6755404 | Spring eye scarf gap protector device and associated elastomeric bushing assembly An elastomeric bushing assembly including a substantially cylindrical elastomeric bushing segment having a recessed channel manufactured into a portion of an outer surface thereof and a rigid member disposed within the recessed channel manufactured into the portion ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6692052 | Cab body mounting having a load sharing feature for limiting shearing stress in a fastener of the mounting A cab body mounting (100) in a vehicle has a frame-side bracket (102) attached to a chassis frame side rail (18) and a body-side bracket (104) attached to a cab body rail (16). An elastomeric bushing (108) and a fastener (109) associate brackets 102, 104 ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688619 | Vehicle axle crosspiece with antiroll articulations and vehicle axle comprising same A vehicle axle crosspiece includes inner and outer tubes extending crosswise of the vehicle, with the axially outer end of the outer tube being connected to a wheel arm on one side of the vehicle and the axially outer end of the inner tube being connected... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6648356 | Suspension method and device for a bicycle frame, bicycle frame provided with such a suspension device and bicycle equipped with such a frame A suspension method for stabilizing a bicycle frame is provided with an elastically deformable damping suspension in order to absorb shocks, wherein said method consists of elastically deforming a suspension device by a torsional effect perpendicularly to... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6575441 | Resilient joint with variable radial rigidity The disclosure concerns an elastic articulation designed to operate in torsion and comprising an elastomeric sleeve (7) whereof the inner and outer peripheral surfaces are linked without any possibility of sliding respectively to inner (8) and outer (9) r... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6386567 | Bicycle with shock absorber A bicycle with a torsional shock absorber comprised of a torsion spring assembly. The elements of the torsion spring assembly include: housing, a shaft positioned within the housing, a rubbery substance positioned between the interior surface of the housi... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6224046 | Fluid-filled bushing A fluid-filled bushing for supporting on a vehicle body an end portion of a suspension arm. The bushing is designed such that the frequency to keep the dynamic spring constant of the fluid-filled bushing to a minimum, or the frequency to keep the loss coe... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6213240 | Motorcycle engine and transmission mounting system A motorcycle includes a plurality of tie rods, a front resilient mount interconnecting the engine with the frame, and a rear resilient mount that interconnects the frame with the transmission, and that is positioned above the pivot mount between the swing... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6170812 | Slipper bushing incorporating sealing and torque-reducing characteristics A slipper bushing comprises radially inner, intermediate and outer generally cylindrical members. The intermediate member includes an axial bearing surface at an end thereof. Elastomeric material is disposed between the intermediate and outer members. A g... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6158750 | Lift axle assembly A lift axle assembly for supporting an auxiliary axle and wheels and selectively moving the auxiliary axle between in use and storage positions. The auxiliary axle is supported using two sets of upper and lower support arms pivotally connected between sad... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6047957 | Vibration damping pivot bushing A bushing for a vehicle suspension system has a hollow cylindrical sleeve and a hollow cylindrical jacket, with first and second elastomeric members compressively preloaded into an annular space between the sleeve and the jacket. The elastomeric members, ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6032934 | Shock-absorbing device A shock-absorbing device includes a first crank member, a buffering unit and a second crank member. The first crank member has a first hole formed therein. The buffering unit is inserted into the first hole, and has a cylindrical hollow outer wall, a cyli... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5954350 | Twist beam suspension A twist beam suspension includes a twist beam which is disposed so that the longitudinal direction thereof runs along with the transverse direction of a vehicle, and a pair of trailing arms being connected to a body of the vehicle and each of which is dis... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5941511 | Bushing apparatus A bushing apparatus improves the axial load capability of attachments of suspension members to structural members of a motor vehicle. The bushing includes an outer sleeve member (16) having an outwardly extending radial flange (36) and an inwardly extendi... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5921341 | Vehicle A suspension unit for each rear wheel of a motor powered off-road four wheeled vehicle comprising a suspension arrangement with the inner members constructed for mounting on a fixed shaft secured to the vehicle and the outer casing carrying a swing arm te... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915503 | Brake rod having a bending mode coulomb damper The invention relates to the field of braking systems, particularly those braking systems that utilize linkages to transmit brake-generated loads from a wheel and brake assembly to a braked vehicle. According to an aspect of the invention, a damped brake ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5915842 | Elastomeric bearing and assembly method therefor An elastomer bearing (20) and assembly method therefor. The bearing (20) includes an inner member (22) having an outer profiled surface with a maximum radial dimension, an outer member (24) having a minimum radial dimension which is smaller than said maxi... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5695176 | Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper with an essentially cup-shaped hub ring made of metallic material, an annular casing and a rotating ring. The hub ring and annular casing and the rotating ring are spaced from one another by a radial clearance and are joined i... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5655758 | Bushing for vehicle suspension A bushing for a vehicle suspension comprises an inner tube, an outer tube coaxially surrounding the inner tube, and a vibration isolating rubber filled between and integrally bonded to the inner and outer tubes. The inner tube has, on a part of its outer ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5639075 | Adjustable locking resilient motorcycle engine mount A locking, adjustable, resilient mount for mounting a motorcycle engine on a motorcycle frame includes a shaft rigidly connected with the motorcycle frame via a pair of spaced mounting plates, at least one resilient vibration absorbing member arranged on ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5547174 | Bearing A bearing comprising an inner support ring and an outer support ring surrounding and radially displaced from the inner support ring is disclosed. The support rings are supported on each other in a radially elastic manner by an intermediate ring made of at... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5538229 | Anti-rotation apparatus for a vehicle suspension member A suspension attachment apparatus is described suitable for use in a motor vehicle having an elongate suspension member interposed and connecting a sprung mass to an unsprung mass. The apparatus includes an isolator and a mechanism for fastening the suspe... | 07/23/1996 |
