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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942580 | Rear suspension for an aircraft engine with shackle in waiting and spring for such a hinge pin in waiting A rear suspension (10) for an aircraft engine assembly comprises a structure comprising two three-point shackles (12, 12′) and one two-point shackle (14). One of the hinge pins in waiting on the two-point shackle (14), preferably the hi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7370853 | Vibration isolating bushing with embedded angular position sensor A bushing assembly adapted for application in vehicle suspension systems includes an outer, generally cylindrical bushing member, an inner generally cylindrical bushing member arranged concentrically within the outer member. The two bushing members are interconnecte... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367421 | Rack and pinion type power steering apparatus A rack shaft is supported at three positions including a gear housing receiving an engagement portion between a rack gear and a pinion near one end in an axial direction with respect to a rack housing corresponding to a support body thereof, a housing near the other... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7311446 | Swivel bearing and a steering axle equipped therewith The invention relates to a swivel bearing that is characterized by at least one elastic, radially prestressed bearing element, which closely encircles a rotation axis completely or at least in areas, is inserted into a bearing opening of a first bearing part, prefer... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273220 | Wheel suspension In a wheel suspension for a motor vehicle, comprising an A-arm with front and rear pivot bearings for connection to a vehicle body via A-arm-bearing eyes receiving, pressed into them, elastic bearings, at least the front bearing includes an inner tube and an outer t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7243895 | Damping and mounting structure for a motor A damping and mounting structure for a motor includes a bracket to which a motor is mounted, the bracket being provided with a plurality of through-holes; a housing having a driven element which is driven by the motor on the bracket; a plurality of threaded holes an... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7219883 | Isolation assembly for a vehicle suspension component An isolation assembly for use with a vehicle. The isolation assembly includes a collar having a continuous wall. A carriage is disposed within a cavity of the wall and is displaceable relative to the collar. A fastener supports the carriage relative to a frame porti... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220056 | Sliding bearing and bearing mechanism having the same A sliding bearing for a steering column includes: a cylindrical bearing body; flat surfaces formed integrally on an inner peripheral surface of the bearing body; first slits extending from one end face of the bearing body to this side of the other end face of the be... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198256 | Radially damping bush-type rubber mount A bush-type rubber mount is provided, preferably a hydraulically damping rubber mount, with a, preferably tubular, metallic inner part, an elastomeric mount body surrounding the inner part and connected to it by vulcanization. An outer sleeve accommodates the inner ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7104533 | Cylindrical vibration damping device A cylindrical vibration-damping device includes: a rubber bushing having a rubber elastic body elastically connecting an inner sleeve and a resin outer sleeve; a rigid mounting member having a cylindrical bore into which the rubber bushing is press fit; an engaging ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7056027 | Bearing for a rotatable shaft subject to thermal expansion A bearing for rotatably supporting a cylindrical shaft within a frame cylindrical support surface in which the shaft is subject to thermal expansion, the bearing being formed of a tubular member having opposed ends and having an axial passageway therethrough, the ou... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7044646 | Center bearing bracket and support A center bearing assembly includes a generally U-shaped bracket and a support member containing a bearing. In a first embodiment, a plurality of openings is formed through the bracket. Each of the openings has axially forward and rearward tabs provided thereon which... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6997614 | Elastic rubber bearing An elastic rubber bearing is provided with an intermediate tube, namely, a bush bearing with a reinforcing insert arranged in the elastomeric bearing body. The design of the bearing includes a pretension, which is distributed as uniformly as possible both in relatio... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6918635 | Fitting for a vehicle seat In the case of a fitting for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part (11), a second fitting part (12) connected by a gear mechanism to the first fitting part (11), a driving ring (26), which at ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908142 | Vehicle liftgate with accessory component module A module includes a frame having opposed first and second ends. First and second mounts are associated with each of the first and second frame ends for mounting at least one of a plurality of components to the frame. In one aspect, the frame is formed of a flexible ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6709247 | Scroll compressor having a deflectable bearing housing for shaft alignment A compressor is driven by a drive shaft rotatably supported by a main bearing housing and a lower bearing housing. The main bearing housing positions a main bearing at or near a nodal point of the drive shaft during vibration by the drive shaft. The main bearing hou... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6702467 | Rubber bearing for chassis parts in motor vehicles Rubber bearing for chassis parts in motor vehicles includes an inner tube which can be installed in a first chassis part, a concentrically arranged intermediate part which is slideably rotatable on said inner tube, an elastomeric body which surrounds and ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6688767 | Self-aligning dynamic hinge sleeve A self-aligning dynamic hinge sleeve for attachment to a pitch hinge in a position that places the hinge sleeve in contact with a pitch bearing. The hinge sleeve is comprised of an inner race, a middle race and an outer race, wherein the middle race is an... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6547440 | Forward bearing arrangement for the tilting cab of a truck The cab is supported at the front by elastic bearings mounted on bearing axles in alignment with each other and supported by at least two brackets attached to the vehicle frame. The elastic bearings are mounted in bearing shells attached to the floor of t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6485180 | Expandable rack bushing The expandable rack bushing has a tubular portion with front slots and rear slots. An axial overlap between the front and rear slots permits expansion and retraction of the tubular portion. Retainer blocks on the tubular portion are received in a radial g... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6474869 | Bushing A bushing comprising a main body that is adapted to be supported by the first member. The main body is comprised of a rigid layer and one or more other layers supported by the rigid layer. One of the layers defines an axial bore that is adapted to receive... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6435757 | Mechanical coupling for elastic axial and radial constraint with torsional freedom, especially for elastic pivots and suspensions and the like Mechanical coupling for elastic axial and radial constraint with torsional freedom, especially for elastic pivots and suspensions and the like, comprising, according to the invention, a composite tubular member made of metal and elastomer (11) that exhibi... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6416226 | Preloaded cushioned bearing assembly In a bearing assembly for a steering column assembly for example, the bearing assembly comprising an axially split bearing and elastomeric crown, the crown acting to close the split, there is disclosed an improved elastomeric crown. The crown includes a p... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6182996 | Fifth wheel A fifth wheel is described with a coupling plate having elements for fastening to the vehicle frame. It is supposed to facilitate the mounting on the vehicle frame, while it should be possible to equalize manufacturing tolerances of the frame in simple fa... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5967668 | Central bearing for a rear axle of a motor vehicle and method of making same A central bearing for a rear axle of a motor vehicle consists of a U-shaped stirrup with whose free leg ends wheels are connected by receptacles. The central bearing consists of two elastic bearing elements fitted together, with a bearing axle located par... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5961219 | Split taper bushing A split taper bushing assembly includes a bearing member, an inner sleeve received in a hollow center defined by the bearing and an optional outer sleeve which receives the bearing member in an open center defined therein. The bearing member also includes... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5820115 | Film slipper bushing assembly A slipper bushing assembly including a series of concentric members for permitting controlled sliding movement between a support element and a movable element. The concentric members of the slipper bushing assembly include a rigid one piece inner metal me... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5798155 | Bearing material and its manufacturing method Composite material 19 comprising outer member 17 having ring form section and inner member 18 mounted into said outer member so as to form a unitary construction, wherein inner surface 24 of said outer member 17 and outer surface 22 of said inner member 1... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5746673 | Fastening eye for a tensioner A tensioning eye for use in a tensioner for a traction drive, in particular a belt drive, in an internal combustion engine, includes a fastening sleeve, a bushing, and an elastic ring circumscribing the bushing for securing the bushing in a bore of the fa... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5678930 | Improved bearing assembly permitting tri-axial movement A bearing assembly has first and second trunnions supporting a bearing and defining a trunnion pivot axis. In the improvement, each of the trunnions is mounted in and supported by a separate cushion member of annular shape. The assembly permits bearing pi... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5593233 | Radially and axially loadable bush bearing for chassis parts in motor vehicles The present invention pertains to a radially and axially elastic slide bush bearing for chassis parts in motor vehicles with thrust bearings between an inner pipe (1) and an outer bush (2) and with an elastomer body (4) surrounding the outer bush (2). To ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5352044 | Plastic bearing for stabilizers in motor vehicles A plastic bearing consisting of an elastically deformable material for stabilizers in motor vehicles of a one-part design, slotted on one side in an axial plane, which can be opened for mounting, with an inner contact surface (6), which is slidingly movab... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5330322 | Cylindrical elastomeric bearing with large angular deflection The invention relates to a cylindrical elastomeric bearing with wide angular deflection comprising three cylindrical elements: a central element (1) and two lateral elements (2, 3) arranged either side of the central element (1). Each torsible cylindrical... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5330273 | Support member for holding up rotating rod in soccer table frame A support member for use in a soccer table comprises a male retainer and a female retainer. The male retainer has a first columnar portion and a first disk portion attached to one end of the first columnar portion which is provided thereon with an arresti... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5261748 | Structure for bushing A structure for a bushing disposed between inner and outer cylindrical members arranged concentrically to each other, comprises an elastical member fitted into the inner periphery of the outer cylindrical member, a substantially cylindrical slidable membe... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5224783 | Radially and axially load-bearing rotary sliding friction bearing for chassis parts in motor vehicles The radially and axially load-bearing rotary sliding friction bearing for chassis parts in motor vehicles includes a rigid inner bushing (1) and an outer bushing (2), which is rotatable relative to it and is arranged in an elastomeric body (3) that adhere... | 07/06/1993 |
