Strut bearing

US11168738B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Liuqing Yan · Shanghai, CN
• Yong Wu · Suzhou, CN
• Christian Nuissl · Ergolding, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 20, 2017
• Grant date: Nov 9, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 20, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2326/05
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure provides a strut bearing for MacPherson strut suspensions including a cap, a guide ring, and a bearing arrangement located between the cap and the guide ring. The cap comprises a first hook on an inner side in a radial direction of the strut bearing and a third hook on an outer side in the radial direction, and the guide ring comprises a second hook on the inner side engaged with the first hook and a fourth hook on the outer side engaged with the third hook; the first and second hooks form an inner snap connection extending circumferentially, and the third and fourth hooks form an outer snap connection extending circumferentially.