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Rubber-metal bushing

US5328160A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 29, 1993
Grant dateJul 12, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 29, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16F2226/042
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rubber-metal bushing includes a seamless inner metal DOM tube surrounded by an elastomer cylinder. A flanged ferrule is press fit into one or both ends of the tube so that the flange engages an end portion of the cylinder. The bushing is cost reduced by replacing the DOM tube with a seamed tube formed from flat stock. An adhesive at the tube-ferrule interface maintains the two elements together.

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