Suspension strut bearing

US6257605A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• INA Wälzlager Schaeffler oHG · DE

Inventors

• Alexander Zernickel · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Herbert J. Erhardt · Rochester, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 26, 1998
• Grant date: Jul 10, 2001
• Expiry date: Jun 26, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60G2204/61
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a suspension strut (1) for automotive vehicles comprising a shock absorber (20) to which a coil spring (21) is associated, the suspension strut (1) being connected to a steering knuckle (5) and a vehicle body (4) at articulation points (2, 3), the upper articulation point (2) comprising a bearing (6) which is associated to carrier elements (10, 11). According to the invention, the bearing (6) comprises bearing rings (7, 8) which are supported directly on carrier elements (10, 11) and centered on radially spaced rims (12, 13), the carrier elements (10, 11) being made of different materials.