Patent · US Expired

Robust, low mass stabilizer bar link assembly

US6604270B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References

11Claims

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Assignee

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. · US

Inventors

Jeffrey L. Kincaid · Clarkston, US
Manoi V. Bhandiwad · Beverly Hills, US
Kurt Hauser · Markdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 28, 2002
Grant date	Aug 12, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 28, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49918
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An end link adapted to interconnect a stabilizer bar and a suspension member within a vehicular suspension system includes a housing having a first socket, a second socket and a body interconnecting the first and second sockets. The end link also includes a first joint assembly pivotally interconnecting the first socket and the stabilizer bar and a second joint assembly pivotally interconnecting the second socket and the suspension member The first socket includes a net-shaped cavity to receive the first joint assembly.

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