Upper mount of vehicle suspension, including elastic body fixed in metal housing and having sealing lip in contact with inner surface of the housing
US6908076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F2230/30
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An upper mount in a suspension system of an automotive vehicle, including a metal housing, a cylindrical body accommodated in the housing, and an outer metal sleeve bonded to the outer circumferential surface of the elastic body and fitted in the housing, wherein the elastic body has an annular sealing lip integrally formed of a rubber material and located radially outwardly of a central opening formed through an upper wall portion of the housing such that the sealing lip is held in pressing contact with an inner surface of the upward wall portion or a cylindrical wall portion of the housing, for preventing a flow of an aqueous component such as water from the central opening to the outer metal sleeve.
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