Bar pin attachment for bush assembly

US7513517B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RIDEWELL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Bruce Barton · Ocala, US
• William Mattocks · Springfield, US
• Craig Baird · Springfield, US
• Mark Anthony Holt · Indian Head, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 30, 2006
• Grant date: Apr 7, 2009
• Expiry date: Apr 2, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60G2206/601
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a bar pin attachment for bush assembly. The assembly comprises a longitudinally extending control arm, a bush eye clamp, and a hanger bracket. The control arm has a bush end, a mid-region, an axle mount formed opposite of the bush end. A bush, having an integral bar pin molded laterally therethrough, is inserted in the bush eye and retained therein. The hanger bracket is attached to, and depends from, the chassis and includes two spaced-apart, downward oriented flanges between which the bush eye clamp is positioned. The bush end is pivotally attached to the hanger by fastening the bar pin ends directly to each adjacent hanger flange.