B60G15/068

SLIDE BEARING

Provided is a slide bearing of lower cost that is capable of preventing the intrusion of dust, muddy water, etc. and has good sliding performance. In a ring-shaped space (5) formed by assembling an upper case (2) with a lower case, a ring-shaped outer dust seal part (42), which bends with one end (420) contacting the upper case (2) and the other end (421) contacting the lower case, is disposed on the outside of a ring-shaped thrust bearing part (40), and the outer dust seal part (42) is connected to the thrust bearing part (40) by connecting parts (43) that extend radially outward from the outside of the thrust bearing part (40), integrating the two as a dust seal-integrated center plate (4). Disposed between the thrust bearing part (40) and the upper case (2) is a ring-shaped lubrication sheet (6), which has surfaces (62, 63) that slide on the mating surfaces facing same.

Synthetic resin-made sliding bearing
10384507 · 2019-08-20 · ·

A synthetic resin-made sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made upper casing 3 having a cylindrical outer peripheral side surface 2; a synthetic resin-made lower casing 6 which has a cylindrical inner peripheral side surface 5 opposed to the outer peripheral side surface 2 on an outer side in a radial direction A so as to surround the outer peripheral side surface 2 with a cylindrical fitting clearance 4 extending in a vertical direction B intersecting the radial direction A, and on which the upper casing 3 is mounted as the upper casing 3 is fitted thereto such that the displacement of the lower casing 6 with respect to the upper casing 3 in the radial direction A is made possible with a width a as a minimum width of the fitting clearance 4 in the radial direction A by being restricted by the contact of the inner peripheral side surface 5 with the outer peripheral side surface 2; and a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing 9 disposed in an annular space 7 between the upper casing 3 and the lower casing 6 in the vertical direction B.

Suspension device for vehicle
10377202 · 2019-08-13 · ·

A suspension device for a vehicle includes a spring device disposed between a sprung member and an unsprung member of a vehicle and allowing a relative displacement between the sprung member and the unsprung member. The spring constant k2c of the spring device when the spring device is deformed in the direction in which the spring device contracts with respect to the predetermined reference length is configured to be smaller than the spring constant k2e of the spring device when the spring device is deformed in the direction in which the spring device expands with respect to the predetermined reference length. Consequently, it is possible to obtain a characteristic opposite to the spring characteristic of the seat, and as a result, ride quality can be improved.

Top mount assembly with bushing having integral anti-vibration feature

A suspension mount assembly for coupling a first component and a second component of a vehicle comprises a housing including a bore and a first shoulder. The housing is adapted to be coupled to the first component of the vehicle. An elastomeric bushing includes a bore adapted to receive the second component of a vehicle. The elastomeric bushing includes a first portion, a spaced apart ring portion, and a web portion interconnecting the ring portion of the first portion. The ring portion, the web portion and the first portion are integrally formed with one another. A cap includes a peripheral portion having a second shoulder. The elastomeric bushing is positioned within the housing bore with the ring portion being engaged with the first shoulder. The first shoulder cooperates with the second shoulder to trap the ring portion between the housing and the cap and provide a seal and vibration isolator therebetween.

DEVICE FOR MEASURING WEIGHT OF VEHICLE

A vehicle weight measurement device includes an annular diaphragm (11) configured to cover an opening area (9d) of a groove portion (9c) of a mounting part (7) and to form a predetermined oil chamber (9) together with the groove portion. The diaphragm (11) is hermetically fixed by an inner collar (33) and an outer collar (35). The diaphragm (11) is pressed by a piston (43) configured to be moveable by a resilient force of a spring of a suspension device, and a pressure of a fluid to be measured R filled in the oil chamber, which is to be applied by the movement of the piston, can change. A pressure sensor (21) configured to communicate with the oil chamber and to detect a change in pressure of the fluid to be measured R filled in the oil chamber is provided.

STRUCTURAL PART OF A BODY IN WHITE OF A VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD

A structural part for a body in white of a vehicle includes a frame formed by at least two branches connected to one another in at least one connecting zone and separated from each other by at least one gap in a zone of least stress. The frame is made of a first composite material comprising a plurality of continuous fibers impregnated with a first polymeric material. A body is integral with the frame extending in the gap and connecting the two branches in the zone of least stress. The body is made of a second material that is different from the first composite material and comprises at least a second polymeric material, wherein the body is integral with the branches.

Golf cart front suspension lift kit
10343476 · 2019-07-09 ·

A front suspension lift kit for a golf cart includes a spindle bracket. The spindle bracket is mountable to a swing arm such that the spindle bracket is rotatable on the swing arm. A flange of a coil-over shock extends outwardly from a cylinder of the coil-over shock, and the flange of the coil-over shock is mountable to the spindle bracket such that the flange of the coil-over shock is positioned over a pair of spindle bearings on the spindle bracket.

Suspension controller and suspension apparatus
10328761 · 2019-06-25 · ·

A suspension controller includes a target current setting unit configured to set a target current value, a current limitation setting unit configured to set a current limitation value, a current detector configured to detect a current value of a first current supplied to a solenoid that is configured to control a damping force of a suspension, a duty ratio setting unit configured to set a duty ratio based on the target current value, based on the current limitation value, and based on the current value detected by the current detector; and a current outputting unit configured to supply the solenoid with a second current that corresponds to the duty ratio set by the duty ratio setting unit and to a power supply voltage. The current limitation setting unit is configured to change the current limitation value based on the duty ratio set by the duty ratio setting unit.

SUSPENSION BEARING UNIT AND SUPPORT STRUT EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A UNIT
20190184781 · 2019-06-20 ·

A suspension bearing unit for a motor vehicle, comprising an upper cup, a lower cup and a bearing interposed between the upper cup and the lower cup in rotation in relation to each other about a principal axis. The suspension bearing unit also comprises at least one seal in a hollow housing provided on one face of a first element from among the lower cup and the upper cup. The hollow housing comprises a plurality of protruding ribs spaced apart circumferentially, the ribs protruding into the base of the seal.

VEHICLE THRUST BEARING

A vehicle thrust bearing that can reduce the number of assembly parts used in assembling a suspension of a vehicle to a body and reduce the thickness of parts to simplify the assembling work includes an upper case that is attached to a body of a vehicle having a suspension, and a lower case that is arranged under the upper case so as to be rotatable with respect to the upper case, wherein the upper case includes in a top area thereof a mounting portion for being attached to the body of the vehicle.