An air spring having at least one composite part is provided. The air spring will have a top plate, a flexible sleeve, and a clamp ring coupled together by an injection molded collar. The injection molded collar will be formed to hold the top plate, flexible sleeve, and clamp ring in compression to form an air tight seal. In certain aspects, the top plate and/or the clamp ring may be formed from composites or metals.

End members are supportable along a damper housing and dimensioned for securement to flexible spring member. End members include a wall with a side wall portion including an inner side surface portion. First projections extend toward a first inner edge with a first shoulder surface portion faces a second end. Second projections extend inward beyond the inner side surface portion toward a second inner edge with a second shoulder surface portion facing a first end. Second projections are spaced axially from first projections such that a groove is formed inward of the inner side surface portion between first and second shoulder surface portions. End member assemblies including such an end member as well as gas spring and damper assemblies and suspension systems are also included.

A vehicle includes an exhaust, a frame hanger connected to a body of the vehicle, and an isolator connecting the exhaust to a body of the vehicle via the frame hanger such that the exhaust rotates about the frame hanger. The vehicle further includes a first frame bracket having a fixing portion fixed to the body of the vehicle and an engaging portion located near the isolator at a first distance. The first distance defines a first maximum allowable displacement of the exhaust as it rotates in a first direction about the frame hanger. The vehicle may include a second frame bracket having an engaging portion located adjacent to the isolator at a second distance opposite to the first frame bracket. The second distance may define a second maximum allowable displacement of the exhaust as it rotates in a second direction about the frame hanger.

A damper for a torque converter is disclosed. The damper includes an outer spring and an inner spring coaxial with the outer spring; and a retaining plate to retain the outer spring and the inner spring. The retaining plate includes an upper spring guide, a lower spring guide, an outer spring support, and an inner spring support, wherein the upper spring guide extends substantially around an outer periphery of the retaining plate, the lower spring guide extends around an inner periphery of the retaining plate, the outer spring support directly contacts axial ends of the outer spring and the inner spring, and the inner spring support directly contacts the axial ends of the outer spring and the inner spring.

The invention relates to a vibration damper for connecting two devices to one another, in particular an engine to an environment (100) of the engine, for example a car body, wherein the vibration damper includes a damping section (20) and a fastening section (10), wherein the mounting portion (10) is formed with first and second pipe socket portions (14) having a flange (12), and wherein the damping portion (20) at least partially surrounds the fastening portion (10) at the outer surface thereof.

A mount bushing includes an outer mounting ring adapted for connection to a mount structure. An outer structural ring is disposed inside of the outer mounting ring. A main elastomeric isolation arrangement is disposed between the outer structural ring and an inner structural insert, wherein the main elastomeric isolation arrangement is supported between the outer structural ring and the inner structural insert by elastomer material. An outer ring isolation layer of elastomer is disposed between the outer mounting ring and the outer structural ring, wherein the outer ring isolation layer is isolated from the main elastomeric isolation arrangement by the outer structural ring. A mounting bolt is inserted through a bore in the inner structural insert.

A tool for locking/unlocking a torsional vibration damper screw to/from a crank shaft of an engine includes an elongated tool body having a first end and a second end. The first end of the tool body includes a pair of engagement pins sized and spaced for engaging a pair of apertures in the torsional vibration damper. The second end of the tool body includes an aperture for receiving a fastener for engaging the second end to a mounting location on the engine. A spacer element can be utilized for mounting the second end of the tool body to the engine mounting location.

A joint mechanism comprises at least one body, at least one first roller and at least one second roller mutually positioned on said body and is configured to move any one of said first roller and second roller towards the other so as to allow a beam used particularly in vibration isolation mechanisms to translate along at least one first axis. The body has at least one first part and at least one second part essentially adjacent to each other and said first part and said second part are engaged by means of at least one first flexible element in a manner such that they allow at least partial movement with respect to each other, so as to allow said beam to be rotated at least partially around at least one rotating point in the direction of at least one second axis.

A vibration damper is proposed with two damper halves which enclose a passage opening in the assembled state and, in the installed position, bear against a component which is guided through the passage opening. The damper halves have corresponding latching means which permit an attachment of the vibration damper to the component. Each damper half has in each case one collar, which collars, in the assembled state of the vibration damper, are arranged at opposite ends of the vibration damper. The vibration damper can be mounted simply, even retrospectively. Moreover, the vibration damper can also be released again without damage.

A coil spring jig includes a spring support portion where one end of a coil spring is capable of being placed, a plurality of displacement regulating portions extending along an axis of the coil spring from the spring support portion with the coil spring supported by the spring support portion as a reference, capable of abutting against an outer peripheral surface of the coil spring, and regulating displacement of the coil spring in a radial direction of the coil spring, and a lid portion supported by the displacement regulating portions and capable of keeping the coil spring in a compressed state by sandwiching the coil spring together with the spring support portion.