STABILIZER BAR ADHESIVE MOUNT FOR A VEHICLE STABILIZER BAR, VEHICLE STABILIZER BAR HAVING A STABILIZER BAR ADHESIVE MOUNT, AND METHOD FOR FORMING A STABILIZER BAR ADHESIVE MOUNT ON A VEHICLE STABILIZER BAR

Abstract

A stabilizer adhesive bearing for a vehicle stabilizer may comprise an annular sleeve having a resilient inner contour for coaxial arrangement on the vehicle stabilizer. The resilient inner contour of the annular sleeve may comprise on a side facing the vehicle stabilizer a three-dimensionally structured surface with an adhesive receiving volume. The three-dimensionally structured surface has a maximum roughness depth (R.sub.max) greater than 45 m and a core roughness depth (R.sub.K) of at least 65% relative to the maximum roughness depth (R.sub.max) of the three-dimensionally structured surface. The maximum roughness depth (R.sub.max) is a total of the reduced tip height (R.sub.pk) and the reduced groove depth (R.sub.vk). Further, the reduced tip height (R.sub.pk), the reduced groove depth (R.sub.vk), and the core roughness depth (R.sub.K) may be determined in accordance with EN ISO 13565-2: December 1997.

Claims

1.-10. (canceled)

11. A stabilizer adhesive bearing for a vehicle stabilizer, the stabilizer adhesive bearing comprising an annular sleeve having a resilient inner contour for coaxial arrangement on the vehicle stabilizer, wherein the resilient inner contour comprises on a side facing the vehicle stabilizer a three-dimensionally structured surface with an adhesive receiving volume, wherein the three-dimensionally structured surface has a maximum roughness depth greater than 45 m and a core roughness depth of at least 65% relative to the maximum roughness depth of the three-dimensionally structured surface, wherein the maximum roughness depth is a total of a reduced tip height and a reduced groove depth, wherein the reduced tip height, the reduced groove depth, and the core roughness depth are determined in accordance with EN ISO 13565-2: December 1997.

12. The stabilizer adhesive bearing of claim 11 wherein the annular sleeve comprises in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle stabilizer a first sealing element that is disposed at a first end of the annular sleeve and a second sealing element that is disposed at a second end of the annular sleeve.

13. A method for forming the stabilizer adhesive bearing of claim 11, the method comprising steps of: (a) providing the vehicle stabilizer having a covering face for arranging the stabilizer adhesive bearing; (b) providing the stabilizer adhesive bearing comprising the annular sleeve with the resilient inner contour on the side facing the vehicle stabilizer; (c) providing an assembly device; (d) providing an adhesive composition; (e) at least partially pretreating at least one of the three-dimensionally structured surface or the covering face with the adhesive composition; (f) positioning the stabilizer adhesive bearing in the assembly device; and (g) positioning the vehicle stabilizer in or on the stabilizer adhesive bearing in the assembly device to produce an at least partial adhesive connection between the three-dimensionally structured surface and/or the covering face.

14. The method of claim 13 for producing a torsion rod shoulder bearing for a motor vehicle.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein a sequence of steps (e) to (f) are freely selectable.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein the positioning in step (f) is performed with pretensioning of the stabilizer adhesive bearing.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the production of the at least partial adhesive connection in step (g) is performed in less than 120 seconds.

18. The method of claim 13 wherein the production of the at least partial adhesive connection in step (g) is performed in less than 30 seconds.

19. The method of claim 13 wherein the production of the at least partial adhesive connection in step (g) is performed without any supply of a reaction temperature.

20. The method of claim 13 comprising: (h) removing the stabilizer adhesive bearing from the assembly device.

21. A vehicle stabilizer comprising a coaxially-arranged stabilizer adhesive bearing that comprises an annular sleeve having a resilient inner contour for coaxial arrangement on the vehicle stabilizer, wherein the resilient inner contour comprises on a side facing the vehicle stabilizer a three-dimensionally structured surface with an adhesive receiving volume, wherein the three-dimensionally structured surface has a maximum roughness depth greater than 45 m and a core roughness depth of at least 65% relative to the maximum roughness depth of the three-dimensionally structured surface, wherein the maximum roughness depth is a total of a reduced tip height and a reduced groove depth, wherein the reduced tip height, the reduced groove depth, and the core roughness depth are determined in accordance with EN ISO 13565-2: December 1997.

22. The vehicle stabilizer of claim 21, wherein the vehicle stabilizer is formed by a method comprising steps of: (a) providing the vehicle stabilizer having a covering face for arranging the stabilizer adhesive bearing; (b) providing the stabilizer adhesive bearing comprising the annular sleeve with the resilient inner contour on the side facing the vehicle stabilizer; (c) providing an assembly device; (d) providing an adhesive composition; (e) at least partially pretreating at least one of the three-dimensionally structured surface or the covering face with the adhesive composition; (f) positioning the stabilizer adhesive bearing in the assembly device; and (g) positioning the vehicle stabilizer in or on the stabilizer adhesive bearing in the assembly device to produce an at least partial adhesive connection between the three-dimensionally structured surface and/or the covering face.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] The stabilizer adhesive bearing according to the invention is explained with reference to the drawings.

[0041] FIG. 1 is a schematic three-dimensional view of the stabilizer adhesive bearing in the non-tensioned state according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0042] FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a stabilizer adhesive bearing 1 in a non-tensioned state with an annular sleeve 2 which comprises two halves in the present case. The annular sleeve 2 comprises a resilient inner contour with a three-dimensionally structured surface 3.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

[0043] Stabilizer adhesive bearings and vehicle stabilizers comprising at least one coaxially arranged stabilizer adhesive bearing of the type described above are used in the production of motor vehicles, in particular of chassis of the motor vehicles.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0044] 1=Stabilizer adhesive bearing

[0045] 2=Annular sleeve

[0046] 3=Three-dimensionally structured surface