IP Library Granted Patent US 7,165,909
Granted Patent B2
US 7,165,909 · App. 11/060,698 · Granted Jan 23, 2007

Elastic chassis bearing for utility vehicles

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Patent No.
US 7,165,909
App. No.
11/060,698
Granted
Jan 23, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An elastic chassis bearing in utility vehicles is provided as a joint as such for the elastic mechanical connection of two machine parts especially in the construction of vehicles, having a claw (connection part) 1 and a housing ( 13, 14 ). The claw ( 1 ) has a middle area ( 4 ) and two end areas ( 2 ). The claw is a rotationally symmetrical turned part, and the housing ( 13, 14 ) includes at least two bushes 5, 6, 7; 7, 15 inserted concentrically one into another, which together define a hollow cylinder and an intermediate space ( 8, 9, 16 ). The intermediate space is filled with an elastic material, so that the claw 1 enclosed by the innermost bush 5, 15 is cardanically movable in relation to the bush 7 or the other bushes 6, 7 of the housing 13, 14.

Claims (22)

1. A joint for the elastic mechanical connection of two machine parts, the joint comprising:

a connection element having a middle area and two end areas, each to which one of the machine parts to be connected is fastened, said connection element being a rotationally symmetrical turned part;

a housing, said connection element middle area being enclosed by said housing, said housing comprising at least two bushes which are concentrically inserted one into another, and which together define a hollow cylinder with an intermediate space; and

elastic material filling said intermediate space, said connection element being enclosed by an innermost bush of said at least two bushes with said connection element cardanically, torsionally as well as radially and axially movable in relation to one or more of the other of said at least two bushes, wherein said at least two bushes include three bushes inserted concentrically one into another with each of said at least two bushes being cylindrical, said three bushes including said innermost bush, an intermediate bush, and an outer bush, said intermediate bush including openings, through which the elastic material, in said intermediate space between said innermost bush and said intermediate bush as well in said intermediate space between said intermediate bush and the outer bush, is connected.

2. A joint in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the entire intermediate space between the innermost bush and the intermediate bush and between the intermediate bush and the outermost bush is filled with said elastic material.

3. A joint in for the elastic mechanical connection of two machine parts, the joint comprising:

a connection element having a middle area and two end areas, each end area for fastening one of the machine parts to be connected, said connection element being a rotationally symmetrical turned part;

a housing, said connection element middle area being enclosed by said housing, said housing comprising at least two bushes which are concentrically inserted one into another, and which together define a hollow cylinder with an intermediate space; and

elastic material filling said intermediate space, said connection element being enclosed by an innermost of said at least two bushes with said connection element cardanically, torsionally as well as radially and axially movable in relation to one or more of the other of said at least two bushes, wherein the machine parts are fixed to said connection element via holes in the area of said connection element that is not enclosed.

4. A joint in accordance with claim 3 , wherein in the area of said connection element which is not enclosed by said housing, said connection element is milled planarly transversely on both sides.

5. A joint for the elastic mechanical connection of two vehicle parts, the joint being formed by the steps comprising:

forming a rotationally symmetrical connection element by turning, the connection element including a middle area and two end areas, each of said two end areas is fastened to one of the vehicle parts to be connected;

inserting at least one bush into another with the bushes together defining a hollow cylinder with an intermediate space;

filling said intermediate space with elastic material;

calibrating said elastic material to a defined pretension trait by widening inner of said bushes and/or compressing outer of said bushes;

enclosing at least a portion of the middle area of the connection element by an innermost of the bushes with said connection element cardanically, torsionally as well as radially and axially movable in relation to one or more of the other of the bushes; and

providing another bush with the bushes being cylindrical and inserted concentrically one into another with an intermediate bush between said innermost and an outer bush, wherein said intermediate bush has openings providing communication from said intermediate space between said innermost bush and said intermediate bush to said intermediate space between said intermediate bush and said outer bush.

6. A joint, for the elastic mechanical connection of two machine parts, the joint comprising:

a connection element having a middle area and two end areas, each end area for fastening one of the machine parts to be connected, said connection element being a rotationally symmetrical turned part;

a housing, said connection element middle area being enclosed by said housing, said housing comprising at least two bushes which are concentrically inserted one into another, and which together define a hollow cylinder with an intermediate space; and

elastic material filling said intermediate space, said connection element being enclosed by an innermost of said at least two bushes with said connection element cardanically, torsionally as well as radially and axially movable in relation to one or more of the other of said at least two bushes wherein said at least two bushes include three bushes inserted concentrically one into another with each of said three bushes being cylindrical and being made of metal and wherein an intermediate bush of said at least two bushes has openings, through which said intermediate space between said innermost bush and said intermediate bush as well as said intermediate space between said intermediate bush and an outer bush of said at least two bushes are connected.

7. A joint according to claim 6 , wherein the connection element is in direct contact with and pressed into the innermost of said three bushes.

Assignments (3)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 30, 2012
From: ZF LEMFORDER GMBH
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Reel/Frame 028291/0814 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2012
From: ZF LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG
To: ZF LEMFORDER GMBH
Reel/Frame 028246/0707 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2005
From: BUHL, MANFRED; KUNZE, RALF
To: ZF LEMFORDER METALLWAREN AG
Reel/Frame 016311/0119 →