Top mount for strut
One variation includes a top mount for a strut having an inner metal portion. Another variation includes a bearing integrated with the inner metal portion.
1. A product comprising a top mount for a strut having an inner strut rod attachment component, wherein the inner strut rod attachment component has a cardiac shape, a bearing integrated into the inner strut rod attachment component, wherein the inner strut rod attachment component surrounds at least a portion of a top surface and a bottom surface of the bearing, a resilient or elastomeric material surrounding at least a portion of the inner strut rod attachment component, and wherein the inner strut rod attachment component is more rigid than the resilient or elastomeric material.
2. A product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the bearing is split into at least two pieces.
3. A product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the inner strut rod attachment component include at least two pieces including a first upper inner strut rod attachment portion and a first lower inner strut rod attachment.
4. A product as set forth in claim 3 wherein the first upper inner strut rod attachment portion and the first lower inner strut rod attachment have mating locking features.
5. A product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the resilient or elastomeric material is split into at least two pieces.
6. A product as set forth in claim 5 further comprising a rigid shell comprising at least two pieces and wherein each one of the pieces of the resilient or elastomeric material is received in a respective one of at least two pieces of the rigid shell.
7. A product as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a rigid shell and wherein the resilient or elastomeric material is received in the rigid shell.
8. A product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the resilient or elastomeric material has voids formed therein.