Shock absorber mount assembly for motor vehicle suspension
Patent
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OSTI ID:5927281
A mount assembly is described for mounting a shock absorber/coil assembly in a motor vehicle suspension, the shock absorber/coil assembly including a fluid cylinder, a piston rod movable into and out of the cylinder, a vibration isolator mounted on an end of the piston rod, and a coil spring disposed around the fluid cylinder and the piston rod. The mount assembly consists of: a retainer adapted to be mounted on the vibration isolator and having an attachment portion adapted for attachment to a motor vehicle frame; a spring seat adapted to engage an end of the coil spring; and a thrust bearing interposed between the attachment portion of the retainer and the spring seat and adapted to extend around the vibration isolator, the thrust bearing including a pair of first and second races and a plurality of balls rotatably disposed between the first and second races, the first race engaging the retainer and the second race engaging the spring seat.
- Assignee:
- Honda giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4690425
- OSTI ID:
- 5927281
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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