Patent ID: 8950765
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A suspension assembly operatively disposed between associated sprung and unsprung masses of an associated vehicle, said suspension assembly comprising: a receiving element operatively connected to one of the associated sprung and unsprung masses, said receiving element having a longitudinal axis and including an end wall disposed in transverse relation to said axis, a side wall extending axially from along said end wall toward an open end such that a receiving cavity is at least partially defined within said receiving element by said side wall, and a plurality of retainment surfaces facing toward said end wall and disposed in spaced relation to one another along said side wall within said receiving cavity such that a plurality of gaps are formed therebetween, said receiving element oriented such that said end wall is disposed toward said one of the associated sprung and unsprung masses and such that said open end is disposed toward the other of the associated sprung and unsprung masses; an internal mounting element at least partially received in said receiving cavity of said receiving element, said internal mounting element including a first side, a second side opposite said first side, an outer peripheral edge extending between said first and second sides and a plurality of recesses extending into said internal mounting element along said first side adjacent said outer peripheral edge, said outer peripheral edge at least partially defining a plurality of projections and a plurality of interprojection spaces disposed about said internal mounting element with one of said plurality of interprojection spaces disposed between adjacent ones of said plurality of projections, said internal mounting element oriented within said receiving cavity of said receiving element such that said second side is disposed toward said end wall and such that at least one of said plurality of retainment surfaces is received in one of said plurality of recesses along said first side of said internal mounting element; and, a suspension component operatively secured to said one of the associated sprung and unsprung masses through at least said internal mounting element and said receiving element, and said suspension component adapted to operatively engage the other of the associate sprung and unsprung masses.