Patent ID: 8297633
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A support bearing for a vehicle, comprising: a strut element; a rubber bearing comprising an elastic rubber element enclosing one end of the strut element, and introducing a lateral force and a longitudinal force of a strut into a body of the vehicle; a ball bearing adapted to permit rotational movement between a spring element and the body of the vehicle, wherein the ball bearing is supported on the body of the vehicle with a first ball bearing race comprising a first ball track and a second ball bearing race arranged on a rubber bearing housing with an end of the spring element, wherein the ball bearing provides angular contact with the first ball bearing race and the second ball bearing race at an angle that is not parallel to the axial direction of the strut element; a shoulder arranged on the rubber bearing housing, the shoulder being substantially L-shaped when viewed in cross-section and having a vertical leg adjacent to said rubber bearing housing and a horizontal leg extending radially away from said rubber bearing housing; wherein the first and second bearing tracks comprise respective upper and lower bearing tracks that are substantially L-shaped when viewed in cross-section; wherein the upper bearing race comprises an outer portion that extends below a center line of the ball bearing, which forms a lower leg of the substantially L-shaped bearing tracks, and said upper bearing race further comprises an inner portion with a substantially horizontal portion that forms a horizontal leg of the substantially L-shaped bearing tracks; and wherein a bottom portion of the lower bearing race is arranged on the horizontal leg of the shoulder and wherein an inner portion of the lower bearing race is adjacent to the rubber bearing housing; and wherein the strut is a pneumatic strut.