Patent ID: 6446993
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A bushing for a suspension system of an automotive vehicle comprising:an inner sleeve made of a hardened material; an outer sleeve made of a hardened material annularly spaced from said inner sleeve, said outer sleeve having an outwardly extending flange at one end thereof; and a non-fluid filled elastomeric isolator, said isolator being juxtaposed between and bonded to said inner and outer sleeves, said isolator having transversely aligned solid sections and said isolator having first and second generally arcuate axial slots geometrically spaced with respect to one another, said first slot having an arcuate portion with a generally axial uniform first thickness and said second slot having an arcuate portion with a non-uniform axial second thickness, said second slot on an axial upper end having a thickness less than said first slot thickness and said second slot thickness being tapered axially downward, wherein at least a portion of the axial length of said second slot along said lower end has contact between the fore and aft walls of said second slot.