Patent ID: 7448478
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
1. An upper strut mount assembly for operatively attaching a suspension strut assembly to a vehicle chassis comprising: an enclosing housing with an internal bore and a top flange; a bearing housing slideably positioned within said enclosing housing, wherein said bearing housing has an internal bore and a grooved outer surface; an upper elastomeric bushing positioned within said enclosing housing and between the top flange of said enclosing housing and said bearing housing; a non-metallic wear ring mounted in the groove in the outside of said bearing housing; a lower elastomeric bushing positioned within said enclosing housing and below said bearing housing; an enclosing flange attached to said enclosing housing and adapted to contain said lower bushing within said enclosing housing; and a spherical bearing assembly positioned in a fixed location within said the internal bore of said bearing housing.