Patent ID: 6308972
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B60G,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
An anti-roll system for a vehicular suspension comprising:a stabilizer bar having a hollow end, the hollow end having an axis and an inner surface;an end link having a housing and a shank extending from the housing, the shank including a threaded portion; anda locking mechanism mounted in the hollow end of the stabilizer bar, the locking mechanism having first and second locking members, each of the first and second locking members having a cooperating planar surface which is skewed to the axis of the hollow end of the stabilizer bar;wherein threaded engagement of the threaded portion of the shank and one of the first and second locking members generates a clamping force which when directed through the cooperating planar surfaces causes the first and second locking members to slide outwardly from the axis of the hollow end and engage the inner surface of the hollow end.