Patent ID: 7828308

Claim:
A stabilizer bar assembly for a suspension arrangement in a vehicle, the stabilizer bar assembly comprising a stabilizer bar comprising a torsion bar extending essentially in a cross vehicle direction and two level arms extending on both ends of the torsion bar at an angle to the torsion bar, the torsion bar having an essentially circular cross-sectional area with a first diameter, a first housing comprising a resilient first bushing and a second housing comprising a resilient second bushing, the first and second housings accommodating the torsion bar and allowing pivotal movement of the stabilizer bar about the first and second housings, the first and second housings and the first and second bushings being designed for use with the cylindrical torsion bar, wherein the torsion bar comprises one receiving means for the first bushing, the receiving means comprising a pair of bulges each having at their apexes a second diameter exceeding the first diameter, the receiving means comprising between the bulges a midsection having an essentially constant third diameter, the receiving means comprising two peripheral surfaces inclining towards the midsection with a decreasing cross-sectional area from the apex of the bulges to the midsection, the first bushing being fitted around the receiving means between the bulges, wherein the first bushing contacts the torsion bar only along an interior surface of the first bushing and not along radially extending ends of the first bushing.