Rod guide for a suspension strut
CA 1162954 A · Owner: Ford Motor Company Of Canada, Limited · Inventors: Damon, James J.
Overview
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A rod guide for a suspension strut has a bearing sleeve, outer sleeve and a resilient elastomeric sleeve bonded therebetween. The outer sleeve is fixed to the top portion of the strut body. The bearing sleeve has an aperture therethrough sized to slidably receive the piston rod of the strut such that side loads exerted on the body and piston rod of the strut flexes the elastomeric sleeve to maintain alignment of the bearing sleeve with respect to the piston rod extending therethrough. This structure decreases static friction occurring between a sliding piston rod and the rod guide fixed to the strut cylinder.
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- Granted February 28, 1984. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 28, 2001.
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