公开(公告)号：US20170174036A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15327587

申请日：2015-07-17

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shigeru KURODA ,  Hiroaki SUZUKI

IPC: B60G21/055 ,  B60G21/05 ,  B60G21/04 ,  F16F1/36 ,  B60G21/02

CPC classification number: B60G21/055 ,  B29C65/10 ,  B29C65/44 ,  B29C65/48 ,  B29C65/483 ,  B29C65/787 ,  B29C66/1122 ,  B29C66/53241 ,  B29C66/71 ,  B29C66/742 ,  B29C66/80 ,  B29C66/836 ,  B29C66/8432 ,  B29C66/9141 ,  B29C66/9161 ,  B29C66/91951 ,  B29L2031/30 ,  B29L2031/721 ,  B60G21/026 ,  B60G21/04 ,  B60G21/05 ,  B60G21/0551 ,  B60G2204/1222 ,  B60G2206/8106 ,  B60G2206/821 ,  F16F1/36 ,  B29K2021/00

Abstract: A stabilizer manufacturing apparatus is adapted to bond a rubber bush, which is a bush made of rubber disposed between a stabilizer and a vehicle body, to a rubber bush bonding location where an adhesive layer of the stabilizer is formed. The stabilizer manufacturing apparatus is provided with: a curing furnace for heating the stabilizer, which is conveyed by a manufacturing line conveying unit and has the rubber bush bonding location with which the rubber bush is press-contacted, and performing the bonding; a heat source device that heats air; a blower device that sends the air heated by the heat source device as hot air; and a plurality of nozzles that are disposed along the manufacturing line conveying unit in the curing furnace and blow the hot air against, at a near position from, a location in the vicinity of the rubber bush bonding location of the stabilizer.

公开(公告)号：US20210101431A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-08

申请号：US16497657

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shigeru KURODA

IPC: B60G7/00 ,  F16C11/06 ,  B60G21/055

Abstract: The ball joint includes a metal ball stud which includes a ball section and a resin housing which rotatably supports the ball section of the ball stud. A limiting member configured to limit molding shrinkage of the housing is embedded in the housing at an interval with respect to an equatorial section of the ball section such that the limiting member is positioned to surround at least the equatorial section of the ball section.

公开(公告)号：US20200039317A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16497988

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shigeru KURODA

IPC: B60G21/055 ,  F16C11/06

Abstract: The ball joint manufacturing method for manufacturing a ball joint including a ball stud which includes a substantially spherical metal ball section, and a resin housing rotatable accommodating the ball section of the ball stud, includes: a step of forming the housing to cover an outer periphery of the ball section; an induction heating step of subjecting the ball section to induction heating in a state in which the ball section is accommodated in an accommodation section of the housing until the temperature of the ball section reaches a predetermined target temperature; and a cooling step of cooling the ball section which has been subjected to the induction heating, wherein a torque adjustment step including the induction heating step and the cooling step is repeatedly performed.

公开(公告)号：US20190291526A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US16344539

申请日：2017-10-19

Applicant: NHK SPRING Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shigeru KURODA

IPC: B60G7/00 ,  B60G21/055 ,  F16C11/06

Abstract: The stabilizer link is used for linking a suspension and a stabilizer provided in a vehicle and includes: a support bar; and a pair of ball joints provided at two ends of the support bar, each of the pair of ball joints includes: a ball stud including a stud portion and a ball portion, and a support member which rotatably supports the ball portion of the ball stud and to which the support bar is connected, at least one end of the support bar is provided with a link protector, and the link protector includes: a main portion having a cylindrical shape with a bottom and covering the support member, a drainage mechanism for discharging water that has entered a gap between the support member and the link protector, and a holding portion holding the support bar.

公开(公告)号：US20160229247A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-11

申请号：US15021727

申请日：2013-10-02

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shigeru KURODA

IPC: B60G7/00

CPC classification number: B60G7/001 ,  B60G7/005 ,  B60G2204/1224 ,  B60G2204/416 ,  B60G2206/10 ,  B60G2206/11 ,  B60G2206/7101

Abstract: A suspension arm member includes a connecting portion configured to connect plural members of a suspension, and a support bar extending and provided with the connecting portion at each end. The support bar is made of a resin material and includes plural lightening hole portions each formed in a shape of a recessed portion. The lightening hole portions include plural front upper lightening hole portions (11) formed in a front upper portion of the support bar, plural front lower lightening hole portions formed in a front lower portion of the support bar, plural rear upper lightening hole portions formed in a rear upper portion of the support bar, and plural rear lower lightening hole portions formed in a rear lower portion of the support bar.

Abstract translation: 悬架臂构件包括：连接部，其被构造成连接悬架的多个构件;以及在每个端部延伸并设置有连接部的支撑杆。 支撑杆由树脂材料制成，并且包括形成为凹部的形状的多个发光孔部。 减光孔部分包括形成在支撑杆的前上部的多个前上照明孔部分（11），形成在支撑杆的前下部的多个前下减光孔部分，形成在 支撑杆的后部上部和形成在支撑杆的后部下部的多个后部下部照明孔部。

公开(公告)号：US20160176260A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-23

申请号：US14778522

申请日：2014-04-11

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shigeru KURODA

IPC: B60G21/055 ,  F16F1/16 ,  F16C17/12

CPC classification number: B60G21/0551 ,  B60G2204/1222 ,  B60G2204/41 ,  B60G2204/4104 ,  B60G2204/41043 ,  B60G2204/4307 ,  B60G2206/73 ,  B60G2206/821 ,  B60G2206/91 ,  F16C17/12 ,  F16F1/16 ,  F16F1/373

Abstract: A bush for a stabilizer is configured so that surface pressure at an adhered surface of a hole of the bush is uniform in adhering the bush to a bar of the stabilizer, whereby necessary adhesive strength is obtained. A bush has a body part that includes a rectangular part with a rectangular shape and a curving part having a curved shape at an outer circumferential part thereof. The body part has a side surface part on which a protruding part is formed so as to protrude outwardly. When contained in a U-shaped part of a bracket shown in FIG. 3B, the rectangular part is arranged at a straight line part of the U-shaped part, the curving part is arranged at a circular arc part of the U-shaped part, and the protruding part is pressed toward the body part by an inner surface of the U-shaped part.

Abstract translation: 用于稳定器的衬套被构造成使得将衬套粘附到稳定器的杆上使得衬套的孔的粘附表面处的表面压力是均匀的，由此获得必要的粘合强度。 衬套具有主体部分，其包括具有矩形形状的矩形部分和在其外圆周部分处具有弯曲形状的弯曲部分。 主体部分具有侧表面部分，突出部分形成在其上以向外突出。 当包含在图1所示的支架的U形部分中时， 如图3B所示，矩形部分布置在U形部分的直线部分处，弯曲部分布置在U形部分的圆弧部分处，并且突出部分通过内表面 的U形部分。