Patents Assigned to Meritor Suspension Systems Company, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6792681
    Abstract: A method of forming a stabilizer bar is provided that includes the steps of roll forming sheet metal coil into a continuous tube. Next, a first portion of the continuous tube is flattened. The first portion of the continuous tube is sheared to define a first end. Next, a second portion of the continuous tube is flattened. The continuous tube is sheared at the second portion to define a final unit length with a second end opposite the first end. That is, the length is sheared from the rest of the continuous tube. The final length is the length is needed to form a single stabilizer bar. Finally, the final unit length is deformed into the desired stabilizer bar shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Meritor Suspension Systems Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Fader, Muhammad Salim