US 12,479,251 B2
Rear lower isolator
Zachary D Klingston, Oxford, MI (US); Nathan J Kellaway, Linden, MI (US); and Richard R Churay, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/434,036.
Prior Publication US 2025/0249720 A1, Aug. 7, 2025
Int. Cl. B60G 11/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 11/16 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spring rear isolator comprising:
a base for coupling the isolator with a suspension;
a spring seat including a plate configured to mate with the base and having an axially outwardly extending index pilot hub for receiving a pig tail end of a coil spring, the index pilot hub having an overall circular cylindrical shaped cylinder with a lobe extending from a peripheral portion of the cylinder and defining a stop that is configured to abut a terminal end of the pig tail end,
wherein the lobe fixes a position of the coil spring in the spring seat; and
the index pilot hub axially outwardly extending from the base through a second revolution of the coil spring and defining a height relative to the plate, and the stop extends along an entirety of the height of the index pilot hub.