From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Letter to Silentbloc Ltd. enquiring about the technical details and patent status of Inlox bushes for front wheel suspension.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\1\ scan0351 | |
| Date | 24th May 1937 | |
| 1305 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.17/AP. May 24th 1937 Silentbloc Ltd., Victoria Gardens, Ladbroke Road, Notting Hill Gate, LONDON W.11. For the attention of Mr.Jelly. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 14th. concerning Inlox bushes. As we are requiring the maximum thrust resistance for a rubber bush the Inlox bush is the best that we know for the front wheel suspension mechanism of a car. We attach a print showing details of an Inlox bush, and would like to know the necessary size of Silentbloc bush having the same thrust capacity. Is the Inlox bush similar to a Silentbloc in having the rubber under compression.? If so is there any reason stopping you from rolling over the outer sleeve of a Silentbloc similar to an Inlox.? We cannot see anything about a patent on the Inlox. If you are in this district in the near future we should like to discuss the Inlox bush, as we now have several samples. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||