The hinge bearing, with a slit outer plastic pipe (7) and a cylindrical bearing shell (15) incorporating a rubber layer on a thick-walled inner pipe (2), is radially preloaded and pressed into its seating at the end of a leaf spring.

The bearing has an elastomer body (11) including an intermediate sheet (14, 15) vulcanized into it. A prominent stable rigid structure is attached to this sheet. The height of this structure with the elastomer body in its original state is smaller than the...