Spring devices – Vehicle – Compound
Patent
1991-09-06
1993-02-16
Graham, Matthew C.
Spring devices
Vehicle
Compound
188315, 188271, 267 6426, 267 6427, 267220, F16F 142
Patent
active
051864398
ABSTRACT:
A strut assembly for use in an automotive suspension of a vehicle including a wheel carrier and a chassis includes an outer housing attached to the wheel carrier, a pressure tube disposed within the outer housing, a piston slidably carried within the pressure tube and disposed at the lower end of a piston rod. The outer housing of the strut assembly moves axially relative to the pressure tube under imposition of an axial load upon the strut. The strut assembly can further overcome the static friction forces contained within the strut assembly at a much lower axial input force than in conventional strut designs.
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Clarke William H.
Lopez John V.
McDonagh Lawrence P.
Stinson Jonathan D.
Coppiellie Raymond L.
Ford Motor Company
Graham Matthew C.
May Roger L.
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