Spring devices – Vehicle – Mechanical spring and nonresilient retarder
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-16
2007-10-16
Torres, Melanie (Department: 3683)
Spring devices
Vehicle
Mechanical spring and nonresilient retarder
C267S293000, C188S321110
Reexamination Certificate
active
11187125
ABSTRACT:
A suspension system for a vehicle having a vehicle body and a plurality of wheels movable relative to the vehicle body. A hydraulic damper, which includes a piston rod and a cylinder, is disposed between the vehicle body and wheels. A striker plate is mounted to the cylinder and is displaceable with the cylinder relative to a support on the vehicle body. A jounce assembly is mounted to the support about the piston rod and extends outwardly toward the striker plate. The jounce assembly includes a jounce bumper and a cap. The cap is mounted to the jounce bumper with the cap having a flange extending to a distal edge for defining a cavity. The distal edge of the flange deflects into the cavity when the cap engages the striker plate during a predetermined displacement of the striker plate relative to the support.
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BASF Corporation
Borrego Fernando A.
Torres Melanie
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