Spring devices – Resilient shock or vibration absorber – Including energy absorbing means or feature
Patent
1991-02-26
1993-04-13
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Spring devices
Resilient shock or vibration absorber
Including energy absorbing means or feature
267139, 267136, 267267, 267 64, 267 27, 403 50, 188299, 18832211, F16M 100, F16M 300, F16M 900, F16M 1100
Patent
active
052015009
ABSTRACT:
An air spring has pair of spaced end members for mounting the spring at spaced locations on a structure. A flexible sleeve of elastomeric material is sealingly engaged with the end members and forms a pressurized fluid chamber therebetween. A post is mounted on one of the end members and extends into the fluid chamber. A shock absorbing bumper formed of a high strength plastic is snap-fitted on an enlarged top of the post. A plurality of circumferentially arranged flexible fingers define an opening in a base of the bumper, and are snap-fitted over the enlarged top of the post which extends into the opening and seat into an annular undercut formed in the post beneath the enlarged top. The snap-fitted plastic bumper replaces the heretofore used elastomeric bumper.
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Brown Michael M.
Ecktman Jack D.
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.
Lee Kenneth
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Ruf Ernst H.
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