Brakes – Internal-resistance motion retarder – Position of thrust member relative to chamber
Patent
1995-01-18
1996-07-16
Graham, Matthew C.
Brakes
Internal-resistance motion retarder
Position of thrust member relative to chamber
18832222, 267220, F16F 948
Patent
active
055358624
ABSTRACT:
A suspension strut comprising a tube substantially closed at both ends and containing fluid; a piston assembly slidably mounted in the tube and making a sealing fit therewith, the piston assembly separating a compression chamber and a rebound chamber within the tube; a piston rod attached to the piston assembly and extending through the rebound chamber and out of one end of the tube; and a rebound stop mounted on the piston rod between the piston assembly and said one end of the tube, the rebound stop comprising a substantially rigid metallic ring secured to the piston rod and an annular bumper compressible between the metallic ring and the said one end of the tube during a rebound stroke, wherein the rebound stop and/or the one end of the tube is such as to alter the normal compression characteristics of the bumper on initial contact and compression of the bumper.
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Jentsch Erwin
Wollstadter Hartmut
ACG Deutschland GmbH
Graham Matthew C.
Sedlar Jeffrey A.
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