Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1977-04-25
1978-08-22
Goodman, Philip
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280696, 267 34, B60G 1158
Patent
active
041084691
ABSTRACT:
In a spring leg for an independently suspended front wheel of an automotive vehicle which has a piston-type shock absorber surrounded by a coil spring wherein one end of the spring rests via a spring cup against the shock absorber's piston rod which in turn rests via a ball bearing assembly against the vehicle's body there is provided the improvement of a circumferential groove in the upper end of the piston rod of the shock absorber to form the inner race for the balls of the ball bearing, a first collar-shaped metal ring surrounding the piston rod and having a portion so shaped and positioned to provide a portion of the outer race for the balls of the ball bearing and a flange radially extending from the shaped portion for fixing to the body of the vehicle, and a second collar-shaped metal ring surrounding the piston rod axially displaced from the first metal ring and surrounding the piston rod, the second metal ring having a portion so shaped and positioned to complete the outer race for the balls of the ball bearing and having a flange radially extending from the shaped portion for resting against the flange of the first metal ring.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3346272 (1967-10-01), Smith
Baxley Charles E.
Goodman Philip
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