Composite air spring piston

Details Composite air spring piston Composite air spring piston

1993-11-30

1996-07-16

Graham, Matthew C.

Spring devices

Vehicle

Comprising compressible fluid

267122, F16F 904

Patent

active

055359949

ABSTRACT:
The airspring piston of this invention in some of its aspects comprises a cylindrical center portion whose lower end defines a piston bottom including a retainer for a fastener attaching said piston to an unsprung portion of a vehicle, an annular dome portion extending radially outward from a top end of cylindrical portion and ending at its outer periphery with a downwardly and outwardly arcuate bead retention portion which in turn concludes with a skirt portion which extends downwardly and flares outwardly and further downwardly to a point where the end of the skirt portion is a predetermined distance above said piston bottom. The piston may contain a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs and a plurality of circumferentially spaced gussets to strengthen the piston.

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