- 专利标题: Shock absorber dust gaiter with improved installation
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申请号: US17393828申请日: 2021-08-04
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公开(公告)号: US11649872B2公开(公告)日: 2023-05-16
- 发明人: Robert Barton
- 申请人: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- 申请人地址: US MI Dearborn
- 专利权人: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 当前专利权人: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 当前专利权人地址: US MI Dearborn
- 代理机构: Burr & Forman, LLP
- 代理商 Lorne Forsythe
- 主分类号: F16F9/38
- IPC分类号: F16F9/38 ; F16F9/32 ; B60G15/06
摘要:
A shock absorber for a vehicle suspension system may include a damper tube having an axis defining an axial direction extending between a first end and a second end, a bumper cap, and a dust gaiter operably coupled to the bumper cap. The bumper cap may have a cover portion and a retention portion. The cover portion may be operably coupled to the second end of the damper tube, and the retention portion may extend along a lateral periphery of the damper tube to an opposite end of the bumper cap relative to the cover portion. The retention portion may include a continuous ring at a distal end of the bumper cap relative to the cover portion to define a limit for movement of the dust gaiter along the bumper cap in the axial direction. The continuous ring may be retained by a plurality of fixed fingers that extend from the cover portion to the continuous ring. A movable finger is disposed between each of the fixed fingers, each instance of the movable finger having a radially extending locking tab to engage the dust gaiter. Each instance of the moveable finger has a radial deflection rate of less than about 8 N/mm.
公开/授权文献
- US20230039538A1 Shock Absorber Dust Gaiter with Improved Installation 公开/授权日:2023-02-09
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