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CYLINDER DEVICE
20220260130 · 2022-08-18 ·

A rebound control mechanism includes: a spring member located between a piston and a rod guide and provided on an outer periphery of a piston rod; and a spring receiver provided on the side of the rod guide and to which an upper portion of the spring member is attached. The spring receiver includes a tubular portion fixed between a cylinder and the rod guide, and a second flange portion provided at a lower end of the tubular portion and extending inward in a radial direction, and is configured to indirectly fix the upper end side of the spring member by the second flange portion.

Shock absorbers having internal jounce control
11383571 · 2022-07-12 · ·

Shock absorbers having internal jounce control are disclosed. An example shock absorber disclosed herein includes an inner tube defining a cavity and an outer tube surrounding the inner tube to define a reservoir between the inner tube and the outer tube. The cavity is in fluid communication with the reservoir. A jounce bumper is positioned in the reservoir between the inner tube and the outer tube.

Shock absorber

A shock absorber includes a bypass passage that is open from the side of a piston rod and causes an extension side chamber and a compression side chamber, which are divided by a piston in a cylinder, to communicate with each other; a shutter that is mounted on an outer circumference of the piston rod to be movable in an axial direction and opens or closes the bypass passage; and a coil spring that connects a rod guide mounted on one end portion of the cylinder and the shutter.

Rebound spring structure

The rebound spring structure includes: a rebound spring; a lower rebound collar configured to hold an end on one side of the rebound spring; and an upper rebound collar configured to hold an end on the other side of the rebound spring, the rebound spring structure being positioned around a rod configured to move relative to a cylinder. The lower rebound collar is held by a piston rod. The upper rebound collar is movably fitted to the piston rod. The upper rebound collar includes a recess on an upper disk part configured to restrict movement of the rebound spring to the other side, the recess being configured to facilitate movement of the upper rebound collar in a circumferential direction of the piston rod.

Combined air spring system

A combined air spring system includes an upper cover plate, an air bag, an upper end plate and a lower end plate. An outer periphery of the upper cover plate is connected with an outer periphery of the upper end plate through the air bag. A low-position sand clock elastomer is connected between the upper end plate and the lower end plate. A pressing plate is installed at a bottom portion of the upper cover plate, and a high-position elastomer is connected between the upper cover plate and the pressing plate. A limiting table is arranged at a bottom portion of the pressing plate. A limiting groove is formed in a top face of the upper end plate. The limiting table is located in the limiting groove in a deflated state.

DURABLE BUMPERS
20220106998 · 2022-04-07 · ·

A rebound bumper for a shock absorber includes a first portion formed from a first material having a first spring rate and a second portion coupled to the first portion and formed from a second material having a second spring rate greater than the first spring rate. The first portion and the second portion are configured to fit on a piston rod between a piston and a rod guide assembly of the shock absorber. Also, the rebound bumper exhibits a displacement under load relationship with the first spring rate, the second spring rate, and a third spring rate greater than the first spring rate and less than the second spring rate.

Magnetorheological hydraulic damper with passive damping chamber

A damper assembly comprises a main tube extending along a center axis defining a fluid chamber. A main piston is located in the main tube dividing the fluid chamber into a compression chamber and a rebound chamber. A piston rod extends into the main tube and coupled to the main piston. The piston rod defines an annular chamber extending along the center axis. A slidable partition is located in the annular chamber dividing the annular chamber into a magnetorheological chamber and a compensation chamber. A secondary piston is slidably disposed in the magnetorheological chamber dividing the magnetorheological chamber into a magnetorheological compression chamber and a magnetorheological rebound chamber. A secondary piston rod sealingly and slidably guided through the main piston and couples to the main tube for moving the secondary piston axially in the magnetorheological chamber.

AIR SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND BELLOWS FOR AN AIR SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY
20210332867 · 2021-10-28 ·

An air suspension assembly comprises a top and a bottom disposed on a center axis and spaced apart from one another. A bellows of an elastomeric material extends between a first end secured to the top and a second end secured to the bottom defining a chamber. The chamber extends between the top, the bottom, and the bellows for containing pressurized air, whereby a pressure of the pressurized air is controlled based on a force applied. The bellows has an interior surface and an exterior surface and including a plurality of convolutes extending between the first end and the second end. Each convolute of the plurality of convolutes includes a pair of outer lobes and an inner lobe with each outer lobe of the pair of outer lobes having an outer lobe thickness extending between the interior surface and the exterior surface of the bellows.

USER ACCESSIBLE SHOCK TRAVEL SPACER

A user accessible shock travel spacer assembly is disclosed herein. The system is used on a shock assembly having a shaft with an initial predefined stroke length. A retaining cap having a retaining cap thickness and a retaining cap opening therethrough. The retaining cap opening having a diameter that is larger than an outer diameter (OD) of a shaft of a shock assembly. At least one fastener to fasten the retaining cap with a portion of the shock assembly about the shaft, such that the retaining cap reduces a stroke length of the shaft of the shock assembly by the retaining cap thickness.

HYDRAULIC BUMP STOP ASSEMBLY
20210317893 · 2021-10-14 ·

Embodiments of a hydraulic bump stop assembly may include a telescoping hydraulic cylinder containing hydraulic fluid. The telescoping cylinder may be located on a vehicle shock. Components of the shock may engage and compress the telescoping cylinder during the final stages of compression of the shock to prevent the shock from bottoming out. The telescoping cylinder has damping properties during compression and expansion due to hydraulic fluid being forced through orifices of one or more hydraulic fluid lines to and from a reservoir. Damping ratios may be adjusted by adjusting the size of the orifices. In some embodiments, the damping ratios may be adjusted remotely, such as from the driver compartment of the vehicle.