Jounce bumper for suspensions
US4256292A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 1978 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2204/61
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Suspension strut which incorporates a jounce bumper of a suitable rubber or elastomer having an outwardly oriented knee which yields under low axial compression to provide a low initial spring rate as the suspension initially contacts the bumper. As the suspension travel increases, the knee in the bumper wall continues to yield so that the internal shape of the walls of the jounce bumper become active and progressively increases the effective contact area to provide a progressively increasing spring rate and improved jounce control.
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