Automotive shock absorber with unitary striker plate and closure cap
US4884665A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1985 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49934
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automotive shock absorber including a working cylinder, an outer cylinder mounted coaxially about the working cylinder, a piston rod attached to a piston slidably carried within the working cylinder, and a rod guide engaged with the outer cylinder for locating the piston rod coaxiallyl with the working and outer cylinders includes a unitary striker plate for maintaining engagement of the rod guide with the outer cylinder, wherein the striker plate comprises an annular ring formed from the outer cylinder and extending radially inwardly from the outer periphery of the outer cylinder with the annular ring having a U-shaped cross section oriented such that the legs of the U-shaped section lie generally perpendicular to the axis of the outer cylinder.
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