Snap-in upper mount assembly and method of use
US5248134A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/454
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly and a method for quickly mounting a damper to a support structure in a vehicle includes an upper mount assembly mounted on a piston rod of a damper prior to assembly of the damper to a mounting tower. As the piston rod is guided through an opening in the mounting tower, a resilient ring is compressed until it passes through the opening. When the ring clears the opening, it expands radially outwardly to a diameter greater than the diameter of the opening, thereby quickly mounting the piston rod and damper to the vehicle.
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