Patent · US Expired

Method of attachment of flexible member to stamped steel piston

US5671907A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
2References
5Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateDec 7, 1995
Grant dateSep 30, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49877
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air spring assembly having a flexible member and moveable piston is provided. A bead surface of the flexible member is secured into a channel in the moveable piston to create an air-tight seal which can withstand tensile stress. The hollow piston increases the volume of the air reservoir which contributes to a reduction in the spring rate.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.