Composite spring mount shock absorber
US6299150A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F7/14
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spring element is made of a spring material and is formed into a generally elliptical shape. Two mounting pins extend in a normal direction through parallel relatively short segments of said elliptically-shaped spring element. The mounting pins are substantially aligned with the shorter of the two axis of the elliptically-shaped spring element so as to extend both inwardly and outwardly of said elliptically-shaped spring element. An elastomeric coating is applied around substantially all of the spring elements and a pair of blocks, each of which surrounds one of the mounting pins receives one of the mounting pins. A number of spring elements are joined together by two parallel, spaced-apart coupling links which contain cavities therein to receive one of the blocks of each of the spring elements.
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