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US 10,449,816 B2Granted
Bracket apparatus for composite spring
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorSeung Hyun Oh
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Abstract
A bracket apparatus for a composite spring, may include a lower bracket disposed to come into contact with a composite spring when a U-bolt is fastened to a nut; an upper bracket disposed above the lower bracket so as not to be decoupled therefrom by the nut; and an elastic member disposed between the lower bracket and the upper bracket to provide a force such that the lower and upper brackets move away from each other.
Claims5
A bracket apparatus for a composite spring, the bracket apparatus comprising:
- a lower bracket disposed to contact with the composite spring when a U-bolt is fastened to a nut;
- an upper bracket disposed above the lower bracket so as not to be decoupled therefrom by the nut;
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- an elastic member disposed between the lower bracket and the upper bracket to provide a force such that the lower and upper brackets move away from each other,
- wherein, when the composite spring is contracted according to a changed in atmospheric temperature so that a thickness of the composite spring is decreased and a gap is formed between the composite spring and the lower bracket due to a decrease in the thickness of the composite spring, the lower bracket moves toward the composite spring by restoring force of the elastic member to be maintained when the lower bracket is continuously in contact with the composite spring, removing the gap between the composite spring and the bracket.
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