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US 11,892,056 B2Granted
Hydraulic damper having a pressure tube and a ring
AssigneeDRiV Automotive Inc.
InventorMatthew Lawrence Roessle
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Abstract
A ring circumscribing a moveable rod of a hydraulic damper, the moveable rod defining a central axis, the ring comprising a first circumferential surface, a second circumferential surface, a first finger, a second finger, a first flange, and a second flange. The first finger and the first flange defining a first end of the ring. The second finger and the second flange defining a second end of the ring.
Claims19
A ring circumscribing a moveable rod of a hydraulic damper, the moveable rod defining a central axis, the ring comprising:
- a first circumferential surface confronting the moveable rod;
- a second circumferential surface circumscribing the first circumferential surface;
- a first finger defining at least a portion of a first end and having a first latch;
- a first flange defining a remainder of the first end, the first flange extending between the first circumferential surface and the second circumferential surface and overlaying at least a portion of the first finger;
- a second finger defining at least a portion of a second end and having a second latch;
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- a second flange defining a remainder of the second end, the second flange extending between the first circumferential surface and the second circumferential surface and overlaying at least a portion of the second finger;
- wherein the first finger can interlock with the second finger by engaging the first latch with the second latch to form a lap joint, and wherein the ring is circumferentially retained when the first latch is engaged with the second latch.
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A hydraulic damper comprising:
- a pressure tube including an inner portion defining an interior;
- a moveable rod at least partially received within the interior and defining a central axis;
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- a ring located within the interior between the inner portion of the pressure tube and the moveable rod, the ring circumscribing at least a portion of the moveable rod and extending circumferentially, with respect to the central axis, between a first end and a second end, the ring comprising:
- a first circumferential surface confronting the moveable rod;
- a second circumferential surface confronting the inner portion of the pressure tube;
- a first finger defining at least a portion of the first end and having a first latch;
- a first flange defining a remainder of the first end, the first flange extending between the first circumferential surface and the second circumferential surface and overlaying at least a portion of the first finger;
- a first angled surface defined by the first end, the first angled surface defining a first nonzero angle relative to a plane normal to the second circumferential surface and intersecting the first angled surface;
- a second finger defining at least a portion of the second end and having a second latch;
- wherein the first finger can interlock with the second finger by engaging the first latch with the second latch to form a lap joint, and wherein the ring is circumferentially retained when the first latch is engaged with the second latch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.