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US 12,330,740 B2Granted
Bicycle suspension components
AssigneeSram, LLC
InventorsTim Lynch, Skyler Teachout
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Abstract
Example bicycle suspension components are described herein. An example suspension component includes a first tube and a second tube configured in a telescopic arrangement and defining an interior space, and a damper in the interior space. The damper includes a damper body defining a chamber, a damper member in the chamber, and a shaft coupled to the damper member. The example suspension component also includes an isolator coupling the shaft to a bottom end of the second tube, the isolator including an elastomeric member to absorb vibrations.
Claims15
A suspension fork for a bicycle, the suspension fork comprising:
- a first tube and a second tube configured in a telescopic arrangement and defining a first interior space;
- a third tube and a fourth tube configured in a second telescopic arrangement defining a second interior space, the fourth tube coupled to the second tube by a fork brace and both including wheel attachment portions disposed at an end distal from the fork brace;
- a damper in the first interior space, the damper including;
- a damper body defining a chamber;
- a damper member in the chamber;
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- a shaft coupled to the damper member;
- a spring in the second interior space, the spring having a second shaft coupled to a spring piston;
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- an isolator coupling the shaft to the distal end of the second tube, the isolator including an elastomeric member to absorb vibrations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.