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US 12,434,522 B2Granted
Spring guide and suspension device
AssigneeKYB Corporation
InventorKenta Kurihara
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Abstract
A spring guide includes: a main body portion of which a coil spring is placed on a vehicle side, the main body portion being formed of a resin material; and a covering portion that covers an anti-spring side of the main body portion opposite to the coil spring. The covering portion is formed of a material having a physical property different from that of the resin material forming the main body portion.
Claims9
A spring guide that is attached to a shock absorber provided between a vehicle body and a wheel, and supports the vehicle body via a coil spring, the spring guide comprising:
- a main body portion on which the coil spring is placed, the main body portion being formed of a resin material, the main body portion being configured to support the vehicle body via the coil spring;
- a covering portion that covers an anti-spring side of the main body portion opposite to a spring side of the main body portion where the coil spring is placed;
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- a support portion that is integrally molded with the main body portion between the main body portion and an end portion of the coil spring, the support portion covering an entire region of the spring side of the main body portion, wherein
- the covering portion is formed of a material having a physical property different from that of the resin material forming the main body portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.