Linked gas chambers for e-sway disconnect
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Brennan, Patrick Burke, Rick Strickland
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Abstract
A damper link associated with a sway bar system is disclosed. The damper link can include a damper chamber with a first fluid reservoir, a shaft configured to move in an out the damper chamber, and a piston. The damper link can further include a negative gas chamber housed in the damper chamber wherein a gas in the gas chamber is compressed or decompressed by a movement of the piston. The damper link can further include an additional reservoir with a positive gas chamber. The damper link can further include a hose fluidly connecting the negative gas chamber to the positive gas chamber to maintain a constant gas pressure between the negative gas chamber to the positive gas chamber.
Claims13
A sway bar system, comprising:
- a first damper link comprising:
- a damper chamber with a first fluid reservoir;
- a shaft configured to move in an out said damper chamber;
- a piston connected to an end of said shaft and configured to move within said damper chamber;
- a negative gas chamber housed in said damper chamber wherein a gas in said negative gas chamber is compressed or decompressed by a movement of said piston;
- an additional reservoir comprising:
- a second fluid reservoir;
- a positive gas chamber;
- an internal floating piston that movably separates said second fluid reservoir from said positive gas chamber;
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- a hose fluidly connecting said negative gas chamber to said positive gas chamber to maintain a constant gas pressure between said negative gas chamber to said positive gas chamber;
- a second damper link;
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- a sway bar with a first end connected to a first connector of said first damper link and second end of said sway bar connected to first connector of said second damper link.
A vehicle sway bar system comprising:
- a vehicle;
- a sway bar;
- at least one damper link connecting said sway bar to said vehicle, wherein said at least one damper link comprises:
- a damper chamber with a first fluid reservoir;
- a shaft configured to move in an out said damper chamber;
- a piston connected to an end of said shaft and configured to move within said damper chamber;
- a negative gas chamber housed in said damper chamber wherein a gas in said negative gas chamber is compressed or decompressed by a movement of said piston;
- an additional reservoir comprising:
- a second fluid reservoir;
- a positive gas chamber;
- an internal floating piston that movably separates said second fluid reservoir from said positive gas chamber;
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- a hose fluidly connecting said negative gas chamber to said positive gas chamber to maintain a constant gas pressure between said negative gas chamber to said positive gas chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.