Vehicle damper extension
AssigneeÖhlins USA Inc.
InventorsChrister Loow, Melvin Alberto Chacon
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Abstract
A damper assembly includes a first cylinder defining a first chamber and a second cylinder defining a second chamber. The damper assembly includes a piston rod extending from within the first chamber along an axis to the second cylinder. The damper assembly includes a piston fixed to the piston rod and movable within the first chamber along the axis. The damper assembly includes a plunger movable within the second chamber along the axis from a compact position to an extended position. The damper assembly includes a coil spring surrounding the first cylinder and the second cylinder.
Claims16
A damper assembly, comprising:
- a first cylinder defining a first chamber;
- a second cylinder defining a second chamber;
- a piston rod extending from within the first chamber along an axis to the second cylinder;
- a piston fixed to the piston rod and movable within the first chamber along the axis;
- a plunger movable within the second chamber along the axis from a compact position to an extended position;
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- a coil spring surrounding the first cylinder and the second cylinder,
- wherein the first cylinder is spaced from the second cylinder along the axis when the plunger is at the compact position, and
- wherein the first cylinder abuts the second cylinder when the plunger is at the extended position.
A damper assembly, comprising:
- a first cylinder defining a first chamber;
- a second cylinder defining a second chamber;
- a piston rod extending from within the first chamber along an axis to within the second chamber, the piston rod movable relative to the second cylinder and sealed to the second cylinder;
- a piston fixed to the piston rod and movable within the first chamber along the axis;
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- a plunger movable within the second chamber along the axis from a compact position to an extended position,
- wherein the first cylinder is spaced from the second cylinder along the axis when the plunger is at the compact position, and
- wherein the first cylinder abuts the second cylinder when the plunger is at the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.