Bicycle suspension components
AssigneeSram, LLC
InventorDevon Sullivan
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Abstract
Example bicycle suspension components are described herein. An example damper for a bicycle suspension component includes a damper body and a damper member disposed in the damper body to control a flow of fluid between a first chamber and a second chamber in the damper body. The damper member includes a damper member body and a flow member movable relative to the damper member body along an axis of movement. The damper member body has a set of radial openings distributed circumferentially around the damper member body. The radial openings define flow paths that are transverse to the axis of movement. The flow member is movable between a first position in which the radial openings are unblocked and a second position in which the radial openings are blocked.
Claims20
A damper for a suspension component of a bicycle, the damper comprising:
- a damper body;
- a damper member disposed in the damper body to control a flow of fluid between a first chamber and a second chamber in the damper body, the damper member including:
- a damper member body, and
- a flow member slidable along a surface of the damper member body so as to be adjustable relative to the damper member body along an axis of movement, the damper member body having a set of radial openings distributed circumferentially around the damper member body, the radial openings defining flow paths that are transverse to the axis of movement, the flow member movable between a first position in which the radial openings are unblocked and a second position in which the radial openings are blocked;
- a shaft extending along the axis of movement through at least one of the first chamber or the second chamber, the shaft coupled with the damper member;
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- an actuator rotatable to cause the flow member to slide along the surface of the damper member body between the first position and the second position.
A damper for a suspension component of a bicycle, the damper comprising:
- a damper body;
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- a damper member disposed in the damper body to control a flow of fluid between a first chamber and a second chamber in the damper body, the damper member including:
- a damper member body having a cavity, the damper member body having a set of radial openings distributed circumferentially around the damper member body, the radial openings to enable fluid flow between the second chamber and the cavity;
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- a flow member disposed in the cavity of the damper member body, the flow member adjustable relative to the damper member body along an axis of movement, the radial openings aligned along axes that are radial relative to the axis of movement, the flow member adjustable between a first position in which the radial openings are unblocked and a second position in which the radial openings are blocked, wherein an outer surface of the flow member is slidably engaged with an inner surface of the damper member body defining the cavity.
A damper for a suspension component of a bicycle, the damper comprising:
- a damper body;
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- a piston disposed in the damper body to control a flow of fluid between a first chamber and a second chamber in the damper body, the piston including:
- a damper member body having a set of radial openings distributed circumferentially around the damper member body;
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- a flow member disposed outside of the damper member body, the flow member adjustable relative to the damper member body along an axis of movement, the radial openings aligned along axes that are radial relative to the axis of movement, the flow member adjustable between a first position in which the radial openings are unblocked and a second position in which the radial openings are blocked, wherein an inner surface of the flow member is slidably engaged with an outer surface of the damper member body;
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- an actuator rotatable to cause adjustment of the flow member between the first position and the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.