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US 12,703,453 B2Granted
Fork arch
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsDaniel McCormick, Bryan Wesley Anderson, Joshua Coaplen
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Abstract
A fork arch is disclosed. The fork arch includes a torsional geometry portion to provide torsional stiffness. The fork arch also includes a transverse geometry portion to provide transverse shear stiffness, the transverse geometry portion intermingled with the torsional geometry portion to provide an optimized hybrid torsion and transverse shear stiffness for the fork arch.
Claims10
A suspension, comprising:
- a first upper tube telescopically engaged with a first lower tube;
- a second upper tube telescopically engaged with a second lower tube;
- a fork arch connecting the first lower tube with the second lower tube, wherein the fork arch comprises at least one portion having an aspect ratio that is greater than one, wherein the at least one portion is selected from a group consisting of a torsional geometry portion and a transverse geometry portion, and wherein the aspect ratio of the other of said torsional geometry portion or said transverse geometry portion is less than one;
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- at least one material removal region that is located in a location selected from a group consisting of said torsional geometry portion, said transverse geometry portion, and a combination of said torsional geometry portion and said transverse geometry portion.
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A suspension component, comprising:
- a first lower tube;
- a second lower tube;
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- a fork arch connecting the first lower tube with the second lower tube, wherein the fork arch comprises a torsional geometry portion and a transverse geometry portion, wherein a majority of the torsional geometry portion has a depth-to-width ratio that is greater than one.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.