Gas spring system
AssigneeFirestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
InventorJoshua R. Leonard
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Abstract
A gas spring system includes: a gas spring assembly including at least one gas damping passage; a reservoir member connected to the gas spring assembly, the gas spring assembly being in fluid communication with the reservoir member by way of the at least one gas damping passage; and a guide member coupled with the gas spring assembly, the guide member at least partially enclosing the reservoir member and being configured for sliding axially relative to the reservoir member.
Claims19
A gas spring system, comprising:
- a gas spring assembly including at least one gas damping passage;
- a reservoir member connected to said gas spring assembly, said gas spring assembly being in fluid communication with said reservoir member by way of said at least one gas damping passage;
- and
- a guide member coupled with said gas spring assembly, said guide member at least partially enclosing said reservoir member and being configured for sliding axially relative to said reservoir member.
A method of using a gas spring system, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a gas spring assembly, a reservoir member, and a guide member, said gas spring assembly including at least one gas damping passage, said reservoir member being connected to said gas spring assembly, said guide member being coupled with said gas spring assembly and at least partially enclosing said reservoir member;
- and
- fluidly communicating said gas spring assembly with said reservoir member by way of said at least one gas damping passage;
- sliding axially said guide member relative to said reservoir member.
A support system, comprising:
- a body;
- a gas spring system supporting said body, said gas spring system including:
- a gas spring assembly including at least one gas damping passage;
- a reservoir member connected to said gas spring assembly, said gas spring assembly being in fluid communication with said reservoir member by way of said at least one gas damping passage;
- and
- a guide member coupled with said gas spring assembly, said guide member at least partially enclosing said reservoir member and being configured for sliding axially relative to said reservoir member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.