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US 2019/0234477 A1Published application
Tunable suspension limiters for suspension arrangements
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorMichael King
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Abstract
A suspension limiter includes a diaphragm element configured to be placed in operable communication with a suspension such that a rate of increase in load per unit travel of compression of the suspension is reduced near a full travel of the suspension than would exist for the suspension if the diaphragm element were not present, the diaphragm element arranged to deform only elastically through the full travel of the suspension. Suspension arrangements and methods of loading suspension arrangements are also described.
Claims20
A suspension limiter, comprising:
- a diaphragm element configured to be placed in operable communication with a suspension such that a rate of increase in load per unit travel of compression of the suspension is reduced near a full travel of the suspension than would exist for the suspension if the diaphragm element were not present, wherein the diaphragm element is configured to deform only elastically through the full travel of the suspension.
A method of loading a suspension arrangement, comprising:
- exerting a compressive force against a suspension limiter;
- and
- deforming the suspension limiter elastically such that a rate of increase in load per unit travel of compression of the suspension is reduced near a full travel of the suspension than would exist for the suspension if the diaphragm element were not present, wherein the diaphragm element is configured to deform only elastically through the full travel of the suspension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.