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US 2022/0033031 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for selective stiffness of vehicle suspension
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorMario GALASSO
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Abstract
A suspension assembly including a core member; and a skin member bonded on said core member. The skin member having a higher strength than the core member.
Claims1
A suspension assembly having adjustable structural reinforcement, said suspension assembly comprising:
- a first tube;
- a second tube, said second tube at least partially inside of said first tube;
- at least a portion of said first tube having a non-circular outer diameter, wherein a change in rotational position of said first tube with respect to said second tube alters said structural reinforcement of said suspension assembly;
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- a triple clamp, the triple clamp configured to be tightened around said first tube at a first axial location of said first tube, thereby retaining said first tube in a desired orientation, said non-circular outer diameter of said first tube providing said adjustable structural reinforcement of said suspension assembly.
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