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US 2022/0339986 A1Published application
Modular bump buffer for vehicle
AssigneeElite Buffer LLC
InventorJeffrey C. Chen
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Abstract
A modular suspension buffer for vehicle has customizable hardness and height to provide various combinations of initial contact softness and non-linearly increasing resistance during compression so as to improve driving stability, loading capacity, off road performance, and/or ride comfort while extending the operational lifespan of the vehicle suspension system.
Claims27
A modular suspension buffer comprising:
- a first elastic element having a first end and a second end positioned along a height direction of the modular suspension buffer;
- and
- a second elastic element having a third end and a fourth end positioned along the height direction, the third end of the second elastic element configured to interlock with the second end of the first elastic element.
A modular suspension buffer comprising:
- a first elastic portion having a first predetermined hardness;
- and
- a second elastic portion having a second predetermined hardness that is different from the first predetermined hardness,
- wherein the suspension buffer has a non-linear spring rate based on the first predetermined hardness and the second predetermined hardness.
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