Gas Spring End Members as well as Gas Spring Assemblies Including Same
AssigneeFirestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
InventorAlbert S. Phillips
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Abstract
Gas spring end members include an end member wall with a longitudinal axis. End member wall includes an end wall portion and an outer wall portion. Outer wall portion extends peripherally about axis and is dimensioned to receivingly engage a flexible spring member. Rib wall portions are spaced around axis with each of rib wall portions projecting axially from end wall portion toward a rib end surface portion. Rib wall portions also include a rib edge surface portion spaced inward from an inner side surface portion of outer peripheral wall portion such that a gap is formed therebetween. Gas spring assemblies including one or more of such end members, and suspension systems including one or more of such gas spring assemblies are also included.
Claims20
A gas spring end member dimensioned for securement to an associated flexible spring member, said gas spring end member comprising:
- an end member wall with a longitudinal axis, said end member wall including:
- an end wall portion oriented transverse to said longitudinal axis;
- an outer wall portion disposed radially outward of said end wall portion, said outer wall portion extending peripherally about said longitudinal axis and dimensioned to receivingly engage the associated flexible spring member, said outer wall portion including a first end surface portion, a second end surface portion facing opposite said first end surface portion and an inner side surface portion facing radially inward;
- and,
- a plurality of rib wall portions disposed in spaced relation to one another about said longitudinal axis with each of said plurality of rib wall portions projecting axially from said end wall portion toward a rib end surface portion oriented transverse to said longitudinal axis and with each of said plurality of rib wall portions including a rib edge surface portion spaced inward from said inner side surface portion of said outer wall portion such that a gap is formed therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.