Integrated bearing hardware for shock assembly
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorSamuel SHAFFER
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Abstract
A integrated bearing hardware for shock assembly is disclosed. The integrated bearing hardware for coupling the shock assembly with a component. The integrated bearing hardware includes a first bearing installed at a first side of a mounting feature of the shock assembly and a second bearing installed at the second side of the mounting feature to retain the axle.
Claims27
A method for installing integrated bearing hardware in a shock assembly, said method comprising:
- installing a first bearing at a first side of a mounting feature of said shock assembly;
- inserting an axle into said mounting feature, said axle inserted through a second side of said mounting feature until said axle abuts said first bearing;
- installing a second bearing at said second side of said mounting feature to retain said axle.
Integrated bearing hardware for a shock assembly comprising:
- a first bearing installed at a first side of a mounting feature of said shock assembly;
- and
- a second bearing installed at a second side of said mounting feature.
A shock assembly with integrated bearing hardware, said shock assembly comprising:
- a damper chamber comprising a working fluid;
- a piston coupled with a shaft, said piston dividing said damper chamber into a compression side and a rebound side;
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- a mounting feature for coupling said shock assembly with a component, said mounting feature comprising:
- a first bearing bore with a relief located there behind at a first side of a mounting feature;
- a first bearing coupled with said first bearing bore such that only an outer race of said first bearing contacts a body of said mounting feature;
- an axle within said mounting feature, said axle abutting said first bearing;
- a second bearing bore at a second side of said mounting feature;
- a second bearing coupled with said second bearing bore to retain said axle, wherein said second bearing bottoms out on said axle and not on said body of said mounting feature.
An adapter with integrated bearing hardware, said adapter comprising:
- a sleeve;
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- a mounting feature coupled with said sleeve, said mounting feature comprising:
- a first bearing bore with a relief located there behind at a first side of a mounting feature;
- a first bearing coupled with said first bearing bore such that only an outer race of said first bearing contacts a body of said mounting feature;
- an axle within said mounting feature, said axle abutting said first bearing;
- a second bearing bore at a second side of said mounting feature;
- a second bearing coupled with said second bearing bore to retain said axle, wherein said second bearing bottoms out on said axle and not on said body of said mounting feature;
- a first bearing cover coupled with said mounting feature exterior of said first bearing, said first bearing cover to prevent said first bearing from moving from an installed position within said mounting feature during an installation of said sleeve with a component;
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- a second bearing cover coupled with said mounting feature exterior of said second bearing, said second bearing cover to prevent said second bearing from moving from said installed position within said mounting feature during said installation of said sleeve with said component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.