Negative air spring volume sealhead for air-spring assembly
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsWilliam M. Becker, Damon Gilbert
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AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsWilliam M. Becker, Damon Gilbert
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A suspension fork includes a lower tube, an upper tube telescopically engaged with the lower tube, and an air-spring assembly disposed within the lower tube and the upper tube. The air-spring assembly includes a positive air chamber, a negative air chamber, a piston dividing the positive air chamber and the negative air chamber, and a sealhead positioned proximate the negative air chamber. The sealhead includes an outer wall and an inner wall defining an aperture in which a shaft coupled to the piston is movably received. A hollow chamber is positioned between the outer wall and inner wall. A topout plate comprising a plurality of openings in communication with the hollow chamber is attached to the sealhead. The hollow chamber of the sealhead increases a volume of the negative air chamber, providing improved suspension performance.
A suspension fork, comprising:
An air-spring assembly configured to be disposed within at least one of a lower tube or an upper tube of a suspension fork, the air-spring assembly comprising:
A sealhead assembly, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.