Back to results
US 5,308,032 AGranted
Knuckle bracket
AssigneeKayaba Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkihisa Ohta
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention relates to a knuckle bracket for use in mounting a vehicular shock absorber. The knuckle bracket has an outer bracket and an inner bracket, the outer bracket comprising an annular portion and a pair of clamp portions extending in parallel from the annular portion, the inner bracket comprising a bent backrest portion and a pair of support pieces extending in parallel from the backrest portion. The support pieces of the inner bracket are inserted between the clamp portions of the outer bracket, and a reinforcing bracket is provided at least between the support pieces of the inner bracket to prevent deformation, tilting and disengagement of the knuckle bracket.
Claims5
A knuckle bracket for holding a cylindrical member, the bracket comprising:
- an outer bracket having an annular portion and a pair of clamp portions extending substantially in parallel from said annular portion, said annular portion receiving and surrounding the cylindrical member;
- and
- an inner bracket positionable between said clamp portions of said outer bracket, said inner bracket having a bent backrest portion positioned against the cylindrical member and a pair of support pieces extending substantially in parallel from said backrest, said support pieces being positioned and clampable between said clamp portions of said outer bracket, said inner bracket having a reinforcing bracket means for retaining said clamp portions and said support pieces in a closed position during lateral loads on the cylindrical member, said reinforcing bracket means having a wall structure extending between said support pieces and in a plane substantially parallel to an axial axis of the cylindrical member and spaced from said cylinder member, positioned substantially centrally between upper and lower edges of said support pieces.
A knuckle bracket for holding a cylindrical member, the bracket comprising:
- an outer bracket having an annular portion and a pair of clamp portions extending substantially in parallel from said annular portion, said annular portion receiving and surrounding the cylindrical member;
- and
- an inner bracket positionable between said clamp portions of said outer bracket, said inner bracket having a bent backrest portion positioned against the cylindrical member and a pair of support pieces extending substantially in parallel from said backrest, said support pieces being positioned and clampable between said clamp portions of said outer bracket, said inner bracket having a reinforcing bracket means for retaining said clamp portions and said support pieces in a closed position during lateral loads on the cylindrical member, said reinforcing bracket means having a wall structure extending between said support pieces and in a plane substantially parallel to an axial axis of the cylindrical member, said wall structure being provided as a middle part of said backrest bulging away from said cylindrical member and towards a space between said support pieces.
A knuckle bracket for holding a cylindrical member, the bracket comprising:
- an outer bracket having an annular portion and a pair of clamp portions extending substantially in parallel from said annular portion, said annular portion receiving and surrounding the cylindrical member;
- and
- an inner bracket positionable between said clamp portions of said outer bracket, said inner bracket having a bent backrest portion positioned against the cylindrical member and a pair of support pieces extending substantially in parallel from said backrest, said support pieces being positioned and clampable between said clamp portions of said outer bracket, said inner bracket having a reinforcing bracket means for retaining said clamp portions and said support pieces in a closed position during lateral loads on the cylindrical member, said reinforcing bracket means having a wall structure extending between said support pieces and in a plane substantially parallel to an axial axis of the cylindrical member, said wall structure being provided as a cut-out piece cut out from a portion of one of said clamp portions of said outer bracket, said cut-out piece extending laterally through a cut-out opening formed in one of said support pieces of said inner bracket.
A knuckle bracket for holding a cylindrical member, the bracket comprising:
- an outer bracket having an annular portion and a pair of clamp portions extending substantially in parallel from said annular portion, said annular portion receiving and surrounding the cylindrical member;
- and
- an inner bracket positionable between said clamp portions of said outer bracket, said inner bracket having a bent backrest portion positioned against the cylindrical member and a pair of support pieces extending substantially in parallel from said backrest, said support pieces being positioned and clampable between said clamp portions of said outer bracket, said inner bracket having a reinforcing bracket means for retaining said clamp portions and said support pieces in a closed position during lateral loads on the cylindrical member, said reinforcing bracket means having a wall structure extending between said support pieces and in a plane substantially parallel to an axial axis of the cylindrical member, said reinforcing bracket means including two additional wall structures combined with said wall structure to form a substantially U-shaped bracket, said two additional wall structures being substantially perpendicular to said wall structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.