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US 6,471,197 B1Granted
Spring device for shock absorber with adjuster
AssigneeDenk Engineering GmbH
InventorsPeter Denk, Wolfgang Ebersbach
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Abstract
The invention relates to a spring device in a shock absorber having an adjusting mechanism (18; 52).
Claims19
Spring device
- having at least one spring (14), within which external forces are introduced from at least two embracing members, wherein said forces are introduced at a load transmission section on the surface of said spring (14);
- and
- at least one load transmission means (10;
- 12) in contact with said spring (14) for transmitting the external forces to said load transmission section, wherein said load transmission means comprise a shock absorber (10) and a shock absorber cover (12) fixedly attached to said sock absorber 10, wherein said shock absorber cover (12) is adapted to engage said load transmission section of said spring (14);
- said spring device further comprising adjusting means (18;
- 52) for adjusting an axial position of said load transmission section on said spring surface, wherein said load transmission section which engages said shock absorber cover (12) has a fixed length independent of said axial position thereof.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.