Hydraulic strut mounting assembly
AssigneeKia Motors Corporation
InventorSi-Seob Jung
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Abstract
Disclosed is a hydraulic strut mounting assembly including a plurality of chambers formed within a strut mount, in which the chambers are communicated with each other and are filled with hydraulic fluid for supplying a hydraulic pressure, thereby reinforcing capability of a shock absorber and a coil spring and thus further improving a ride quality of a vehicle. The hydraulic strut mounting assembly comprises a strut mount coupled to a shock absorber, a decoupler provided across an interior space of the strut mount, an upper and lower chamber formed in the strut mount by the decoupler, an orifice communicating the upper chamber with the lower chamber, a fluid filled within the lower chamber, and a plunger for pressurizing the fluid in line with the shock absorber when a vibration is generated.
Claims8
A hydraulic strut mounting assembly, comprising:
- a strut mount coupled to a shock absorber;
- a decoupler provided across an interior space of the strut mount;
- upper and lower chambers formed in the strut mount by the decoupler and adapted to contain a hydraulic fluid;
- an orifice communicating the upper chamber with the lower chamber;
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- a plunger mounted on the shock absorber to pressurize fluid in the lower chamber when a vibration is generated.
A hydraulic strut mounting assembly, comprising:
- a strut mount defining a space adapted to contain hydraulic fluid;
- a decoupler dividing said space into an upper chamber and a lower chamber and controlling flow of hydraulic fluid between said chambers;
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- a plunger moveably disposed within the lower chamber and mounted on a shock absorber component extending into said lower chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.