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US 6,854,722 B2Granted
Suspension strut unit with height-adjustable spring collar
AssigneeZF Sachs AG
InventorPeter Causemann
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Abstract
A suspension strut includes a cylinder; a chamber surrounding the cylinder, the chamber being at least partially filled with hardenable material; and a spring collar having a sleeve section which is received in the hardenable material so that said material, in a solid state, transmits a supporting force from the cylinder to the spring collar. The sleeve section has a radial clearance with respect to said cylinder, so that sleeve section can be installed in said chamber at a predetermined angle to said cylinder.
Claims12
A suspension strut comprising:
- a cylinder;
- a chamber surrounding said cylinder, said chamber being at least partially filled with hardenable material;
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- a spring collar having a sleeve section which is received in said hardenable material so that said material, in a solid state, transmits a supporting force from the cylinder to the spring collar;
- wherein said sleeve section is received in said chamber with a radial clearance between the sleeve section and the cylinder so that the sleeve section can be installed in said chamber at an acute angle to said cylinder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.