Back to results
US 8,800,734 B2Granted
Vibration damper with an external part
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsGünther Handke, Dieter Lutz, Janine Bull
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Vibration damper includes a tubular body to which an external part, which acts as a stop, is fastened. A component such as a steering knuckle, which is supported against the stop, is also fastened to the tubular body. When a normal load on the component is exceeded, a deformation area allows the component to shift on the tubular body.
Claims10
A vibration damper comprising:
- a tubular body;
- a stop fastened directly to the tubular body;
- a component fastened to the tubular body and supported against the stop;
- and
- a deformation area formed as part of one of said stop and said component, said deformation area deforming to allow said component to shift on said tubular body when a force on said component exceeds a predetermined load, said deformation area being configured so that a functionality of the vibration damper remains preserved after the deforming of the deformation area.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.