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US 8,944,422 B2Granted
Spring system for bicycles
AssigneeDt Swiss Inc.
InventorMartin Achenbach
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Abstract
A spring system in particular for bicycles includes a gas suspension spring with adjustable progression and a housing element for movably receiving the suspension piston of the gas suspension spring. The gas suspension spring has a spring volume including a first spring chamber and at least a second spring chamber separated from one another by a partitioning member. The first spring chamber is arranged within the housing element and the second spring chamber extends internal of the housing portion consecutive to the housing element.
Claims12
A spring system for bicycles comprising:
- a gas suspension spring including a suspension piston and adjustable progression;
- at least one negative spring;
- and
- a housing element for movably receiving the suspension piston of the gas suspension spring,
- a housing portion adjacent to and independent of said housing element, wherein a largest inner diameter of said housing portion is greater than a largest outer diameter of said housing element,
- wherein the gas suspension spring is configured as a positive spring and includes a spring volume including a first spring chamber and at least a second spring chamber separated from one another by a partitioning member;
- and
- the first spring chamber is arranged internal of the housing element and the second spring chamber extends internal of the housing portion,
- wherein a volume of said second spring chamber and a volume of said first spring chamber are independent of each other, and
- wherein said first spring chamber and said second spring chamber are axially adjacent to each other.
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A spring system for bicycles comprising:
- a gas suspension spring including a suspension piston and adjustable progression;
- at least one negative spring;
- a housing element for movably receiving the suspension piston of the gas suspension spring, said housing element having a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a housing portion axially adjacent to said housing element on said longitudinal axis, said housing portion being independent of said housing element, wherein a largest inner diameter of said housing portion is greater than a largest outer diameter of said housing element,
- wherein the gas suspension spring includes a spring volume including a first positive spring chamber and at least a second positive spring chamber separated from one another by a partitioning member, wherein said first and second positive spring chambers provide a spring force in a common direction relative to said housing element;
- and
- the first spring chamber is arranged internal of the housing element and the second spring chamber extends internal of the housing portion,
- wherein said first spring chamber and said second spring chamber are axially adjacent to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.