Shock absorber
AssigneeKYB Corporation
InventorHideaki Takeuchi
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Abstract
A shock absorber provided with a suspension spring, the shock absorber includes a tube whose lower end portion is joined to a vehicle axle side portion provided with a tire, and a lower spring bearing that is provided on an outer circumference of the tube and supports a lower end of the suspension spring. The lower spring bearing includes a bearing part on which the lower end of the suspension spring is seated, and a contact part that is continuous with the bearing part. An outer diameter of the contact part is larger than an outer diameter of the tube.
Claims11
A shock absorber provided with a suspension spring, the shock absorber comprising:
- a tube having a lower end portion configured to be joined to a vehicle axle side portion provided with a tire;
- and
- a lower spring bearing that is provided on an outer circumference of the tube and configured to support a lower end of the suspension spring, wherein the lower spring bearing includes:
- a bearing part on which the lower end of the suspension spring is seated;
- a contact part integrated with the bearing part such that the suspension spring seated on the bearing part extends over the contact part;
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- a first annular part located between the contact part and the bearing part, a portion of the first annular part extending substantially perpendicular to a surface of the tube,
- a proximal part welded to the outer circumference of the tube, and
- a second annular part connecting the contact part and the proximal part so as to support the contact part at a position radially distant from the outer circumference of the tube.
A shock absorber provided with a suspension spring, the shock absorber comprising:
- a tube having a lower end portion configured to be joined to a vehicle axle side portion provided with a tire;
- and
- a lower spring bearing that is provided on an outer circumference of the tube and configured to support a lower end of the suspension spring, wherein
- the lower spring bearing includes:
- a bearing part on which the lower end of the suspension spring is seated;
- a contact part integrated with the bearing part such that the suspension spring seated on the bearing part extends over the contact part, and
- a first annular part located between the contact part and the bearing part, a portion of the first annular part extending substantially perpendicular to a surface of the tube,
- wherein an outer diameter of the contact part is larger than an outer diameter of the tube, and
- the lower spring bearing further includes a proximal part that is connected to the contact part and welded to the outer circumference of the tube, and the proximal part is arranged so as to extend toward the lower end portion of the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.