Damper for a Vehicle Having a Flange for Connecting an External Module Tube
US-2015300442-A1 · Oct 22, 2015 · US
Damper for a vehicle having a flange for connecting an external module tube
US10400844B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10400844-B2 |
| Application number | US-201715718331-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Publication date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2019 |
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A shock absorber having a shock absorber tube (10) is disclosed and has an external module tube (11) which is arranged retentively on the outside of the shock absorber tube (10) by a flange (12), wherein the flange (12) has one or more fluid ducts (13, 14) which fluidically couple the module tube (11) to the shock absorber tube (10). The flange (12) has a plastics body (15) in which the fluid ducts (13, 14) are formed, and the flange (12) furthermore has metallic connecting elements (16, 17) which extend between the shock absorber tube (10) and the module tube (11) and by which the mechanically retentive connection between the shock absorber tube (10) and the module tube (11) is formed.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A shock absorber comprising a shock absorber tube and an external module tube which is arranged retentively on the outside of the shock absorber tube by a flange, wherein the flange has one or more fluid ducts which fluidically couple the module tube to the shock absorber tube, wherein the flange has a plastic body in which the fluid ducts for the fluidic coupling are formed, and wherein the flange has metallic connecting elements which extend between the shock absorber tube and the module tube and by which the retentive connection between the shock absorber tube and the module tube is formed, wherein the metallic connecting elements are formed by plate-shaped metal elements which are arranged on the outside of and in contact engagement with the plastic body to form the sides of the plastic body, and wherein the retentive connection between the external module and the shock absorber tube is formed by fixedly securing the plate-shaped metal elements to the external module and the shock absorber tube. 2. The shock absorber as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plate-shaped metal elements have edge regions by which the plate-shaped metal elements are substance bonded to the shock absorber tube and to the external module tube. 3. The shock absorber as claimed in claim 1 , wherein two plate-shaped metal elements are provided which are arranged in parallel on the outside of the plastic body. 4. The shock absorber as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the plate-shaped metal elements have retention tabs that engage the plastic body to retain the plastic body in place between the plate-shaped metal elements during the operation of the shock absorber tube.
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- F16F9/3235Primary
of cylinders (F16F9/483 takes precedence) · CPC title
Purpose; Design features · CPC title
- F16F9/3257Primary
in twin-tube type devices · CPC title
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- What does patent US10400844B2 cover?
- A shock absorber having a shock absorber tube (10) is disclosed and has an external module tube (11) which is arranged retentively on the outside of the shock absorber tube (10) by a flange (12), wherein the flange (12) has one or more fluid ducts (13, 14) which fluidically couple the module tube (11) to the shock absorber tube (10). The flange (12) has a plastics body (15) in which the fluid d…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Thyssen Krupp Bilstein Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16F9/3235. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 03 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).