Air spring cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10703158-B2
Application number	US-201716089647-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2017
Priority date	Apr 5, 2016
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

Air spring strut for a motor vehicle including an air spring with a shock absorber for spring-cushioning and damping oscillations of a motor vehicle running gear assembly. The air spring includes an air spring cover and an air spring piston. An air spring bellows made of elastomeric material is clamped air-tightly between the air spring cover and the air spring piston partially delimits a working space filled with compressed air and, while forming a rolling fold, rolls on the air spring cover and/or the air spring piston. The air spring cover is embodied in two parts with a first cover part for receiving an absorber bearing and with a second cover part for fastening the air spring bellows. The first cover part is manufactured from metal and the second cover part is manufactured from plastic.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An air spring strut for a motor vehicle comprising an air spring with a shock absorber for spring-cushioning and damping oscillations of a motor vehicle running gear assembly, wherein the air spring comprises an air spring cover and an air spring piston, wherein an air spring bellows made of an elastomeric material clamped air-tightly between the air spring cover and the air spring piston partially delimits a working space filled with compressed air and, while forming a rolling fold, rolls on the air spring cover and/or the air spring piston, wherein the air spring cover is embodied in two parts with a first cover part for receiving an absorber bearing and with a second cover part for fastening the air spring bellows, wherein the first cover part is manufactured from a metal and the second cover part is manufactured from a plastic, wherein the first and the second cover part are of pot-shaped design, and wherein the first cover part is inserted into the second cover part.

2. The air spring strut according to claim 1 , wherein concavely shaped bottoms of the first and the second cover part lie flat on one another.

3. The air spring strut according to claim 1 , wherein a sealing element is arranged radially between the first and the second cover part.

4. The air spring strut according to claim 3 , wherein the sealing element is arranged in the region of an upper or a lower bending edge of the first cover part.

5. The air spring strut according to claim 1 , wherein the absorber bearing of the shock absorber is arranged in the first cover part.

6. The air spring strut according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second cover part are secured by an adhesive or by a press fit or positive engagement in order to secure the first and the second cover part against rotation relative to one another.

7. An air spring strut for a motor vehicle comprising an air spring with a shock absorber for spring-cushioning and damping oscillations of a motor vehicle running gear assembly, wherein the air spring comprises an air spring cover and an air spring piston, wherein an air spring bellows made of an elastomeric material clamped air-tightly between the air spring cover and the air spring piston partially delimits a working space filled with compressed air and, while forming a rolling fold, rolls on the air spring cover and/or the air spring piston, wherein the air spring cover is embodied in two parts with a first cover part for receiving an absorber bearing and with a second cover part for fastening the air spring bellows, wherein the first cover part is manufactured from a metal and the second cover part is manufactured from a plastic, and wherein a sleeve is arranged radially between the first and the second cover part.

8. The air spring strut according to claim 7 , wherein a sealing element is arranged radially between the first and the second cover part and wherein the sealing element is arranged underneath the sleeve.

9. An air spring strut for a motor vehicle comprising an air spring with a shock absorber for spring-cushioning and damping oscillations of a motor vehicle running gear assembly, wherein the air spring comprises an air spring cover and an air spring piston, wherein an air spring bellows made of an elastomeric material clamped air-tightly between the air spring cover and the air spring piston partially delimits a working space filled with compressed air and, while forming a rolling fold, rolls on the air spring cover and/or the air spring piston, wherein the air spring cover is embodied in two parts with a first cover part for receiving an absorber bearing and with a second cover part for fastening the air spring bellows, wherein the first cover part is manufactured from a metal and the second cover part is manufactured from a plastic, and wherein the second cover part has a recess for an additional spring at its end facing the air spring piston.

10. The air spring strut according to claim 9 , wherein the recess is embodied as a separate additional spring pot manufactured from plastic or metal.

11. An air spring strut for a motor vehicle comprising an air spring with a shock absorber for spring-cushioning and damping oscillations of a motor vehicle running gear assembly, wherein the air spring comprises an air spring cover and an air spring piston, wherein an air spring bellows made of an elastomeric material clamped air-tightly between the air spring cover and the air spring piston partially delimits a working space filled with compressed air and, while forming a rolling fold, rolls on the air spring cover and/or the air spring piston, wherein the air spring cover is embodied in two parts with a first cover part for receiving an absorber bearing and with a second cover part for fastening the air spring bellows, wherein the first cover part is manufactured from a metal and the second cover part is manufactured from a plastic, wherein the absorber bearing of the shock absorber is arranged in the first cover part, and wherein a closure cap is arranged for sealing on the first cover part, above the absorber bearing, wherein the closure cap is secured on the first cover part by a washer and a retaining ring that can be pressed in.

12. The air spring strut according to claim 11 , wherein a further sealing element is arranged radially between the first cover part and the closure cap.

13. An air spring strut for a motor vehicle comprising an air spring with a shock absorber for spring-cushioning and damping oscillations of a motor vehicle running gear assembly, wherein the air spring comprises an air spring cover and an air spring piston, wherein an air spring bellows made of an elastomeric material clamped air-tightly between the air spring cover and the air spring piston partially delimits a working space filled with compressed air and, while forming a rolling fold, rolls on the air spring cover and/or the air spring piston, wherein the air spring cover is embodied in two parts with a first cover part for receiving an absorber bearing and with a second cover part for fastening the air spring bellows, wherein the first cover part is manufactured from a metal and the second cover part is manufactured from a plastic, and wherein there is axial positive engagement acting between the first cover part and at least one fastening element in order to secure the first and the second cover part against rotation relative to one another, wherein the fastening element is arranged between a folded-over surface of the upper bending edge of the first cover part and the second cover part.

Assignees

• Continental Teves Ag & Co Ohg

Inventors

• Pielock Ralf
• Nessel Andreas
• Tatter Susanne
• Schallmeier Christian
• Pniewski Garrett Mark
• Makkar Sunny
• Manga Kranti Kiran

Classifications

• F16F9/54

  Arrangements for attachment {(grommet-type rubber mounting springs per se F16F1/3732; construction of cylinder ends F16F9/3242; attachments to vehicles B60G13/001, B60G15/00)} · CPC title

• B60G11/27 Primary

  wherein the fluid is a gas · CPC title

• F16F9/0454 Primary

  characterised by the assembling method or by the mounting arrangement, e.g. mounting of the membrane (F16F9/0409, F16F9/0445 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60G2204/126

  Mounting of pneumatic springs · CPC title

• B60G2204/4308

  Protecting guards, e.g. for rigid axle damage protection · CPC title