Air spring having a pleated bellows

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10752071-B2
Application number	US-201716068758-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2017
Priority date	Jan 29, 2016
Publication date	Aug 25, 2020
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020

Abstract

A pneumatic spring for a running gear of a motor vehicle, including a pneumatic spring cover and a pneumatic spring piston, wherein a pneumatic spring bellows composed of elastomer material is braced in air-tight fashion between the pneumatic spring cover and the pneumatic spring piston, wherein the pneumatic spring bellows is at least partially surrounded by a sleeve-like outer guide, wherein a corrugated bellows surrounds the pneumatic spring bellows and the outer guide, and wherein, between the outer guide and the corrugated bellows, there is provided a separately formed, air-permeable fastener by which the corrugated bellows is fixed to the outer guide.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pneumatic spring for a running gear of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a pneumatic spring cover; and
a pneumatic spring piston;
a pneumatic spring bellows composed of elastomer material is braced in air-tight fashion between the pneumatic spring cover and the pneumatic spring piston;
a sleeve-like outer guide at least partially surrounding the pneumatic spring bellows; and
a corrugated bellows surrounding the pneumatic spring bellows and the outer guide,
wherein, between the outer guide and the corrugated bellows, there is provided a separately formed, air-permeable fastening means by which the corrugated bellows is fixed to the outer guide, and
wherein the fastening means is of multi-part form and comprises an adapter ring and a bracing means, the bracing means clamping the adapter ring onto the outer guide.

2. The pneumatic spring according to claim 1 , wherein the adapter ring is discontinuous in a circumferential direction.

3. The pneumatic spring according to claim 1 , wherein the corrugated bellows is directly fastened to the adaptor ring and is fastened by the adapter ring to the outer guide.

4. The pneumatic spring according to claim 1 , wherein the adapter ring comprises an inner ring and an outer ring, wherein the inner ring is connected to the outer ring.

5. The pneumatic spring according to claim 4 , wherein the inner ring has, toward the outer guide, means for the fixing of the adapter ring to the outer guide.

6. The pneumatic spring according to claim 4 , wherein the bracing means is inserted into the adapter ring between the inner ring and outer ring.

7. The pneumatic spring according to claim 1 , wherein the corrugated bellows has a fold with two right angles, wherein the corrugated bellows is fixed in positively locking fashion by way of the fold to the adapter ring.

8. The pneumatic spring according to claim 1 , wherein the outer guide is fixed to the pneumatic spring bellows by an inner bracing ring.

9. The pneumatic spring according to claim 1 , wherein the outer guide has a narrowed clamping region.

10. The pneumatic spring according to claim 1 , wherein the corrugated bellows surrounds the rolling surfaces of pneumatic spring piston and pneumatic spring cover, wherein the corrugated bellows is fastened to the pneumatic spring piston and/or pneumatic spring cover.

11. A running gear for a motor vehicle, comprising a pneumatic suspension system, having a pneumatic spring according to claim 1 .

12. The pneumatic spring according to claim 2 , wherein the corrugated bellows is directly fastened to the adaptor ring and is fastened by the adapter ring to the outer guide.

13. The pneumatic spring according to claim 2 , wherein the adapter ring comprises an inner ring and an outer ring, wherein the inner ring is connected to the outer ring.

14. The pneumatic spring according to claim 3 , wherein the adapter ring comprises an inner ring and an outer ring, wherein the inner ring is connected to the outer ring.

15. A pneumatic spring for a running gear of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a pneumatic spring cover; and
a pneumatic spring piston;
a pneumatic spring bellows composed of elastomer material is braced in air-tight fashion between the pneumatic spring cover and the pneumatic spring piston;
a sleeve-like outer guide at least partially surrounding the pneumatic spring bellows; and
a corrugated bellows surrounding the pneumatic spring bellows and the outer guide,
wherein, between the outer guide and the corrugated bellows, there is provided a separately formed, air-permeable fastening means by which the corrugated bellows is fixed to the outer guide,
wherein the fastening means comprises an adapter ring and a bracing means,
wherein the adapter ring comprises an inner ring and an outer ring, wherein the inner ring is connected to the outer ring, and
wherein the inner ring has, in the direction of the outer ring, means for the fixing of the bracing means.

16. The pneumatic spring according to claim 15 , wherein the inner ring has, toward the outer guide, means for the fixing of the adapter ring to the outer guide.

17. A pneumatic spring for a running gear of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a pneumatic spring cover; and
a pneumatic spring piston;
a pneumatic spring bellows composed of elastomer material is braced in air-tight fashion between the pneumatic spring cover and the pneumatic spring piston;
a sleeve-like outer guide at least partially surrounding the pneumatic spring bellows; and
a corrugated bellows surrounding the pneumatic spring bellows and the outer guide,
wherein, between the outer guide and the corrugated bellows, there is provided a separately formed, air-permeable fastening means by which the corrugated bellows is fixed to the outer guide,
wherein the outer guide is fixed to the pneumatic spring bellows by an inner bracing ring, and
wherein the fastening means is positioned on the outer guide at a same axial position as the inner bracing ring.

Assignees

• Continental Teves Ag & Co Ohg

Inventors

• Gleu Jens-Uwe
• Popa-Bianu Tiberiu

Classifications

• F16F2230/105

  Flexible, e.g. bellows or bladder · CPC title

• B60G2204/126

  Mounting of pneumatic springs · CPC title

• B60G2206/424

  Plunger or top retainer construction for bellows or rolling lobe type air springs · CPC title

• F16F9/05

  the flexible wall being of the rolling diaphragm type · CPC title

• B60G11/27 Primary

  wherein the fluid is a gas · CPC title