Shock absorber assembly structures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11760422-B2
Application number	US-202217957901-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2022
Priority date	Mar 16, 2021
Publication date	Sep 19, 2023
Grant date	Sep 19, 2023

Abstract

Shock absorber assembly structures are disclosed. An example shock absorber disclosed herein includes a shock absorber mount coupled to an end of the shock absorber, the shock absorber mount including a recess to receive a locating rib of a vehicle body, and an aperture to receive a fastener to couple the shock absorber mount to an attachment boss of the vehicle body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shock absorber comprising:
a shock absorber mount coupled to an end of the shock absorber, the shock absorber mount including:
a recess to receive a locating rib of a vehicle body; and
an aperture to receive a fastener to couple the shock absorber mount to an attachment boss of the vehicle body, the aperture positioned in an angled surface of the shock absorber mount, an angle between the angled surface and a longitudinal axis of the shock absorber being acute.

2. The shock absorber of claim 1 , wherein the locating rib is a first locating rib, the recess is a first recess on a first side of the shock absorber mount, further including a second recess on a second side of the shock absorber mount, the second recess to receive a second locating rib of the vehicle body.

3. The shock absorber of claim 1 , wherein the attachment boss is a first attachment boss, the fastener is a first fastener, the aperture is a first aperture on a first side of the shock absorber mount, further including a second aperture on a second side of the shock absorber mount, the second aperture to receive a second fastener to couple the shock absorber mount to a second attachment boss of the vehicle body.

4. The shock absorber of claim 1 , wherein the recess is substantially V-shaped.

5. The shock absorber of claim 1 , wherein the angled surface is a first angled surface, the recess including a second angled surface of the shock absorber mount.

6. The shock absorber of claim 1 , wherein the recess is to facilitate alignment of the aperture to an opening of the attachment boss.

7. The shock absorber of claim 1 , wherein the shock absorber is to be compressed when the recess receives the locating rib.

8. A method comprising:
forming a recess in a shock absorber mount of a shock absorber, the recess to receive a locating rib of a vehicle body; and
providing an aperture in the shock absorber mount, the aperture to receive a fastener to couple the shock absorber mount to an attachment boss of the vehicle body, the aperture positioned in an angled surface of the shock absorber mount, an angle between the angled surface and a longitudinal axis of the shock absorber being acute.

9. The method of claim 8 , further including coupling the shock absorber mount to an end of a shock absorber cylinder.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the locating rib is a first locating rib, the recess is a first recess on a first side of the shock absorber mount, further including forming a second recess on a second side of the shock absorber mount, the second recess to receive a second locating rib of the vehicle body.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the attachment boss is a first attachment boss, the fastener is a first fastener, the aperture is a first aperture on a first side of the shock absorber mount, further including providing a second aperture on a second side of the shock absorber mount, the second aperture to receive a second fastener to couple the shock absorber mount to a second attachment boss of the vehicle body.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the angled surface is a first angled surface, further including forming the recess by forming a second angled surface of the shock absorber mount.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein forming the recess further includes forming a V-shaped surface of the shock absorber mount.

14. A shock absorber comprising:
a cylindrical body; and
a mount integrally formed with the cylindrical body, the mount including:
a recess to interface with a protrusion of a longitudinal structural member of a vehicle; and
an aperture to receive a fastener to affix the mount to an attachment boss of the longitudinal structural member, the aperture positioned in an angled surface of the mount, an angle between the angled surface and a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body being acute.

15. The shock absorber of claim 14 , wherein the protrusion is a first protrusion, the recess is a first recess on a first side of the mount, further including a second recess on a second side of the mount, the second recess to interface with a second protrusion of the longitudinal structural member.

16. The shock absorber of claim 14 , wherein the attachment boss is a first attachment boss, the fastener is a first fastener, the aperture is a first aperture on a first side of the mount, further including a second aperture on a second side of the mount, the second aperture to receive a second fastener to couple the mount to a second attachment boss of the longitudinal structural member.

17. The shock absorber of claim 14 , wherein the recess includes a concave surface of the mount.

18. The shock absorber of claim 14 , wherein the angled surface is a first angled surface, the recess including a second angled surface of the mount.

19. The shock absorber of claim 14 , wherein the recess is to facilitate alignment of the aperture to an opening of the attachment boss.

20. The shock absorber of claim 14 , wherein a first shape of the recess corresponds to a second shape of the protrusion.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Hennessey Conor Daniel
• Bogachuk Vladimir Vladimirovich

Classifications

• B60G13/003 Primary

  characterised by the mounting on the vehicle body or chassis of the damper unit · CPC title

• B62D29/008 Primary

  predominantly of light alloys, e.g. extruded · CPC title

• B62D25/088 Primary

  Details of structures as upper supports for springs or dampers · CPC title

• B62D25/2027

  the subunits being rear structures · CPC title

• B60G2204/128

  Damper mount on vehicle body or chassis · CPC title