Suspension bump stop and strut device

US9010741B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9010741-B2
Application numberUS-200913057080-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 29, 2009
Priority dateAug 1, 2008
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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The suspension bump stop device comprises a rolling bearing ( 44 ) that forms an axial bump stop, equipped with an upper ring ( 46 ), with a lower ring ( 48 ) and with a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the rings, the upper and lower rings being supported respectively by an upper cup ( 40 ) and a lower cup ( 42 ), the lower cup forming a bearing means for a suspension spring ( 18 ), at least one sealing lip being provided on one of the cups so that it bears against a bearing surface portion of the other cup. The bearing surface portion is substantially cylindrical, the sealing lip being directed downwards away from the rolling bearing and bearing with radial interference against the said surface portion, the said substantially cylindrical surface portion being connected towards the top to a shoulder against which the lip can bear if the two cups become radially eccentric relative to one another.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A suspension bump stop device for a strut, the strut including a spring with a line of force, the suspension bump device comprising: a rolling bearing configured to form an axial bump stop and including an upper ring, a lower ring, and a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the upper ring and the lower ring, an upper cup supporting the upper ring and formed of a first rigid material part, a lower cup supporting the lower ring and formin…

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What does patent US9010741B2 cover?
The suspension bump stop device comprises a rolling bearing ( 44 ) that forms an axial bump stop, equipped with an upper ring ( 46 ), with a lower ring ( 48 ) and with a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the rings, the upper and lower rings being supported respectively by an upper cup ( 40 ) and a lower cup ( 42 ), the lower cup forming a bearing means for a suspension spring ( 1…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Viault Samuel, Liverato Yves-André, Brulard Cédric, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60G15/068. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).