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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2016
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Garrett Mark Pniewski, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Joseph G Jerisk, Burton, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburns Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An air spring assembly for a vehicle having a damper body decoupled from a piston, allowing the damper to rotate freely without inducing torsion into the piston. The air spring assembly includes a damper body, where part of the damper body is disposed in a piston, and a decoupling mechanism connected to the damper body. The decoupling mechanism allows for rotation of the damper body relative to the piston, preventing torsion from being transferred from the damper body to the piston. The decoupling mechanism includes an adapter ring connected to the damper body, and a rotatable machine element surrounding the damper body. The adapter ring is surrounded part of the piston, and the rotatable machine element is adjacent the adapter ring. The inner wall of the piston is in contact with the rotatable machine element, such that the rotatable machine element facilitates relative rotation between the piston and damper body.