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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Michael Shawn Watterworth, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/348 (2006.01); F16F 9/02 (2006.01); F16F 9/32 (2006.01); F16F 9/54 (2006.01); B62D 33/027 (2006.01); F16F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/0245 (2013.01); B62D 33/0273 (2013.01); F16F 9/0218 (2013.01); F16F 9/3242 (2013.01); F16F 9/44 (2013.01); F16F 9/54 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0005 (2013.01); F16F 2230/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cylinder defining an internal volume and having a first end and a second end. A piston is received within the cylinder, a rod is coupled to the piston and extends outwardly of the first end, and a cap encloses the second end. The cap is selectively movable relative to the cylinder to vary the internal volume. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, selectively moving an end cap relative to a cylinder body to vary internal volume.