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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Norwood, Detroit, MI (US);
Zachary Machinchick, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/048 (2006.01); F16F 9/50 (2006.01); B60G 17/052 (2006.01); F16F 9/04 (2006.01); F16F 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0485 (2013.01); B60G 17/0525 (2013.01); F16F 9/0472 (2013.01); F16F 9/3292 (2013.01); F16F 9/50 (2013.01); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01); B60G 2500/204 (2013.01); B60G 2500/206 (2013.01); B60G 2500/2014 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air spring includes a sleeve, a jounce bumper, and a bump cap. The sleeve defines a chamber. The jounce bumper is fixed relative to the sleeve in the chamber. The bump cap is moveable relative to the jounce bumper from a first position to a second position in contact with the jounce bumper. The jounce bumper includes a valve moveable by the bump cap to a closed position when the bump cap moves to the second position.