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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Damon Gilbert, Aptos, CA (US);
William O. Brown, IV, Aptos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/348 (2006.01); B60G 13/08 (2006.01); B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 17/016 (2006.01); B60G 17/08 (2006.01); F16F 9/19 (2006.01); F16F 9/44 (2006.01); F16F 9/46 (2006.01); F16F 9/50 (2006.01); F16F 9/516 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/348 (2013.01); B60G 13/08 (2013.01); B60G 17/0152 (2013.01); B60G 17/016 (2013.01); B60G 17/08 (2013.01); F16F 9/19 (2013.01); F16F 9/3485 (2013.01); F16F 9/44 (2013.01); F16F 9/462 (2013.01); F16F 9/469 (2013.01); F16F 9/50 (2013.01); F16F 9/5165 (2013.01); B60G 2202/24 (2013.01); B60G 2206/41 (2013.01); B60G 2401/00 (2013.01); B60G 2401/28 (2013.01); B60G 2500/112 (2013.01); B60G 2600/20 (2013.01); B60G 2600/21 (2013.01); B60G 2800/162 (2013.01); F16F 2222/12 (2013.01); F16F 2228/066 (2013.01); F16F 2230/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A damper valve with an adjustable effective stiffness of a shim. The damper valve includes a piston. The piston has a fluid path formed therethrough. A shim is disposed proximate the fluid path formed through the piston. A stiffness adjustment feature is coupled to the shim, and the shim is disposed between the piston and the stiffness adjustment feature. The stiffness adjustment feature is configured to adjust the effective stiffness of the shim without affecting a preload applied to the shim.