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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Valeo Kapec Co., Ltd., Daegu, KR;
Inventors:
Caleb Garcia Ruiz, Daegu, KR;
Juan Antonio Rivera Moreno, Daegu, KR;
Assignee:
VALEO KAPEC CO., LTD., Daegu, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/121 (2006.01); F16F 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/10 (2013.01); F16F 15/1217 (2013.01); F16F 2228/10 (2013.01); F16F 2232/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shock absorber includes a mechanical stop for torque converter that prevents the exterior springs from reaching the solid length. The shock absorber with mechanical buffer stop includes a drive plate; at least one exterior spring; and a driven plate, the driven plate additionally includes at least one mechanical stop which is configured to make contact with the drive plate when the drive plate compresses each exterior spring, and each mechanical stop is located such that it prevents each exterior spring from reaching a solid-length condition.