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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshio Ohma, Fukuroi, JP;
Assignee:
Showa Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280276 ; 18832217 ; 277 32 ;
Abstract
A front fork including an outer cylinder 2 and a slidable inner cylinder 3 with working oil between them has a dust seal 5 and an oil seal 6 in sliding contact with the outer circumference of the inner cylinder. Between these seals there is a guide 7 which is also in sliding contact with the outer circumference of the inner cylinder and which is made of sponge or felt and is impregnated with grease or oil. The provision of this guide increases the lives of the other seals.