Installation ring for mounting pressurized fluid buffer device and

Abstract

An installation ring, for a pressurized fluid buffer device such as a shock absorber or the like is formed of a single piece of base material having a uniform thickness. The ring may be initially formed as a flat article having surface contours formed by pressing or the like to provide a central longitudinally extending raised area and raised longitudinal edges. When the flat article is subject to bending processing into an annular shape for installation around an eye bush, opposed edges thereof meet at a position which is selected as an attachment position for a base portion of the buffer device. Thus, attachment of end portions of the installation ring and attachment of the buffer device thereto mat be accomplished in a single step. Alternatively, a base material havinge uniform thickness may be subject to punching and bending processing and such techniques as utilized for pipe making, for example, and the installation ring may be formed around a central axis for forming the installation ring in a single process in an integral, annular form. Thus, strength is improved while installation processing is reduced. According to utilizing a single thickness base material, both manufacturing and installation costs may be significantly reduced while structural features and design flexibility are improved.