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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
May. 22, 2003
Mark F Jacoby, Waterford, MI (US);
Kelly J Reynolds, Allegan, MI (US);
James M Stevens, Livonia, MI (US);
Timothy S O'bryan, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Phillip C Boss, South Haven, MI (US);
Mark F Jacoby, Waterford, MI (US);
Kelly J Reynolds, Allegan, MI (US);
James M Stevens, Livonia, MI (US);
Timothy S O'Bryan, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Phillip C Boss, South Haven, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Trelleborg Corporation, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A shear mount assembly and a compression mount assembly are combined to control ride harshness of a shock absorber. The shock absorber includes a body and a shock rod having a hydraulically sealed portion within the body and a distally extending free portion. A mount assembly is connected at the free portion having both a compression mount and a shear mount therein. The shear mount absorbs low-input vertical loads transferred from the shock rod, and the compression mount limits vertical displacement of the shear mount and absorbs a medium-input vertical load. The shear mount and the compression mount are tuned by selecting the durometer, dimensions, and physical configuration of each mount.