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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2009
Atsushi Sakuta, Tokyo, JP;
Takuhiro Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Tachi, Toyota, JP;
Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
In a suspension device (S) comprising a motion transforming mechanism (T) for transforming a linear motion of a linear motion member () into a rotational motion of a rotating member () and a motor (M) connected to the rotating member () in the motion transforming mechanism (T), an air spring (AS) is provided, the air spring (AS) including a tubular air chamber () connected to the motor (M), an air piston () connected to the linear motion member () and being tubular and smaller in diameter than the air chamber (), and a diaphragm () interposed between the air chamber () and the air piston (), a stopper () is provided on an outer periphery of the air piston (), and a stopper seat () is provided on an inner periphery of the air chamber () so as to be put in abutment against the stopper () upon maximum extension of the suspension device involving relative separation of the air chamber () and the air piston () with respect to each other.