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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2011
Applicant:
Craig Kneidel, Massillon, OH (US);
Inventor:
Craig Kneidel, Massillon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 1/00 (2006.01); F16F 15/129 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/129 (2013.01);
Abstract
A damper assembly including a cover having at least one aperture therein, a flange operatively connected to the cover, and a spring having at least one leg engaged with a radially outer surface of the flange, the spring having at least one post engaged in the aperture of the cover, wherein engaging the post in the aperture preloads the spring against the radially outer surface of the flange for exerting a force on the damper.