| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 280124154 | Vertically extending telescopic strut | 33 |
| 20080290624 | SUSPENSION APPARATUS - A suspension apparatus includes a single-phase linear motor, a state detecting sensor and a controlling portion. The single-phase liner motor includes a coil and a permanent magnet. The coil is adapted to be provided at one of a vehicle body-side member and a wheel-side member of a vehicle. The permanent magnet is adapted to be provided at the other of the vehicle body-side member and the wheel-side member of the vehicle. The state detecting sensor detects a relative moving state between the vehicle body-side member and the wheel-side member and an absolute moving state of the vehicle body-side member. The controlling portion controls a load outputted by the single-phase linear motor on the basis of a result detected by the state detecting sensor. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20110266765 | STRUT ASSEMBLY HAVING MULTI-PIECE SPRING SEAT - A strut assembly includes a top mount assembly, a shock absorber, a multi-piece lower spring seat and a spring extending between the top mount assembly and the multi-piece lower spring seat. The multi-piece lower spring seat includes a spring seat belt holding the spring and a plurality of seating supports that are attached to the shock absorber and which support the spring seat belt. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120319376 | Piston-Type Actuator and Static Fluid Damper and Vehicles Including Same - A vehicular fluid damper system comprises a piston-type actuator, a static fluid damper, first and second flow passages, a first flow control valve, and a controller. The piston-type actuator comprises a cylinder and a piston that cooperate with one another to define first and second chambers. The static fluid damper defines first, second, and third dampening chambers. The first and second dampening chambers are in fluid communication with one another. The second and third dampening chambers are in fluid communication with each other. The first flow passage is in fluid communication with the first dampening chamber and the first chamber. The second flow passage is in fluid communication with the second dampening chamber and the second chamber. The controller is configured to facilitate operation of the first flow control valve to change a flow rate of fluid through the first flow passage. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130069336 | Independent Wheel Suspension for a Spring-Mounted Steerable Wheel - Disclosed is an independent wheel suspension ( | 03-21-2013 |
| 20160023685 | REAR VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A rear pillar inner provided at a side panel inner and extending upward from a front-side upper portion of a rear wheel house, a rear pillar reinforcement joined to an outside portion of the rear pillar inner, and an outside reinforcing member connecting an outside portion of the side panel inner and the rear wheel house are provided. The rear pillar reinforcement has a rear-side pillar-reinforcement ridge portion extending vertically. The outside reinforcing member has a front-side reinforcing-member ridge portion extending vertically. A lower end portion of the rear pillar reinforcement and an upper end portion of the outside reinforcing member are joined such that the both ridge portions are arranged to align substantially straightly, when viewed from the side, and to slant in such a manner that an upper side thereof is positioned relatively forward compared to a lower side thereof. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160059650 | TRAILER MOVING SYSTEM - A system for supporting a trailer mover in a fixed spatial relationship to the wheels of a trailer is provided. The system has embodiments handling both independent and non-independent suspension; movers mounted either before or aft the wheels; and, movers mounted on either left hand or right hand wheels. The system attaches to the sprung portion of the trailer suspension to provide the fixed spatial relationship. Adjustable components provide longitudinal and lateral adjustment of the position of the trailer mover to cater for different proximal wheel and suspension geometries. | 03-03-2016 |
| 280124155 | Upper strut mount detail | 27 |
| 20090058032 | VEHICLE DAMPER ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An attachment structure system is disclosed for attaching a damper to a vehicle. The attachment structure system can include a stiffener body that has a central portion connected to a damper. The stiffener body can be connected to both the vehicle's frame and a vehicle body portion, such as the wheel housing, to reduce noise, vibration, and harshness from being transmitted to the driver of the vehicle, and to provide other structural and ride characteristic benefits to the vehicle. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090256327 | Method of Retaining Structural Transmission Members - A track driven vehicle comprises a structural member underneath the vehicle. The structural member includes a plurality of structural member apertures for receiving fasteners inserted therethrough. The vehicle also includes a first track carrier and a first mounting strut attached to the first track carrier. The first mounting strut, which attaches the first track carrier to the structural member, includes a plurality of mounting strut apertures which, when aligned with the structural member apertures, receive the fasteners inserted therethrough. One of the first mounting strut and the structural member includes a fixedly attached dowel pin, and the other of the first mounting strut and the structural member includes a pin receiving aperture. When attaching the first track carrier to the structural member using the first mounting strut, the dowel pin extends into the pin receiving aperture to prevent cross-shearing between the structural member and the first mounting strut. This reduces camber between the structural member and the track carrier and allows fewer fasteners to be used to attach the first track carrier to the structural member. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100117325 | BRACKET FOR MOUNTING SHOCK ABSORBER - A bracket is provided to mount a shock absorber to a vehicle body. The bracket is configured to couple a distal end of a piston rod of the shock absorber to a vehicle body. The bracket is molded of a plastic material and includes a body having a recess formed thereon, the recess allowing a bush assembly to be inserted therein, and a flange extending from the body. The bracket is molded integrally with a metal insert. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100289242 | STRUCTURAL MOUNTING INSERT HAVING A NON-CONDUCTIVE ISOLATOR - The present invention is predicated upon methods and devices for positively mounting structural members while preventing or substantially limiting exposure of such members to environmental conditions possibly leading to corrosion. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100308555 | SUSPENSION STOP COMPRISING A MOBILE SEALING ELEMENT - A suspension stop for a motor vehicle has an upper cup, a lower cup and roller bodies arranged between the cups to permit the relative rotation thereof. The cups are designed to have at least one annular space between them. The stop further has a seal element arranged in the annular space with a sliding contact with each cup. The seal element is arranged to be mobile with relation to at least one cup. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110187071 | Rolling Bearing for a Suspension Thrust Bearing Device - A rolling bearing includes a bottom ring, a top ring having a skirt with at least one radial protrusion, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the rings. A seal is radially disposed between the top and bottom rings and includes an annular radial rib, the rib being positioned axially above the radial protrusion of the top ring skirt so as to interfere diametrically with the radial protrusion and configured to frictionally contact the skirt to attach the seal to the top ring, and a retainer configured to axially retain the bottom ring relative to the top ring. A suspension thrust bearing device includes the rolling bearing and a support element for the rolling bearing forming bearing means for a spring, and a suspension strut for a motor vehicle includes the suspension thrust bearing device. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120032411 | VEHICLE - A vehicle, such as an all terrain vehicle, has a structure with which an increase in the weight of a strut damper can be suppressed. A strut damper axis is disposed to be along an imaginary line formed by imaginarily interconnecting an intersection at which a vertical line passing through a grounding point of a wheel intersects an extension line of a lower arm and a connection point at which the strut damper is connected to a vehicle body. A reaction force from a road surface is input to the strut damper substantially along the strut damper axis. Since no bending force is exerted on the strut damper, the strut damper can be made smaller in size, and the strut damper can be made lighter in weight. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120146306 | THRUST BEARING AND SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE - The suspension bump thrust device for a motor vehicle comprises a lower supporting cover | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120161414 | Eccentric Steering Axis Strut Top Mount - An eccentric steering axis strut top mount providing a reduced spindle length. An axes eccentricity is provided by laterally shifting the steering axis with respect to the strut rod axis in a direction toward a vertical ray passing through the wheel center. The axes eccentricity results in an upper point of the kingpin axis being laterally shifted toward the vertical ray with the consequence of the spindle length being shortened. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120169023 | Vehicle Front Shock Tower - A front structure for a vehicle is provided, the structure including a single piece shock tower and an upper control arm, where the front coupling of the upper control arm is attached to the shock tower at a location directly above a corresponding surface of the shock tower such that the front coupling is exposed from above, and where the rear coupling of the upper control arm is attached to the shock tower at a location directly below a corresponding surface of the shock tower such that the rear coupling is unexposed from above. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120235376 | Arrangement of a Bracket on a Carrier of a Passenger-Car Body - An arrangement of a bracket on a structural member of a passenger motor vehicle body is provided. A structural member includes an upper face and a lower face. The structural member can be a longitudinal structural member and the bracket can be a damper strut bracket, via which at least a damper strut can be supported on structural member. The bracket is supported at least on the upper face and on the lower face of structural member. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130009376 | THRUST SLIDING BEARING AND COMBINATION MECHANISM OF THE THRUST SLIDING BEARING AND A PISTON ROD - A thrust sliding bearing | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130020778 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING A SHOCK ABSORBER TO A VEHICLE - A shock absorber includes a shock body with an upper portion and a lower portion and an eyelet attached to each upper and lower portion for connecting to a vehicle. At least one eyelet includes a bushing assembly including a center shaft positioned within a bore and a first and second bushing positioned between an outer cylindrical wall of the center shaft and the bore of the eyelet. A first flexible ring is positioned between the first bushing and the center shaft, the first flexible ring compressed therebetween, and a second flexible ring is positioned between the second bushing and the center shaft, the second flexible ring compressed therebetween. A first and second end ring surrounding the center shaft outer cylindrical wall, with the first end ring adjacent the second end of the first bushing, and the second end ring adjacent the second end of the second bushing. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130147149 | SPRING SEAT HAVING AN INSTALLATION LAND/STEP - A strut assembly includes a top mount assembly, a shock absorber, a lower spring seat and a spring extending between the top mount assembly and the lower spring seat. The lower spring seat includes an annular disc and a tubular extension extending from the annular disc. The tubular wall defines a plurality of lands or steps which define bearing surfaces which are used to press the lower spring seat onto the shock absorber. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130207365 | SUSPENSION THRUST BEARING DEVICE AND MCPHERSON STRUT EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - The present invention concerns a suspension thrust bearing device adapted to receive a shock absorber piston rod along a main axis (X | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130270790 | THRUST SLIDING BEARING AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF A STRUT-TYPE SUSPENSION USING THE THRUST SLIDING BEARING - A thrust sliding bearing | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140049019 | STRUT MOUNTING REINFORCEMENT UNIT OF VEHICLE - The strut mounting reinforcement unit of a vehicle includes a shock absorber housing cover in which a strut may be inserted, the shock absorber housing cover being mounted to a vehicle body together with the strut, a shock absorber cover panel covering an upper portion of the shock absorber housing cover to be mounted to the vehicle body, and a closed space formed between the shock absorber housing cover and the shock absorber cover panel, thereby improving strength of a strut mounted portion of the vehicle body. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140070510 | TOP MOUNT, INTEGRATED HOUSING AND STRUT SPRING BEARING - One variation includes a top mount, integrated housing and spring bearing. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140070511 | TOP MOUNT WITH MCU ISOLATOR IN INNER METAL - One variation may include a product comprising a top mount for a strut having a first inner strut rod attachment component comprising a metal, a second strut attachment component having at least a portion received in the first strut rod attachment component, a resilient or elastomeric material interposed between the first inner strut rod attachment component and the second inner strut rod attachment component, the second inner strut rod attachment component being constructed and arranged to receive a strut rod. One variation may include a product comprising a top mount for a strut having an inner strut rod attachment component, a first damping material and embedded in a resilient or elastomeric material, and wherein the first damping material has a greater damping property than the resilient or elastomeric material. One variation may include a product comprising an attachment collar for a strut rod, a microcellular urethane covering at least a portion of the collar. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140070512 | TOP MOUNT FOR STRUT - One variation includes a top mount for a strut having an inner metal portion. Another variation includes a bearing integrated with the inner metal portion. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140097590 | REINFORCEMENT OF SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT - A reinforcement is installed in a mounting portion of a shock absorber of a vehicle to improve strength of a vehicle body. The reinforcement realizes a new type of a reinforcement which covers a mounting portion affected most by an excitation force from a shock absorber and is simultaneously coupled to a mounting cover, which is a peripheral member, and a front side upper member, such that road noise can be improved by improvement of Z-direction input point strength. (vehicle body strength) of a shock absorber housing portion. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140306419 | STRUT TOP MOUNT WITH MCU AND INTEGRAL TRAVEL LIMITER - A top mount for a suspension damper has a housing with an interior chamber and a damper attachment member disposed in the interior chamber and spaced from the top end and the bottom end. An isolation assembly, formed of MCU, has an upper portion disposed between the member and the top end of the housing and a lower portion disposed between the member and the bottom end of the housing such that the isolation assembly supports the member in the housing. A travel limiter is disposed in the housing and has a first body of resilient material disposed between the member and the top end of the housing and a second body of material disposed between the member and the bottom end of the housing. The isolation assembly is disposed so as to function in parallel to the travel limiter. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150321531 | HEAD BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR CONNECTING A SPRING LEG TO A VEHICLE BODY - The present invention relates to a head bearing arrangement ( | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160089948 | SUSPENSION INSULATOR - The invention relates to a suspension insulator secured to a spring seat. The insulator has a cylindrical wall part and an annular body part. When the insulator is secured to the spring seat, an inner peripheral wall surface of the body part of the insulator and at least a part of an inner peripheral wall surface of the cylinder part of the insulator are not in contact with a cylindrical wall part of the spring seat. The remaining of the inner peripheral wall surface of the cylinder part of the insulator is in tight contact with the cylindrical wall part of the spring seat when the insulator is secured to the spring seat. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160129747 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE COMPONENT FOR CONNECTING A SPRING STRUT TO A VEHICLE BODY, METHOD FOR MOUNTING A SPRING STRUT ON A VEHICLE BODY AND VEHICLE BODY - The present disclosure provides a support structure component for connecting a spring strut to a vehicle body. The support structure component includes a connection section for connecting to the vehicle body and at least one flange section having a spring strut mount configured to mount a spring strut. In this manner, the support structure component can be used for assembling the spring strut into the vehicle body without requiring significant access from above. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160185175 | MOUNTING UNIT OF SHOCK ABSORBER FOR VEHICLE - A mounting unit of a shock absorber for a vehicle is disclosed. A mounting unit of a shock absorber for a vehicle that fixes an upper portion of a shock absorber connected to wheels to a vehicle body according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a shock absorber housing mounted to the vehicle body; a mounting module disposed in the shock absorber housing, and at least two mounting hole is formed at the mounting module; a tapping nut engaged through a mounting hole of the mounting module in the shock absorber housing; and a fixing nut engaged to an end portion of the tapping nut protruded to outside of the shock absorber housing and fixing the mounting module to the shock absorber housing; the mounting module and fixing nut are temporarily assembled to the shock absorber housing through a temporarily assembly apparatus and engaged to the tapping nut. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160193888 | SUSPENSION STRUT MOUNT | 07-07-2016 |
