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US3191964A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Vehicle suspension systems

Assignee: Eaton Axles Ltd
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Filing: 1962-03-22
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Granted: 1965-06-29
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Expires: 1982-03-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Chambers Harry Donald

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 08:19
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G11/00; B60G11/26; B60G11/28; B60G15/00; B60G15/08; B60G15/12; B60G17/00; B60G17/02; B60G17/04; B60G17/052; B60G21/00; B60G21/02; B60G21/06; B60G21/067; B60G5/00; B60G5/04; B60G7/00; B60G7/02; B60G9/00; B60G9/003; B61; B61F; B61F5/00; B61F5/26; B61F5/30; B61F5/307; F; F16; F16F; F16F9/00; F16F9/32; F16F9/34; B60G2200/00; B60G2200/30; B60G2200/31; B60G2202/00; B60G2202/10; B60G2202/15; B60G2202/152; B60G2204/00; B60G2204/10; B60G2204/14; B60G2204/143; B60G2204/1432; B60G2204/40; B60G2204/41; B60G2204/416; B60G2206/00; B60G2206/01; B60G2206/60; B60G2206/601; B60G2206/80; B60G2206/81; B60G2206/8101; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S280/00; Y10S280/01; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32254; Y10T403/32262; Y10T403/32319; Y10T403/32377; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/45; Y10T403/454

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
A CYLINDER UNIT FOR A HYDROPNEUMATIC VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, COMPRISING A MOUNTING MEMBER, A BOLT EXTENDING FROM SAID MOUNTING MEMBER, A PISTON SURROUNDING SAID BOLT, AN ELASTIC CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID BOLT AND SAID PISTON AND COMPRISING A CONICAL RUBBERY BUSHING, INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES CLAMPED ENDWISE BETWEEN ABUTMENTS ON THE EXTENDING END OF THE BOLT AND ON SAID MOUNTING MMBER AND BETWEEN FIXED ABUTMENTS IN SAID PISTON RESPECTIVELY, SAID BUSHING BEING BONDED BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, AND A CYLINDER WITHIN WHICH PISTON IS SLIDABLE, SAID CYLINDER HAVING A PORT THEREIN FOR THE ADMISSION OF HYDRAULIC FLUID TO AND RELEASE FROM THE SPACE BETWEEN THE END OF THE PISTON AND THE CLOSED END OF SAID CYLINDER, THE FLOW OF HYDRAULIC FLUID THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID PISTON AND SAID CYLINDER BEING CONTROLLED IN PART BY OBSTRUCTION BY SAID PISTON OF THE PORT IN SAID CYLINDER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 146 words
A CYLINDER UNIT FOR A HYDROPNEUMATIC VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, COMPRISING A MOUNTING MEMBER, A BOLT EXTENDING FROM SAID MOUNTING MEMBER, A PISTON SURROUNDING SAID BOLT, AN ELASTIC CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID BOLT AND SAID PISTON AND COMPRISING A CONICAL RUBBERY BUSHING, INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES CLAMPED ENDWISE BETWEEN ABUTMENTS ON THE EXTENDING END OF THE BOLT AND ON SAID MOUNTING MMBER AND BETWEEN FIXED ABUTMENTS IN SAID PISTON RESPECTIVELY, SAID BUSHING BEING BONDED BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, AND A CYLINDER WITHIN WHICH PISTON IS SLIDABLE, SAID CYLINDER HAVING A PORT THEREIN FOR THE ADMISSION OF HYDRAULIC FLUID TO AND RELEASE FROM THE SPACE BETWEEN THE END OF THE PISTON AND THE CLOSED END OF SAID CYLINDER, THE FLOW OF HYDRAULIC FLUID THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID PISTON AND SAID CYLINDER BEING CONTROLLED IN PART BY OBSTRUCTION BY SAID PISTON OF THE PORT IN SAID CYLINDER.

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