US4630803A
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Suspension-strut mounting for installation between a shock-absorber strut or spring strut and a vehicle body spring-supported with respect to the axles, in particular of a motor vehicle
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1985-01-22
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Granted: 1986-12-23
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Expires: 2005-01-22
Abstract
Abstract A suspension-strut mounting for installation between a shock-absorber strut or spring strut and a vehicle body spring-supported with respect to the axles, with at least one connecting element having elastically resilient and vibration damping properties which is connected both with the body as also with the piston rod of a shock-absorber of the shock-absorber strut or spring-strut; an additional vibration damper is provided in parallel with the connecting element.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Werner
- 👤 Frank Knothe
- 👤 Paul Graf
- 👤 Henning Wallentowitz
- 👤 Hans-Hermann Keller
- 👤 Alfred Kist
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:30
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G7/00; B60G7/04; B60G13/00; B60G13/001; B60G13/003; F; F16; F16F; F16F13/00; F16F13/04; F16F13/06; F16F13/08; B60G2204/00; B60G2204/10; B60G2204/12; B60G2204/128; B60G2204/40; B60G2204/41; B60G2204/4108; B60G2204/416
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A suspension-strut mounting for installation between a shock-absorbing strut and a vehicle body spring supported with respect to axles, comprising at least one resiliently elastic vibration-damping connecting means operatively connected with the vehicle body and with a piston rod of said strut, additional vibration damping means operable in parallel to said connecting means, said additional damping means including a flow medium disposed in at least one space means, and wherein said connection and additional damping means operate to reduce vibrations in the same direction as, and independently of, the piston of the shock absorbing strut and even when said piston does not operate to absorb shocks.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A suspension-strut mounting for installation between a shock-absorbing strut and a vehicle body spring supported with respect to axles, comprising at least one resiliently elastic vibration-damping connecting means operatively connected with the vehicle body and with a piston rod of said strut, additional vibration damping means operable in parallel to said connecting means, said additional damping means including a flow medium disposed in at least one space means, and wherein said connection and additional damping means operate to reduce vibrations in the same direction as, and independently of, the piston of the shock absorbing strut and even when said piston does not operate to absorb shocks.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 1, characterized in that said additional damping means is located between a part of the connecting means and the vehicle body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 1, characterized in that the space means containing the flow medium includes throttling means to achieve a defined damping action.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 3, characterized in that the through-flow cross section of the throttling means is adjustable for purposes of establishing a desired damping action.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 3, characterized in that the throttling means includes means for automatically adjusting the throttling cross section thereof for a desired damping intensity in dependence on the pressure build-up in the space means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 3, characterized in that the damper means operates pneumatically and the space means containing the flow medium is in communication with the atmosphere by way of the throttling means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 6, characterized in that a pressure equalization valve means is coordinated to the throttling means, said pressure equalization valve means being operable to close with predetermined delay in both flow directions of the air.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 3, characterized in that the flow medium of the additional damping means is provided in a closed system which includes at least two space means communicating with each other by way of the throttling means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 8, characterized in that the two space means of the additional damping means are separated from each other by a part of the connecting means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 9, characterized in that said part includes the throttling means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 10, characterized in that said part is a rubber/metal bonded means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 11, characterized in that the throttle means located inside of the rubber/metal bonded means has a cross section that changes automatically as a function of pressure in the respective space means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 12, characterized in that said flow cross section changes automatically in proportion to the pressure build-up in the respective space means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 8, charcterized in that the throttle means between the two space automatically adjusts a quantity of medium to be displaced between the two space means in dependence on inward deflection of the piston rod.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
92 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 14, characterized in that the two space means are located inside of a housing means and are separated from each other by an apertured plate means of said throttle means which also includes flexible regulating elements coordinated to the apertured plate means along the walls of each space means, said flexible regulating elements being operable to cover up the apertured plate means over corresponding surface areas for regulating the displacement quantity of medium as a function of inward deflection of the piston rod of the strut.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 15, characterized in that a noise-insulating intermediate layer is provided between the housing means and the vehicle body.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 8, characterized in that the flow medium in the closed system is a hydraulic medium.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 17, characterized in that the throttle means between the two spaces automatically adjusts a quantity of hydraulic medium to be displaced between the two space means in dependence on inward deflection of the piston rod.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
93 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 18, characterized in that the two space means are located inside of a housing means and are separated from each other by an apertured plate means of said throttle means which also includes flexible regulating elements coordinated to the apertured plate means along the walls of each space means, said flexible regulating elements being operable to cover up the apertured plate means over corresponding surface areas for regulating the displacement quantity of hydraulic medium as a function of inward deflection of the piston rod of the strut.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 19, characterized in that a noise insulating intermediate layer is provided between the housing means and the vehicle body.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 20, characterized in that said insulating intermediate layer essentially consists of rubber.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting means is constructed as vibration-damping rubber/metal bonded unit.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
29 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 22, characterized in that the rubber/metal bonded unit forms at least a part of walls of the space means containing the flow medium.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
60 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 23, characterized in that the space means is formed as recess in the side of the rubber/metal bonded unit opposite the piston rod and the throttling means is arranged in a closure plate covering off the recess, said closure plate serving at the same time for securing the suspension-strut mounting at a body part.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
A suspension-strut mounting according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the connecting means is constructed as vibration-damping rubber/metal bonded unit.
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