Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas spring and gas damper assemblies as well as suspension systems and methods including the same
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Application No.: US16468119Application Date: 2017-12-30
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Publication No.: US11214111B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Joshua R. Leonard
- Applicant: Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TN Nashville
- Assignee: Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
- Current Assignee: Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Nashville
- Agent Thomas R. Kingsbury; Matthew P. Dugan
- International Application: PCT/US2017/069143 WO 20171230
- International Announcement: WO2018/126234 WO 20180705
- Main IPC: B60G11/27
- IPC: B60G11/27 ; B60G15/12 ; F16F9/04 ; F16F9/05

Abstract:
Gas spring and gas damper assemblies include a flexible spring member. First and second end members are secured to opposing ends of the flexible spring member to form a spring chamber. The second end member includes an end member wall that at least partially defines a damping chamber within the second end member. A damper piston assembly includes a damper piston and an elongated damper rod. The damper piston separates the piston chamber into first and second chamber portions. A pneumatically-actuated control device is disposed in fluid communication with one of the first and second chamber portions. The control device is selectively operable to alter the functionality of the gas spring and gas damper assembly between spring and damper functionality and actuator functionality. Suspension systems including one or more of such gas spring and gas damper assemblies as well as methods of operation are also included.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200094643A1 GAS SPRING AND GAS DAMPER ASSEMBLIES AS WELL AS SUSPENSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2020-03-26
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