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Air spring sleeves swage assembly

  • US 10,451,135 B2
  • Filed: 09/15/2016
  • Issued: 10/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gas spring system, comprising:

  • an end plate;

    a piston laterally spaced from said end plate;

    a first flexible sleeve having a first end and a second end, said first end of said first flexible sleeve sealingly connected to said end plate, and said second end being open and having an outer circumferential surface;

    a second flexible sleeve having a first end and a second end, said first end of said second flexible sleeve sealingly connected to said piston, and said second end being open and having an outer circumferential surface; and

    a swage assembly sealingly engaging the respective second ends of said first and second flexible sleeves, wherein at least one pressurized cavity lies in between said end plate and said piston, and said swage assembly includes a body with a first receiving member for receiving said first flexible sleeve and a second receiving member for receiving said second flexible sleeve, said second receiving member being coaxial with said first receiving member, and said first receiving member surrounds said outer circumferential surface of said second end of said first flexible sleeve and said second receiving member surrounds said outer circumferential surface of said second end of said second flexible sleeve.

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