Air spring sleeves swage assembly
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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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Abstract
A gas spring system (10), comprising: an end plate (12); a piston (14) laterally spaced from said end plate (12); a first flexible sleeve (16) having a first end (13) and a second end (15), said first end (13) of the first flexible sleeve (16) sealingly connected to the end plate (12); a second flexible sleeve (18) having a first end (17) and a second end (19), said first end (17) of the second flexible sleeve (18) sealingly connected to the piston (14); and a swage assembly (20) sealingly engaging the respective second ends (15, 19) of said first and second flexible sleeves (16, 18).
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20 Claims
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1. A gas spring system, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of constructing a gas spring system, comprising:
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providing a gas spring system, including; 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 including 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; aligning said first flexible sleeve and said second flexible sleeve at a desired bias angle; and swaging said swage assembly to fluidly join said first and second flexible sleeves by sealingly connecting the respective said second ends of the first and second flexible sleeves to said swage assembly so that 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, wherein at least one pressurized cavity lies in between said end plate and said piston. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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