Air spring with restraining cylinder
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1. An air spring comprising:
- a pair of spaced end members;
a flexible bellows sealingly attached to the end members and extending therebetween and forming an interior fluid chamber;
a rigid restraining cylinder attached at one end to one of said end members and extending co-axially with and outwardly of the flexible bellows; and
a flexible mounting assembly attaching the restraining cylinder to said one end member, said mounting assembly including an elastomeric sleeve having at least one convolution located between first and second ends of the sleeve, with said first end being secured to said one end member and said second end being secured to said restraining cylinder.
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Abstract
An air spring has first and second axially spaced end members with a flexible bellows sealingly clamped to the end members and extending therebetween and forming an intervening air chamber. A flexible elastomeric sleeve having at least one convolution resiliently mounts a rigid restraining cylinder to one of the end members. The cylinder extends co-axially along and outside of the bellows. The flexible sleeve is bonded or snap-fitted to the cylinder.
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20 Claims
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1. An air spring comprising:
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a pair of spaced end members;
a flexible bellows sealingly attached to the end members and extending therebetween and forming an interior fluid chamber;
a rigid restraining cylinder attached at one end to one of said end members and extending co-axially with and outwardly of the flexible bellows; and
a flexible mounting assembly attaching the restraining cylinder to said one end member, said mounting assembly including an elastomeric sleeve having at least one convolution located between first and second ends of the sleeve, with said first end being secured to said one end member and said second end being secured to said restraining cylinder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle suspension system comprising:
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an air spring including a pair of spaced end members, each mounted on a respective one of the vehicle components;
a flexible bellows sealingly attached to the end members and extending therebetween and forming an interior fluid chamber;
a rigid restraining cylinder attached at one end to one of said end members and extending co-axially with and outwardly of the flexible bellows; and
a flexible mounting assembly attaching the restraining cylinder to said one end member, said mounting assembly including an elastomeric sleeve having at least one convolution located between first and second ends of the sleeve, with said first end being secured to said one end member and said second end being secured to said restraining cylinder. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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