ASSEMBLY FOR RECEIVING A SUSPENSION SPRING OF A SUSPENSION STRUT, AND ASSOCIATED SPRING SEAT
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Abstract
An arrangement for mounting a suspension spring of a spring strut for a motor vehicle may include a spring plate that is arranged on a damper tube of a vibration damper of the spring strut such that an end side of the suspension spring is supported on the spring plate. A protective element for protecting a piston rod of the vibration damper may also be attached to the spring plate. The spring plate may include features that help minimize or even eliminate contact between the protective element and the damper tube. For example, the spring plate may include tongues that extend from a ring-shaped main structure of the spring plate, wherein inner sides of the tongues may lie against the damper tube and outer sides of the tongues may guide the protective element.
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26 Claims
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1-8. -8. (canceled)
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9. An arrangement for mounting a suspension spring of a spring strut for a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
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a spring plate positioned on a damper tube of a vibration damper of the spring strut such that an end side of the suspension spring is supported on the spring plate, wherein the spring plate comprises plastic; and a protective element for protecting a piston rod of the vibration damper, the protective element attached to the spring plate, wherein the spring plate further comprises guide means for guiding the protective element and preventing contact between the protective element and the damper tube, wherein the guide means comprises tongues that are integrally formed on a ring-shaped main structure of the spring plate, wherein inner sides of the tongues lie against the damper tube, wherein outer sides of the tongues form a guide for the protective element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. A spring plate for arrangement on a damper tube of a vibration damper of a spring strut for a motor vehicle such that an end side of a suspension spring of the spring strut is supportable on the spring plate, wherein the spring plate comprises a plastics material and is configured to be attached to a protective element for protecting a piston rod of the vibration damper, wherein the spring plate comprises guide means for guiding the protective element and preventing contact between the protective element and the damper tube, with the guide means comprising tongues that are integrally formed on a ring-shaped main structure of the spring plate, wherein inner sides of the tongues are configured to lie against the damper tube, wherein a guide for the protective element is formed on outer sides such that the contact between the protective element and the damper tube is prevented by the guide means.
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17. A spring strut comprising:
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a piston rod; a protective element that surrounds the piston rod and protects the piston rod from at least one of contaminants or moisture; a suspension spring; and a spring plate that is positioned on a damper tube and supports an end of the suspension spring, wherein the spring plate is attached to the protective element and guides the protective element around an outside of the damper tube so as to eliminate or at least minimize contact between the protective element and the damper tube. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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