Patent ID: 11859688
Assignee: FIRESTONE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 18:
19. A gas spring and damper assembly comprising:
a damper assembly having a longitudinally-extending axis and including:
a damper housing including a housing wall extending axially between opposing first and second ends, said housing wall at least partially defining a damping chamber containing a quantity of damping fluid; and,
a damper rod assembly including an elongated damper rod and a damper piston secured along said elongated damper rod, said damper rod assembly operatively interengaged with said damper housing for reciprocal displacement relative thereto with said damper piston disposed within said damping chamber and at least a portion of said elongated damper rod projecting axially-outwardly from said first end of said damper housing; and,

a gas spring assembly disposed in axially coextensive relation with at least a portion of said damper assembly, said gas spring assembly including:
a flexible spring member extending peripherally about said longitudinal axis and longitudinally between opposing first and second ends such that a spring chamber is at least partially defined therebetween;
a first end member operatively connected to said elongated damper rod and/or operatively secured across said first end of said flexible spring member such that a substantially fluid-tight connection is formed therebetween; and,
the end member according to claim 1 being a second end member with said second end member supported on said damper housing and operatively secured across said second end of said flexible spring member such that a substantially fluid-tight connection is formed therebetween.