Patent ID: 8997954
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
1. A variable semi-active damping assembly comprising: a shock body defining a fluid-filled chamber; a piston tube having a first end slidably disposed within the shock body; an inner rod slidably disposed within the piston tube and the shock body, the inner rod having a first end connected to a lower piston mount and a second end extending outward from the piston tube and engaging an adjustment mechanism that is configured to move the inner rod with respect to the shock body; an upper piston mount slidably disposed within the shock body and connected to the piston tube; and a deformable member disposed between the lower piston mount and the upper piston mount, the deformable member being configured to transition between a compressed state and a non-compressed state in response to movement by the lower piston mount, further comprising inner fluid channels which permeate through the lower piston mount, the deformable member and the upper piston mount thereby forming an uninterrupted communicative fluid pathway between upper and lower working chambers of the shocking body.