Patent ID: 6893011
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
1. A strut assembly, comprising: a strut rod; a jounce bumper located adjacent to the strut rod; a jounce bumper cup attached to the jounce bumper, wherein an upper surface of the jounce bumper cup is fixed to a top portion of the jounce bumper, a strut mount attached to the strut rod, wherein the strut mount is adapted to deform whenever a force is applied to the strut assembly exceeds a predetermined force threshold so as to limit the force on a mount side of the strut assembly near a bottom portion of the strut mount; and at least one axial cradle having a lip, wherein the axial cradle is located on the upper surface of the jounce bumper cup and is positioned in opposing relationship to the strut mount for receiving the bottom portion of the strut mount, wherein the axial cradle is sized and shaped such that the axial cradle initiates the plastic deformation of the bottom portion of the upper strut mount as the strut mount is pulled about a vertical axis of the strut rod and the bottom portion of the strut mount, which is shaped to correspond to the shape of the axial cradle, contacts the axial cradle.