Patent ID: 6260835
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A vibration damper for articulated installation between a wheel guide part and a body of a motor vehicle, comprising:a cylinder;a piston rod sealably guidably inserted in said cylinder;a spring arranged between said cylinder and said piston rod such that said piston rod is movable in said cylinder against an urgency of said spring;an elastic joint connected to one of said cylinder and said piston rod;a connection part having radially extending and circumferentially distributed projections connected to said elastic joint, wherein said cylinder, said piston rod, said elastic joint and said connection part comprise a constructional unit, and wherein said connection part is a spring plate for supporting an end of said spring; anda quick connect assembly connectable between the connection part and one of the wheel guide part and the body of the motor so that a rigid connection of said connection part to the one of the wheel guide part and the body of the motor vehicle is producible in response to one of a rotation and a pivoting of said connection part relative to the one of the wheel part and the body, wherein said quick connect assembly comprises a bayonet type closure device in which said radially extending and circumferentially distributed projections are rotatably engagable.