Patent ID: 6250613
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
In combination, an air spring having a pair of end members and a spacer adapted to mount the air spring between spaced apart structures, at least one of said structures being movable, said combination comprising:a flexible sleeve extending between and sealingly connected to said end members and forming a fluid chamber therebetween for containing a pressurized fluid;said spacer being formed as a rigid one piece non metallic member having a generally cylindrical body with spaced substantially planar end mounting surfaces, one end member of said air spring being mounted on one of said planar end mounting surfaces of said spacer with the other of said planar end mounting surfaces being adapted to be mounted on one of the structures;said spacer having a central hub, an outer rim and a plurality of structural arms connecting the outer rim to the central hub, each of the structural arms having a T-shaped cross section with a substantially vertical leg and a substantially horizontal top wall and having a height substantially equal to an axial height of the cylindrical body; andat least one mounting hole formed in each of the said spacer and said one end member, said holes being aligned with each other for receiving at least one common fastener for mounting the spacer and air spring on said one of the structures.