Patent ID: 6085876
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
A rebound valve assembly for use in combination with a piston of a fluid-containing shock absorber on a piston rod, the piston having a fluid passage and a compression side, the rebound valve assembly comprising:a movable member movably associated with the piston rod on the compression side of the piston;a flexing member positioned between the compression side of the piston and said movable member, said movable member defining a first supporting position for supporting said flexing member;a fluid chamber disposed between said movable member and said flexing member, said fluid chamber always being in communication with said fluid passage in said piston;a fixed member fixably associated with the piston rod on the compression side of the piston, said flexing member being positioned between the compression side of the piston and the fixed member, said fixed member defining a second supporting position for supporting said flexing member while prohibiting movement of said flexing member along said piston rod; andsaid movable member being movable from a first position to a second position when said fluid chamber is exposed to a fluid pressure from said fluid passage, said flexing member deflecting at said first supporting position when said movable member is in said first position, said flexing member deflecting at a said second supporting position when said movable member is in said second position.