Patent ID: 7357232
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: B60G,B62K,F16F

Abstract:
1. An inverted type front fork in a motor vehicle comprising: an outer tube on a vehicle body side; an inner tube in a tire wheel side, being slidably inserted into the outer tube; suspension spring provided between the outer tube and the inner tube; an oil chamber provided within the outer tube and the inner tube; and an air chamber provided in an upper portion of the oil chamber, wherein a stopper plate having a through hole formed in a center portion is fitted to an inner periphery of an upper end portion of the inner tube, the air chamber is sectioned into upper and lower sides of the stopper plate, a rod attached to the outer tube is inserted into the inner tube via the through hole of the stopper plate, a spring seat supporting an upper end portion of the suspension spring is provided in an end portion of the rod; a rebound spring is interposed between the spring seat and the stopper plate, a plurality of connecting holes connecting the upper and lower air chambers above and below the stopper plate are formed in an outer peripheral portion of the stopper plate, and a flow path connecting the upper and lower air chambers is formed within the rod.