Patent ID: 8459620
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B62K,F16F

Abstract:
1. A shock absorber assembly comprising: a tubular cylinder open at both of its axial ends; an outer casing comprising two casing halves that are fastened together to form a sleeve surrounding the cylinder, the outer casing comprising an abutment surface closing one axial end of the cylinder, and the outer casing comprising an open end aligned with the other end of the cylinder; a piston removeably receivable in the other axial end of the cylinder for axial sliding movement relative thereto, the piston comprising a central web and a plurality of flanges extending from the web; and a resilient element positioned within the cylinder to engage an axial end of the piston within the cylinder, and to transmit an axial force from the piston to the outer casing by the resilient element abutting the abutment surface of the outer casing.