Patent ID: 8960696
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
1. A top mount for a suspension damper, the top mount comprising: a housing having an interior chamber extending between a top end and a bottom end; a damper attachment member disposed in the interior chamber and spaced from the top end and the bottom end; an isolation assembly having an upper portion disposed between the member and the top end of the housing and a lower portion disposed between the member and the bottom end of the housing such that the isolation assembly supports the member in the housing; a travel limiter disposed in the housing, the travel limiter including a first body of resilient material disposed between the member and the top end of the housing and a second body of material disposed between the member and the bottom end of the housing; wherein the isolation assembly is formed of microcellular urethane (MCU); and wherein the isolation assembly is disposed so as to function in parallel to the travel limiter.