Patent ID: 7090058
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
1. A dust cover receiving structure adapted for use with a shock absorber comprising: a dust cover covered with a damper tube having one end fixed to a piston rod, a suspension spring disposed outside the dust cover and being supported by a spring seat mounted to the damper tube, said spring seat comprising a spring supporting portion that supports an end surface of an end of the suspension spring to limit an outer diameter of the endof the suspension spring, an annular mounting portion disposed inside the spring supporting portion and fixed to an outer periphery of the damper tube, and a recessed engaging portion which forms a fitting space of a cover-receiver above the annular mounting portion and around the damper tube, said recessed engaging portion proximate to said mounting portion and spaced from said spring supporting portion, the cover-receiver for receiving the other end surface of the dust cover, the cover-receiver being disposed on an upper surface of the spring seat, the cover receiver comprising a receiving surface disposed on a bottom of the recessed engaging portion and a raised portion rising from an outer periphery of the receiving surface along an inner surface of the recessed engaging portion, wherein without holding the damper tube the cover-receiver is engaged with and fixed to the recessed engaging portion in a state in which an outer diameter of the raised portion is limited.