Patent ID: 6257563
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B62D,F16F

Abstract:
A damper for vehicle components comprising:an elastic unit loaded substantially in an axial direction, the elastic unit comprising at least two reciprocally and substantially compressed elastic elements (30), the elastic elements (30) being disposed inside a housing (10) and separating the housing (10) from a coupling element (20), the coupling element (20) transmitting compression forces to the elastic elements in a substantially axial direction,each elastic element (30) having two regions (32, 36, 46, 47) to absorb the axial compression forces transmitted by the coupling element (20), each of the regions having a force transmission surface for receiving the compression force from the coupling element,a first region (32, 47) of one elastic element (30) being compressed when the coupling element (20) begins to transmit an axial compression force to the one elastic element, a second region (36, 46) of the one elastic element (30) being compressed only when the axial compression force transmitted to the one elastic element by the coupling element (20) exceeds a certain amount,the elastic elements (30) further providing radial support to a shank (21) of the coupling element (20) with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing (10).