Patent ID: 9193241
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
1. A damper, comprising: a top mounting portion adapted to couple the damper to a vehicular frame; a bottom mounting portion adapted to couple the damper to a vehicular suspension system; and a damper tube assembly disposed between the top mounting portion and the bottom mounting portion, the damper tube assembly including a jounce shock system and a rod having a first piston and a second piston, the second piston having a first face coupled to the rod and a second face, the rod movable within the damper tube assembly from a first position to a second position, the second piston engages the jounce shock system as the rod approaches the second position and the damper tube assembly further comprises a tubular housing having a first housing portion adjacent to the top mounting portion and a second housing portion coupled to the bottom mounting portion, the damper tube assembly further comprising a third floating piston disposed in the second housing portion, wherein the jounce shock system further comprises: a flask received in the tubular housing having a projection that extends from a base, the projection having a first projection end and a second projection end opposite the first projection end, the projection defining a passageway that extends from the first projection end to the second projection end; and at least one ring sized to be coupled to the second face of the second piston, the at least one ring received within the passageway adjacent to the first projection end, wherein as the rod approaches the second position, the second piston engages the at least one ring to move the at least one ring from the first projection end towards the second projection end.