Patent ID: 6182953
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A spring and strut mount assembly for an automotive vehicle comprisinga strut having a shock absorber including a piston reciprocable within a cylinder,said piston having a piston rod extending axially outwardly from an end of said cylinder,a strut mount adapted to be secured to a rigid frame of the vehicle,means securing said piston rod to said strut mount,a spring unit resisting retraction of the piston rod inwardly of the cylinder,a jounce bumper of flexible compressible material sleeved on said rod between said strut mount and said end of said cylinder and adapted to be compressed axially by contact with the end of said cylinder when the piston rod is retracted inwardly of said cylinder,a restraining member carried by said rod and surrounding said jounce bumper to limit radially outward expansion of the jounce bumper when the jounce bumper is compressed by the end of the cylinder;wherein said restraining member is in the form of a cup having an annular side wall generally concentric with said rod, and said cup has a base secured to said rod;wherein said side wall is made of plastic material and has one end formed with a radially inturned annular flange defining a central opening, and said base comprises a metal washer closing said central opening and seated on said annular flange within the annular side wall;wherein said metal washer is peripherally secured to the side wall in a press fit; andwherein said annular flange has an annular trough adjacent to the side wall for accommodating material shaved from said side wall when said washer is inserted into the side wall and secured thereto in said press fit.