Patent ID: 7150451
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
1. An air spring and jounce shock assembly for use in a vehicle suspension system comprising: a base adapted to be mounted on one of an axle assembly and a suspension component; a top cap adapted to be attached to a vehicle frame; a diaphragm disposed between and attached to the base and the top cap, the diaphragm including an inner surface defining a first portion of a compressed air cavity; a jounce shock reaction surface defining a second portion of the compressed air cavity and included in a one of the top cap and the base; and a jounce shock assembly disposed in the air cavity in opposed relation to the jounce shock reaction surface and affixed to an other of the top cap and the base, the jounce shock assembly including a body, affixed to the other of the top cap and the base and defining a compressed gas chamber, and a rod having a first end portion in the compressed gas chamber sealably engaged with and slidable relative to the body and a second end portion telescopically slidable from the body and located to selectively engage the jounce shock reaction surface.