Patent ID: 8256589

Claim:
A suspension strut, comprising: a damping cylinder, the damping cylinder including a damping piston affixed to an outwardly guided piston rod; a first spring element, wherein a first portion of the first spring element is supported at a first end of the piston rod and a second portion of the first spring element is supported on a displaceable spring plate arranged on the damping cylinder; a second spring element formed from an elastomer, wherein a first portion of the second spring element is supported on the displaceable spring plate and a second portion of the second spring element is supported on a stop affixed on the damping cylinder, and at least one section of the second spring element is arranged on the damping cylinder such that a cavity exists between the at least one section of the second spring element and a cylinder wall of the damping cylinder; and a control sleeve, the control sleeve being arranged to be axially displaceable on the damping cylinder such that at least a portion of the control sleeve is displaceable into the cavity, wherein the control sleeve and the displaceable spring plate are arranged to contact one another when the control sleeve is positioned in a lower position, and the control sleeve includes a thread arranged to mesh with a corresponding internal thread of the stop to permit axial displacement of the stop.