Gas spring assembly for a vehicle suspension system

A vehicle suspension system includes a gas spring. The gas spring includes a cylinder and a rod movable relative to the cylinder. The rod and the cylinder at least partially define a chamber having a variable volume and containing a first pressurized gas therein. The gas spring further includes an a...

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Hauptverfasser:	Knoble, Jesse L, Rositch, Aaron J, Ellifson, Erik, Venton-Walters, Roy, Steckling, Mark L
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING LIGHTING MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS SHOCK-ABSORBERS SPRINGS THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS VEHICLES IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A vehicle suspension system includes a gas spring. The gas spring includes a cylinder and a rod movable relative to the cylinder. The rod and the cylinder at least partially define a chamber having a variable volume and containing a first pressurized gas therein. The gas spring further includes an accumulator in communication with the chamber and containing a second pressurized gas therein. The gas spring provides a first spring rate when the first pressurized gas is pressurized below a threshold pressure and a second spring rate when the first pressurized gas is pressurized above the threshold pressure.