Title:
MOTORCYCLE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000035686
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A motorcycle fork blade (21A or 21B) wherein a spring (50) is longitudinally captured between a leg and a fixture on an elongate member (33) so that the fixture and spring (50) are maintained within a lower tube during a normal range of travel of the blade so as to minimize binding or damage to the spring. Another aspect isa height adjuster featuring a threaded stud accommodated within a bore of a stanchion tube endplug (36) and carrying a fixture for engaging the spring (50). The invention also includes a shock absorber reservoir assembly (220), and a gas-filled bladder (240) on the extension side of a shock absorber (200) to provide volume compensation.
Inventors:
COSTA VINCENZO F (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US1999/030173
Publication Date:
October 19, 2000
Filing Date:
December 17, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PRIMEX TECH INC (US)
COSTA VINCENZO F (US)
COSTA VINCENZO F (US)
International Classes:
B60G17/04; B62K25/08; B62K25/16; F16F9/02; F16F9/06; F16F9/32; F16F13/00; (IPC1-7): B62K11/12; B62K21/02
Foreign References:
| US4735276A | 1988-04-05 | |||
| US5201384A | 1993-04-13 | |||
| US4511156A | 1985-04-16 |
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