EP 0932545 A4 20000510 - BICYCLE FORK SUSPENSION HAVING A SINGLE PRIMARY COMPRESSION SPRING SYSTEM
Title (en)
BICYCLE FORK SUSPENSION HAVING A SINGLE PRIMARY COMPRESSION SPRING SYSTEM
Title (de)
FAHRRADGABELAUFHÄNGUNG MIT EINEM EINZIGEN PRIMÄRDRUCKFEDERSYSTEM
Title (fr)
SUSPENSION POUR FOURCHE DE BICYCLETTE, DOTEE D'UN SEUL SYSTEME A RESSORT DE COMPRESSION PRIMAIRE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9812987 W 19980623
- US 5270997 P 19970716
- US 8453098 A 19980526
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9903725A1] A bicycle suspension fork (10) having a primary compression spring assembly (50) positioned in only one of the fork legs (14, 16). A load distributing assembly (52) is positioned in at least one of the fork legs (14, 16) in order to distribute loads transmitted to the fork (10) during a compression stroke. Thus, asymmetrical loading that would occur from the presence of only one compression spring assembly (50) on only one side of the fork is decreased if not completely eliminated. The load distributing assembly (52) preferably is arranged such that it begins load distribution during the last one-half, and most preferably the last one-third of compression stoke travel. A preferred embodiment of the load distributing assembly (52) includes a load distributing spring (80) and a load distributing spring spacer (82).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B62K 25/08 (2006.01); F16F 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B62K 25/08 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 5582395 A 19961210 - CHENG PAUL [TW]
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 07 31 July 1996 (1996-07-31) & JP H0874910 A 19960319 - KAYABA INDUSTRY CO LTD
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 12 26 December 1996 (1996-12-26) & JP H08210419 A 19960820 - KAYABA INDUSTRY CO LTD
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 669 (M - 1725) 16 December 1994 (1994-12-16) & JP H06263078 A 19940920 - HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
- See references of WO 9903725A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9903725 A1 19990128; AU 8160198 A 19990210; CA 2266688 A1 19990128; EP 0932545 A1 19990804; EP 0932545 A4 20000510; JP 2001501154 A 20010130; TW 397786 B 20000711
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9812987 W 19980623; AU 8160198 A 19980623; CA 2266688 A 19980623; EP 98931480 A 19980623; JP 50721999 A 19980623; TW 87111217 A 19980710