Gas Spring Internal Misalignment Mounts for Angular Displacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gas spring assemblies face performance issues due to the rigid damping devices being affixed to the end members, which inhibit the flexibility of the gas spring and communicate bending and side loads to the damping device, affecting overall suspension system performance.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of internal misalignment mounts that allow for 360-degree pivotal and rotational displacement of an internally-mounted device within the gas spring assembly, enabling flexible accommodation of angular displacement and reducing the impact of side loads on the damping device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If damping devices are substantially-rigidly affixed to end members of gas spring device, then damping device can be securely mounted, but flexibility of gas spring device is inhibited and bending/side loads are communicated to damping device
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly incorporates a pivotable connection that allows the damping device to dynamically adjust its orientation relative to the gas spring device. This pivotable joint enables the system to adapt to arcuate motion while maintaining secure mounting, resolving the contradiction between rigid attachment and flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
A mounting assembly acts as an intermediary component between the damping device and the gas spring device. This intermediary element absorbs and accommodates the angular displacement through its pivotable connection, preventing bending and side loads from being directly transmitted to the damping device while maintaining secure mounting.
2Stability of the object's composition
If damping device is securely affixed to end members, then structural stability is improved, but angular displacement causes bending and side loads that affect performance
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable connection in the mounting assembly provides structural stability while allowing dynamic adjustment to angular displacement. This enables the system to maintain stable mounting during arcuate motion without transmitting harmful bending and side loads to the damping device, thereby preserving performance reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly serves as a mediator that decouples the structural stability function from the damping device. It absorbs angular displacement through its pivotable connection, protecting the damping device from bending and side loads while maintaining overall structural stability during suspension system operation.
3Ease of manufacture
If rigid mounting is used for damping device, then manufacturing and assembly are simplified, but flexibility to accommodate misalignment is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable connection in the mounting assembly provides adaptability to angular misalignment without significantly complicating manufacturing or assembly. The dynamic adjustment capability is achieved through a straightforward pivot joint design that maintains ease of manufacture while enabling the system to accommodate misalignment during arcuate motion.
Data Source
AI summary
An assembly (AS1) in accordance with the subject matter of the present disclosure can include a gas spring (200), an internally-mounted device (300) and a mounting assembly (400, 500) operatively connecting the internally-mounted device to an end member (202, 204) of the gas spring (200). The mounting assembly (400, 500) can permit at least a portion of the internally-mounted device to undergo 360 degree rotational and pivotal displacement relative the end member (202, 204) of the as spring (200). The mounting assembly (400, 500) can include a device mount (402, 502) that can be operatively secured to the internally-mounted device (300) and a retainer (404, 504) that is secured to the end member (202, 204) and operatively retains the device mount (402, 502) adjacent the end member (202, 204). The device mount (402, 502) and the retainer (404, 504) can include complimentary semi-spherical surfaces that permit the relative movement between internally-mounted device (300) and the end member (202, 204) of the gas spring (200).