A shock absorber assembly (50) arranged to be coupled to a vehicle, the shock absorber assembly comprising: a wheel assembly (60) including a first coupling point and a second coupling point; a first shock absorber element, the first shock absorber element comprising: a first housing portion (64) defining a first bore (54); and a first rod (58), slidably coupled within the first bore (54) such that the first shock absorber element has a variable length, the first rod (58) being coupled to the first coupling point of the wheel assembly (60); and a second shock absorber element comprising: a second housing portion (66) defining a second bore (56); and a second rod (62), slidably coupled within the second bore (56) such that the second shock absorber element has a variable length, the second rod (62) being coupled to the second coupling point of the wheel assembly (60), wherein the shock absorber assembly (50) is arranged to maintain the relative positions of the first and second housing portions (64, 66) such that the longitudinal axis of the first bore (54) has a generally fixed relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis of the second bore (56).
Shock absorber assembly
2015-07-22
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |