Appeal 2007-1588
Application 10/964,098
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-5 and 7-9. These
are the only claims remaining in the application. We have jurisdiction under
35 U.S.C. § 134.
The claimed invention is directed to a vibration damper or shock
absorber for a motor vehicle. The vibration damper has a piston rod for
connecting to a first part of the automobile and a shaft connected to the
vibration damper cylinder connected to another part of the motor vehicle.
The shaft has a fork as the connecting member and the fork is attached to the
shaft by a cylindrical collar that is axially displaced from the bent portion of
the fork.
Claim 1, reproduced below, is further illustrative of the claimed
subject matter.
1. A vibration damper for installation between a first mass
and a second mass of a motor vehicle, wherein the first mass is
subject to vibration, said vibration damper comprising:
a container tube filled with damping medium and having
a bottom;
a piston rod connected to the second mass and to a piston
which is axially movable in the container tube;
a fastening element comprising:
a shaft fixed to the bottom of the container tube,
and
a fork having an area connected to the first mass,
the fork comprising a bent portion axially spaced from the area
and exposed to dynamically alternating loads, the bent portion
running into a cylindrical collar axially overlapping and
coaxially surrounding the shaft, wherein the collar is fixed to
the shaft at an axial distance from the bent portion.
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