US 11,940,033 B2
Two piece plastic dirt shield for shock absorbers
Michal Andrzej Nowak, Ruda Slaska (PL); Tomasz Gorski, Laziska Gorne (PL); Jan Wojtowicz, Bobrowniki (PL); and Mateusz Bibrzycki, Ruda Slaska (PL)
Assigned to DRiV Automotive Inc., Northville, MI (US)
Filed by DRiV Automotive Inc., Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/507,926.
Prior Publication US 2023/0128428 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. F16F 9/38 (2006.01); F16F 9/19 (2006.01)
CPC F16F 9/38 (2013.01) [F16F 9/19 (2013.01); F16F 2226/044 (2013.01); F16F 2226/045 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0005 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0023 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shock absorber assembly, comprising:
a cylinder member;
a piston member received in the cylinder member and connected to a rod extending from the cylinder member and including a metal dirt shield cap connected to the rod, the metal dirt shield cap including a radially extending retainer portion engaging the rod and a cylindrical portion axially extending therefrom;
a plastic dirt shield bracket fixed to the metal dirt shield cap and having a first portion and a second portion hingedly connected to one another; and
a dirt shield tube connected to the plastic dirt shield bracket,
wherein the plastic dirt shield bracket includes a first radially inwardly extending flange positioned adjacent to the retainer portion and a second radially inwardly extending flange positioned adjacent to an end face of the cylindrical portion such that the metal dirt shield cap is received therebetween.