CPC F16F 9/49 (2013.01) [F16F 9/16 (2013.01)] | 4 Claims |
1. A hydraulic bump stop comprising:
an outer hydraulic cylinder disposed at a lower end of a main rod of a shock;
an inner hydraulic cylinder operationally coupled to, and coaxial with, the outer hydraulic cylinder, wherein the inner cylinder slidingly engages the outer cylinder, and wherein the outer hydraulic cylinder and the inner hydraulic cylinder define a telescoping cylinder interior volume;
a fluid reservoir, in fluid communication with the telescoping cylinder interior volume through at least one orifice located at an end of a hydraulic fluid line disposed internally to the main rod.
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