US 12,168,379 B2
Shock absorber with a bearing housing bypass assembly
Ivan Tong, Odenton, MD (US)
Assigned to Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed by Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/529,122.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/115,933, filed on Nov. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0176769 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. B60G 17/027 (2006.01); B60G 15/06 (2006.01); B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 17/016 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/0272 (2013.01) [B60G 15/065 (2013.01); B60G 17/0152 (2013.01); B60G 17/016 (2013.01); B60G 2202/312 (2013.01); B60G 2400/10 (2013.01); B60G 2400/20 (2013.01); B60G 2400/25 (2013.01); B60G 2401/11 (2013.01); B60G 2401/17 (2013.01); B60G 2500/22 (2013.01); B60G 2600/22 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shock assembly comprising:
a damper chamber comprising:
an outer wall with a first inner diameter (ID);
a secondary chamber within said damper chamber, said secondary chamber comprising an exterior wall with an external diameter (ED) less than said ID of said outer wall to form an annular region therebetween;
a damping piston coupled to a piston rod, said damping piston disposed in said secondary chamber and axially movable relative to said secondary chamber, said damping piston to bifurcate said secondary chamber into a compression side and a rebound side;
a valve to control a flow of a working fluid between said annular region and said secondary chamber; and
a refill hole located within a ride zone portion of said damper chamber.