MUMBAI, India, Aug. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202421012036 A) filed by Endurance Technologies Limited, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, on Feb. 21, 2024, for 'inverted front fork suspension with optimized adaptor bush for a two wheeled vehicle.'
Inventor(s) include Shaikh Ejaz Shaikh Sharif; Fayaz Husainsab Kagad; and Sachin Rajendra Gaikwad.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 22, under issue no. 34/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention is related to an adaptor bush (90, 90') of an inverted fork (1000) for a vehicle, where the adaptor bush (90) is made of sintered metal such as steel. The said adaptor bush (90) is configured to have a central opening (90C), a conical portion (92), a cylindrical portion (96), and a collar (95, 95'), where the said collar (95) is provided in between the conical portion (92) and the cylindrical portion (96); said conical portion (92) has at least two ribs (94) on its outer surface which receives one end of the main spring so that the active coil of the spring will not go under friction; and the cylindrical portion (96) have a circular groove (98) over the outer diameter for mounting an end of the cartridge tube (100) by using a grooving mechanism. The unique design of the adaptor bush of the inverted fork of the present invention reduces locking of the active coil of the main spring, solved the issue of the bottoming load and improve the consistency of the oil lock force."
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