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SQUEEZE MODE GIANT ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL FLUID DAMPER

A squeeze mode giant electrorheological fluid damper is disclosed. The squeeze mode giant electrorheological fluid damper comprises a support, a container and a connecting structure, wherein the support comprises a bottom plate, guide shafts and a top plate, the guide shaft is vertically fixed on the bottom plate, and the top plate is slidably arranged on the guide shaft; the container comprises a container body and two spiral spring pieces coaxially arranged in the container body, the container body is fixed on the bottom plate, the bottoms of the two spiral spring pieces are fixed to the bottom of the container, the two spiral spring pieces are not in contact with each other and are spaced by 180°; the top of the connecting structure is fixedly connected with the top plate, and the bottom of the connecting structure is fixedly connected with the tops of the two spiral spring pieces.

3-cycle 2-stroke damper
11629923 · 2023-04-18 ·

A trigger activated arm may use a piston moving within a cylinder to dampen gun bolt speed. In some embodiments, gun bolt motion increases pressure within the cylinder bore to dampen rearward gun bolt speed. The pressure may be high enough to unseat the cylinder creating a vent that cylinder fluid exits. In other embodiments, gun bolt motion decreases pressure within the cylinder bore to dampen forward gun bolt speed.

HYDRAULIC DAMPER WITH A HYDROMECHANICAL COMPRESSION STOP ASSEMBLY

A hydraulic damper comprises a main tube, a piston assembly, a base valve assembly, and a compression stop assembly. The compression stop assembly includes an insert defining an inner chamber, and a sleeve displaceable along with the main piston assembly and configured to be slidably introduced inside the inner chamber. The sleeve has a diameter lower than the diameter of the main tube defining a first external flow channel between the sleeve and the main tube; the sleeve is attached to the piston assembly by a spring disposed within the sleeve; and the insert is provided with a plurality of axially-spaced holes and has an annular flange adjoining the inner wall of the main tube and separating the compression chamber from a second external flow channel between the radially external outlets of the holes and the base valve assembly.

Liquid-mechanical isolator

Shock and vibration isolators and their use to isolate loads from vibration and shock, where the isolators include a fluid spring assembly and a mechanical spring assembly, where the fluid spring assembly and the mechanical spring assembly are arranged in series. The mechanical spring assembly includes a first spring and a second spring arranged so that compression of the mechanical spring assembly simultaneously directly compresses the first spring and indirectly compresses the second spring via an intermediate actuator, such that the first and second spring are compressed in parallel.

Liquid-mechanical isolator

Shock and vibration isolators and their use to isolate loads from vibration and shock, where the isolators include a fluid spring assembly and a mechanical spring assembly, where the fluid spring assembly and the mechanical spring assembly are arranged in series. The mechanical spring assembly includes a first spring and a second spring arranged so that compression of the mechanical spring assembly simultaneously directly compresses the first spring and indirectly compresses the second spring via an intermediate actuator, such that the first and second spring are compressed in parallel.

Stroke simulator and brake operating device including the stroke simulator
11623623 · 2023-04-11 · ·

A stoke simulator operable by an operation of a brake operation member that is operated by a driver, including: a housing: a movable member held by the housing so as to be movable relative to the housing, the movable member being connected to the brake operation member; a volume change chamber disposed forward of the movable member in the housing; and a plurality of elastic members disposed in the volume change chamber and capable of generating an elastic force in accordance with a movement of the movable member, at least one of the plurality of elastic members being a rubber-like member.

Mechanical spring actuator
11649881 · 2023-05-16 · ·

A linear actuator comprising a housing with first and second ends, and defining a central cavity extending axially therethrough; a tube having first and second portions, the first portion arranged to slide within the central cavity of the housing, and the second portion extending outwardly from the second end of the housing; a first elongated rotatable screw positioned axially within the central cavity and coaxial with the tube; a first nut mounted about the first elongated rotatable screw and configured to move axially as the first elongated rotatable screw rotates; a second elongated rotatable screw positioned axially within the central cavity; a second nut mounted about the second elongated rotatable screw and configured to move axially within the central cavity as the second elongated rotatable screw rotates; and a spring positioned around the second elongated rotatable screw between the second nut and the second end of the housing.

DEVICE FOR MOUNTING A LOAD TO A CARRIER, ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE AND METHODS

A device for mounting a load to a carrier is described. The device includes a first support configured for fixation to the carrier; a second support configured for fixation to the load. The first and second supports are spaced away from each other viewed along a main load bearing axis of the device. The device further includes an outer shell extending along the main load bearing axis, and an inner member that is within the outer shell. The device includes a damping material connecting the inner member to at least the outer shell, wherein one of the outer shell and the inner member connects the first support and the second support to each other.

STEERING STABILIZER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
20170369098 · 2017-12-28 ·

The present disclosure relates to a steering stabilizer for a vehicle. The stabilizer has a damper having a housing, a piston rod extending telescopically from the housing, and a coil spring disposed over the damper. An inner adapter assembly secures a first end of the damper to one of a wheel component or a body component of the vehicle. An outer adapter assembly is coupled to a distal end of the piston rod and couples to the other one of the wheel or body component. A one-piece spring seat is fixedly coupled to the housing. The coil spring is supported at a first end by the spring seat and at a second end by the outer adapter assembly. The spring seat enables the single coil spring to return the steering stabilizer to a central position regardless of whether the single coil spring is under tension or compression.

Vehicle seat and motor vehicle or utility motor vehicle
09849816 · 2017-12-26 · ·

A vehicle seat comprising a seat part extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction (X) and in the vehicle transverse direction (Y) and including a backrest part is provided. The vehicle seat includes a seat substructure for suspending and/or damping at least the seat part with respect to the body of a vehicle. The seat substructure comprises at least one horizontal suspension device that includes a body-side lower part and a seat-part-side upper part displaceable with respect thereto. A coupling device is arranged interactively between the seat-part-side upper part and the body-side lower part, and includes a deformable suspension element as a first coupling element and a bearing and deformation device as a further coupling element.