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Vibration Damping Gimbal Sleeve for an Aerial Vehicle
20180084173 · 2018-03-22 ·

A gimbal sleeve for connecting to a camera gimbal may float between a floor surface and a ceiling surface of an aerial vehicle chassis such that the gimbal sleeve has freedom of motion in yaw, pitch, and roll directions relative to the vehicle chassis. The gimbal sleeve may comprise a pair of connection points to the lower dampers on a floor surface of the vehicle chassis. The gimbal sleeve may furthermore comprise a ball joint coupled to a back surface of the vehicle chassis. The connection points include spring forces that enable the gimbal sleeve to return to an equilibrium position in response to external vibrations and reduce the magnitude of vibrations transferred from the aerial vehicle to the gimbal and camera systems.

SHOCK ABSORBER
20180072124 · 2018-03-15 ·

A shock absorber is provided, including a base, a first axial tube, a second axial tube, a buffering structure and an abutting assembly. The base defines an axial direction, and the base has a through hole radially. An exterior circumferential wall of the first axial tube has a recess formed radially and near a first end of the base, and the first axial tube is screwed with the base. The abutting assembly includes an abutting member and an elastic abutting member, the abutting member is disposed within the through hole, the elastic abutting member is disposed on the base and at least partly located in the through hole so as to abut the abutting member to move toward the base normally.

STRUCTURE FOR PREVENTING VIBRATION OF SOLENOID VALVE
20180073657 · 2018-03-15 ·

A structure for preventing vibration of a solenoid valve includes: a plunger which opens and closes a flow path by moving inside the solenoid valve; a yoke attached to an inner surface of a valve core; and a friction member disposed along an outer circumferential surface of the plunger between the plunger and the yoke, in which the friction member presses the yoke between the yoke and the plunger.

Shock absorber
09914335 · 2018-03-13 · ·

A shock absorber is provided, including a base, a first axial tube, a second axial tube, a buffering structure and an abutting assembly. The base defines an axial direction, and the base has a through hole radially. An exterior circumferential wall of the first axial tube has a recess formed radially and near a first end of the base, and the first axial tube is screwed with the base. The abutting assembly includes an abutting member and an elastic abutting member, the abutting member is disposed within the through hole, the elastic abutting member is disposed on the base and at least partly located in the through hole so as to abut the abutting member to move toward the base normally.

BUCKLING COLUMN LOAD SWITCH SPRING

A nonlinear mechanical element including a buckling column and hard stops. In one embodiment when the nonlinear mechanical element is subjected to an increasing compressive load, the buckling column buckles at a critical load, resulting in reduced stiffness past the critical load. One or more lateral hard stops may be provided adjacent to the buckling column to prevent the buckling deformation from exceeding a certain extent, and axial hard stops may be provided to shift the load path away from the buckling column when a certain amount of compressive displacement has been reached.

Low-dust/dust-resistant shock absorber

A shock absorber includes a cylinder housing including a piston chamber in which oily liquid is disposed, a piston movable in the piston chamber, a rod connected to the piston and protruding out from the cylinder housing, and a return mechanism for the rod. In the shock absorber, a cylindrical bearing made of a synthetic resin having a shock-absorbing property, a dust collecting member for avoiding entry of dust particles, and a lubricating member for supplying a lubricating oil to a surface of the rod are disposed in a rod guiding hole in the cylinder housing. A leading end of the bearing protrudes outside with respect to an outer end surface of the cylinder housing and acts as a contact portion that allows a moving object to come into contact therewith, and thus the bearing functions to guide the rod and also functions as a stopper for avoiding the moving object from coming into contact with the outer end surface of the cylinder housing.

Hydraulic suspension damper with hydro-mechanical stroke stop

A hydraulic suspension damper includes a tube having an opened end and a closed end defining a compartment. A main piston is disposed in the compartment dividing the compartment into a compression chamber and a rebound chamber. A piston rod is attached to the main piston. A rod guide is disposed at said opened end. A stroke stop arrangement includes an insert and an additional piston attached to the piston rod. The insert has a narrowed section including an inner surface defining at least one recess between the distal end and the rod guide and extends axially along the insert in fluid communication with the compression chamber for allowing working liquid flow from the rebound chamber to the compression chamber during the rebound stroke. The at least one recess includes three recesses disposed equidistantly and spaced from one another.

NONLINEAR AUXILIARY SPRING, NEW-BELTED DIAPHRAGM AND AIR SPRING

Provided are an auxiliary spring, a new-belted diaphragm and an air spring. The air spring comprises an auxiliary spring and a new-belted diaphragm arranged above the auxiliary spring, the auxiliary spring comprises a rim (1), which has a reversed convex structure and has a downward support column on a bottom surface thereof; a rubber piece (2), a center of which has a concave hole for enclosing the whole support column and a top of which contacts with a concave bottom surface of the rim (1); and a base plate (3); the new-belted diaphragm comprises a top cover (41) and a diaphragm body (42) that has a hollow structure and is installed below the top cover (41); a top of the diaphragm body (42) is an annular opening and is connected with the top cover (41), and a middle vertical portion thereof is a girdle portion.

High efficiency damper for bicycle suspension
09903436 · 2018-02-27 · ·

A shock absorber has a valve controlling the flow rate of fluid between a first chamber and a second chamber. The shock absorber may include a blocker that has a variable profile. The blocker may be rotatable using an external adjuster to position the blocker to variably occlude an aperture and vary the damping of the suspension. A bias may also be positioned adjacent the blocker to allow force from the fluid to move the blocker and expose the aperture, thereby allowing fluid to flow through the entirety of the aperture.

LEVER-ACTIVATED SHOCK ABATEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, devices and processes that abate impact shocks by enacting a machine that redirects at least a portion of an impact force imposed along one trajectory to a reaction force distributed along another trajectory. Other embodiments are disclosed.