A drop-in signal accumulator piston assembly to replace an original equipment (OE) signal accumulator piston in a vehicle transmission hydraulic circuit, the OE signal accumulator piston being positioned in a bore in a valve body having an open end and a fluid port. The drop-in signal accumulator piston assembly includes a sleeve having open first and second ends. The sleeve is configured to be positioned within the bore of the valve body with the first end closer than the second end to the fluid port. A piston is positioned in the sleeve and a spring biases the piston towards the fluid port. A plug is positioned in the bore closer to the second end of the sleeve than to the first end of the sleeve to thereby removably retain the sleeve, the piston, and the spring within the bore.

The present invention is an apparatus, system and method to properly align and install large pistons in cylinders that holds both the piston and cylinder being assembled, and has a number of alignment mechanisms such as but not limited to a laser.

The present invention is an apparatus, system and method to properly align and install large pistons in cylinders that holds both the piston and cylinder being assembled, and has a number of alignment mechanisms such as but not limited to a laser.

A drop-in signal accumulator piston assembly replaces an original equipment (OE) signal accumulator piston in a vehicle transmission hydraulic circuit. The OE signal accumulator piston is positioned in a bore in a valve body that has an open end and a fluid port. The drop-in signal accumulator piston assembly includes a cylindrical sleeve having open first and second ends, one of the first and second ends defining a reduced diameter region, and a piston positioned in the sleeve. A spring is positioned in part in the piston and in part extending beyond and end of the piston. The sleeve is positioned in the valve body bore, with the piston, and the spring. A method for replacing an original equipment (OE) signal accumulator piston in a transmission hydraulic circuit is also disclosed.

A positioning apparatus for positioning a tubular fluid container in an elongate carrier which is configured as a hollow profile. In order to simplify the positioning of the tubular fluid container, the positioning apparatus includes spring elements, by way of which the tubular fluid container is positioned in the elongate carrier.

A method for producing a foam body, in particular for a pressure accumulator, such as a hydraulic accumulator, the bubble- or diaphragm-shaped, elastically flexible separating layer (12) of which separates two media chambers from each other within the accumulator housing, in particular a gas working chamber from a liquid chamber (18), with at least the following production method steps: introducing a flowable, preferably liquid, foam material into the pressure accumulator, said foam material being at least partially surrounded by the separating layer (12), curing the foam material in the pressure accumulator, and in the processbuilding up a pressure gradient, in which the visibly curing foam material expands the separating layer (12) from an originally partially filled starting state in the direction of an end state, in which the accumulator is finally filled with the cured foam (38).

A drop-in signal accumulator piston assembly to replace an original equipment (OE) signal accumulator piston in a vehicle transmission hydraulic circuit, the OE signal accumulator piston positioned in a bore in a valve body having a fluid port. A cylindrical sleeve has open first and second ends with an internal diameter that reduces at a transition therebetween. A piston is positioned in the sleeve and has open and closed ends. The cylindrical sleeve is configured such that the transition in the internal diameter limits movement of the piston within the cylindrical sleeve. A spring is positioned in part in the open end of the piston and in part extending beyond an end of the piston. The sleeve is positioned in the valve body bore, with the piston and the spring positioned in the sleeve. The sleeve, the piston, and the spring are enclosed within the valve body bore.

An accumulator for a vehicle suspension damper, which includes an outer shell with an open end that connects to an accumulator port on the damper and a distal end, opposite the open end, which includes an end wall that extends radially inward to a gas charging port. A bellows assembly, which includes an annular bellows wall extending between proximal and distal plates, is positioned inside the outer shell to define a pressurized gas chamber inside the accumulator that is arranged in fluid communication with the gas charging port. The gas charging port includes a stem that extends inwardly from the end wall of the outer shell and the distal plate of the bellows assembly has an inner diameter that is received on the stem. The inner diameter of the distal plate is coupled to the stem of the gas charging port by a fixation component.

A method of pressuring an accumulator including an end cap and a floating piston comprises positions the floating piston outside an inner volume of the end cap. Pressurized gas is supplied to the inner volume through an open end of the end cap. The floating piston is inserted through the open end and sealing engagement with the end cap to define a pressurized gas chamber within the end cap. The method further includes mechanically deforming the end cap to define a radially inwardly extending projection that restricts removal of the floating piston from the end cap.

A hydraulic servo-control of a servo-controlled gearbox comprises hydraulic actuators defining chambers, a storing tank containing control fluid used by the actuators at room pressure, a hydraulic accumulator containing control fluid under pressure, a motor pump drawing the fluid from the tank and feeding it under pressure to the accumulator, and solenoid valves selectively connecting the chambers to the tank and accumulator. The accumulator includes an outer housing defining an inner cylindrical surface defining a first diameter, a piston arranged and axially slidable and mobile inside the housing and defining there a first variable-volume chamber for a gas and second variable-volume chamber for the fluid under pressure, and a limit stopper arranged at an open end of the housing, acting as a striker for the piston, and having an annular circlip defining an opening and overall second diameter approximating by excess the first diameter of the surface of the housing.