A lubrication system includes a coupling; a bushing in the coupling; a lubricant inlet to the coupling; a flat surface against a front surface of the bushing; and a path for lubricant to flow from the lubricant inlet to a groove on the front surface of the bushing and out between the flat surface and the front surface to lubricate an interface between the flat surface and the front surface.

Apparatus for containing a flywheel comprising: a flywheel; a shaft; a bearing arrangement for supporting the shaft; and a housing for housing the flywheel, the shaft and the bearing arrangement; wherein the flywheel is mounted on the shaft, the shaft is mounted to the bearing arrangement, and the bearing arrangement is mounted to the housing; wherein the flywheel has a rim formed by a circumferential face of the flywheel, and a hub formed by a central region of the flywheel, the hub being wider, axially, than the rim such that a circumferential contact surface is formed by the hub that is coaxial with the rim; wherein the housing comprises an annular force transfer region that faces, and is concentric with, the contact surface; and wherein, in use, excessive radial movement of the flywheel results in the contact surface contacting the transfer region.

The present invention relates to the field of transport mechanical engineering.

Objectimprove performance and operational reliability of a friction shock absorber.

The friction shock absorber (FIG. 2) comprises housing (1), whose walls form orifice (2), and bottom (4) that is in contact with return-and-retaining device (5) contacting a friction assembly that consists of the following elements fitted out with friction surfaces (f1-f10): supporting plate (10), pressure wedge (6), stay wedges (7), and reverse-U-shaped movable plates (9) fitted out with side shelves (14) that cover guide plates (8) and are located on supporting plate (10). Return-and-retaining device (5) is available between the guide plates. Additional return-and-retaining device (11) is available between the pressure wedge and the supporting plate.

Recesses for the return-and-retaining device and hard lubricant inserts are available on the guide plates;

Movable plates may be partially T-shaped forming side shelves that are located on the supporting plate.

Hooks (15, 16) are available on the pressure wedge and stay wedges, located so as to enable a mutual contact during the back stroke of the pressure wedge.

A fluid damping structure is provided that includes an inner and outer annular elements, first and second ring seals, first and second outer annular seals. The inner annular element has an outer radial surface and a plurality of annular grooves disposed in the outer radial surface. The outer annular element has an inner radial surface. A damping chamber is defined by the inner and outer annular elements, and the first and second inner ring seal. A first lateral chamber is disposed on a first axial side of the damping chamber. A second lateral chamber is disposed on a second axial side of the damping chamber. A plurality of fluid passages are disposed in at least one of the inner annular element or the inner ring seals. The fluid damping structure is configurable in an open configuration and a closed configuration.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vibration damping device including a bearing member capable of achieving simplification of configuration in the vibration damping device, reducing frictional force during operation, and having an excellent wear resistance. A vibration damping device of the present invention includes a bearing structure, in which a metal bush (bearing member) has a resin layer on a side defined as a friction sliding surface of a base member, the resin layer includes polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer resin, and the metal bush is lubricated by a magneto-rheological fluid composition.

A vibration damper may include a damper tube and a damper piston disposed in the damper tube so as to be reciprocatingly movable. The damper tube may be connected to a piston rod extending out of the damper tube, and the damper piston may movably separate a first oil-filled damper chamber on a piston rod side from a second oil-filled damper chamber remote from the piston rod. A bottom element at one end of the damper tube seals the end of the damper tube. The bottom element may protrude into the end of the damper tube and thereby reduce oil volume of the second damper chamber.

The present invention provides a rotary damper comprising a cylinder (10) having a partition wall (13), and a rotor (20) having a shaft part (21) facing the partition wall, wherein the cylinder is a casting, and a distal end of the partition wall and the shaft part have a tapered shape. According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent expansion of a gap formed between the partition wall and the shaft part.

Provided are a lubricant composition for shock absorbers, a lubricant additive, and a method of adjusting friction characteristics of a lubricant composition for shock absorbers, each capable of satisfying both the operational stability and ride comfort. The lubricant composition for shock absorbers contains a base oil and a friction adjusting agent, the friction adjusting agent contains pentaerythritol esters, and the pentaerythritol esters contain a pentaerythritol tetraester and a pentaerythritol ester other than the pentaerythritol tetraester.

A buffer device for small-sized roller shade comprises a housing body, a covered cylinder within the housing body, an oil seal over the outer edge of the covered cylinder and sealing with respect to the housing body, a covering body secured onto the housing body, a spring surrounding the outer edge of the covered cylinder away from the housing body and the covering body, a rotating body accommodating the covered cylinder around which the spring is provided, such that the spring and the covered cylinder are combined to rotate, a closure cap connected over the outer edge of the covered cylinder and synchronously rotated therewith, and a securing part away from the housing body while combined with the closure cap and the covered cylinder. Thus, the buffer device is reduced in volume for providing a shade panel with buffer effect in drawing/furling process.

Disclosed is a magneto-rheological strut comprising a housing tube, a damper body tube, and a bearing assembly disposed between the housing tube and the damper body tube. The bearing assembly comprises a bearing sleeve, with two integral annular bearings within the bearing sleeve and bearing against the damper body tube, and two internal annular seals abutting the radially external surface of the damper body tube and defining a fluid-tight internal lubricant chamber between the internal annular seals. The bearing assembly further comprises two external annular seals abutting the internal surface of the housing tube and defining an external lubricant chamber between the external annular seals and the housing tube. The bearing sleeve further comprises a number of radial channels passing through its wall and joining the internal lubricant chamber with the external lubricant chamber.