Patent classifications
F16F2230/42
Rotary damper, particularly for vehicle suspension
A rotary damper includes a rotating input member rotating about a rotation axis; a first cylinder and a second cylinder coaxially arranged on opposite sides of the rotation axis; a first and a second pistons slidable inside the first and second cylinders and defining a first and a second working chambers containing incompressible working fluids, respectively; motion conversion mechanisms converting the rotary motion of the rotating input member about the rotation axis into reciprocating motion of the first and second pistons; a third cylinder; a fourth cylinder; and a third and fourth pistons, slidable inside the third and fourth cylinders, respectively and separating the inner volume of the respective cylinder into a respective main chamber in fluid communication with the first working chamber and auxiliary chambers; and the second working chamber and auxiliary chambers respectively.
SHOCK ABSORBER
A shock absorber includes a hollow cylinder body extending in an up-down direction, a rod pipe located on an axis of the cylinder body, provided to be relatively movable in an axial direction of the cylinder body with respect to the cylinder body, and provided in a form of receiving a force in the axial direction, a rod-shaped support body extending inside the rod pipe with an upper end fixed, a stroke sensor including a coil and a conductor provided to be able to detect relative displacement of the rod pipe with respect to the support body, and a hollow intermediate member provided between the inner peripheral surface of the rod pipe and the support body to allow movement in the axial direction.
Hydraulic damper assembly and a piston for a hydraulic damper assembly
A hydraulic damper assembly comprises a housing extending between a first end and a second end. A main piston is slidably disposed in the fluid chamber dividing the fluid chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber. A piston rod extends along a center axis and attaches to the main piston. An additional piston is coupled to the piston rod and axially spaced from the main piston. The additional piston includes a main body defining a compression channel and a rebound channel that allow fluid to flow through the additional piston. A securing member secures the additional piston to the piston rod and defines an outer groove. A piston ring is located in the outer groove between the additional piston and the securing member. The piston ring is radially spaced from the securing member to allow the piston ring to be in engagement with the housing.
VOLUME CHANGE COMPENSATION DEVICE AND DAMPER DEVICE
Provided are a volume change compensation device capable of reducing a manufacturing burden with a simple configuration and a damper device including the volume change compensation device. A damper device 100 includes a rotary damper, and includes a volume change compensation device 140 in a shaft 121 of a rotor 120. The volume change compensation device 140 includes an inner cylinder piston 142 pressed by an inner cylinder piston pressing elastic body 145 in a body tube 141 communicating with a hydraulic fluid housing portion 103 of the damper device 100 through a connection path 141a. The inner cylinder piston 142 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape opening on a connection path 141a side. In the inner cylinder piston 142, an inner cylinder inner small piston 143 is pressed against a bottom portion 142b by a small piston pressing elastic body 144. An air hole 142c is formed at the bottom portion 142b of the inner cylinder piston 142. The inner cylinder inner small piston 143 slides in the inner cylinder piston 142 according to the amount of hydraulic fluid 150 in the inner cylinder piston 142.
Shock absorber assembly
A shock absorber assembly comprises a main tube disposed on a center axis between a first and a second end and defining a fluid chamber extending therebetween. A first piston is slidably disposed in the fluid chamber dividing the fluid chamber into a compression chamber and a rebound chamber. A piston rod attaches to the first piston for moving the first piston between a compression stroke and a rebound stroke. A hydraulic compression stop includes a second piston located in the compression chamber and attached to the piston rod. A tenon couples to the piston rod, located between the first piston and the second piston. The tenon includes a frequency dependent damping valve coupled to the first piston and an enclosure extending about the frequency dependent damping valve, coupled to the frequency dependent valve and the second piston, in fluid communication with the compression chamber.
HYDRAULIC DAMPER ASSEMBLY AND A PISTON FOR A HYDRAULIC DAMPER ASSEMBLY
A hydraulic damper assembly comprises a housing extending between a first end and a second end. A main piston is slidably disposed in the fluid chamber dividing the fluid chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber. A piston rod extends along a center axis and attaches to the main piston. An additional piston is coupled to the piston rod and axially spaced from the main piston. The additional piston includes a main body defining a compression channel and a rebound channel that allow fluid to flow through the additional piston. A securing member secures the additional piston to the piston rod and defines an outer groove. A piston ring is located in the outer groove between the additional piston and the securing member. The piston ring is radially spaced from the securing member to allow the piston ring to be in engagement with the housing.
COMPOSITE IMPACT RESISTANCE APPARATUS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
Disclosed are a compound impact-resistant device and an application thereof. The compound impact-resistant device includes an inner cylinder, a first pressure sensor and an outer cylinder; an inner cavity of the inner cylinder is connected to a magnetorheological damper, a spiral valve element, a floating piston and a spring from bottom to top; and the outer cylinder is connected to a piston rod, a bottom end of the piston rod penetrates a top of the inner cylinder, the spring and the floating piston to be connected to the spiral valve element, and a portion below the spiral valve element is filled with hydraulic oil. The compound impact-resistant device can provide specific initial support force and achieve active self-adaptation to dynamic impact, thus solving the problems that traditional hydraulic buffers cannot provide initial support force and traditional mechanical crushing members have difficulty in providing large support force.
Hydraulic vibration damper having a rebound stop and a compression stop
A hydraulic vibration damper may include inner and outer tubes filled with damping liquid, a piston rod projecting axially out of the inner tube and movable in rebound and compression directions, a sealing and guide pack that sealingly closes an end of the outer tube and guides piston rod movement, a working piston for producing damping forces that is fastened to the piston rod and is guided on an inner lateral surface of the inner tube and subdivides the interior of the inner tube into a piston rod-side and piston rod-remote working spaces. The vibration damper has rebound and compression stops. In the piston rod-remote working space, a compression stop, starting from a predetermined retraction travel of the piston rod, may produce a travel- and speed-dependent compression stop force.
VIBRATION ISOLATOR FOR SUPPORTING A PAYLOAD
A vibration isolator (10; 210) for supporting a payload and isolating the payload from vibrations has a contact member (12) configured for supporting the payload, at least two pressurized gas compartments (24) arranged offset from each other to support the contact member at different locations, which pressurized gas compartments are connected to each other via a tubing system (54). The tubing system contains at least one restriction (66) at which a cross section of the tubing system is reduced by at least 50%.
User-adjustable multi-stage shock absorbers
A shock absorber may include an elongated housing that contains damping medium, a piston rod with a first piston that divides the elongated housing into a rebound volume and a first compression volume, a second piston configured to move through a second compression volume, a third piston configured to move through a third compression volume, and a mount cap for the elongated housing. The mount cap may include a bleed circuit that leads from the third compression volume to the first compression volume. The second and third pistons may be configured so as only to be engaged when necessary to prevent the shock absorber from bottoming out in a compression stroke. A user-accessible adjuster mechanism on an outside of the shock absorber can be manipulated to close, open, or partially open the bleed circuit and thereby adjust the damping characteristics of the second and third pistons.