A gas spring and gas damper assembly includes a gas spring and a gas damper. The gas spring includes a flexible spring member with opposing end members secured thereto and at least partially defining a spring chamber. The gas damper includes an inner sleeve that is at least partially received within one of the end members and at least partially forms a damping chamber. A damper piston assembly is received within the damping chamber and secured to the other of the end members. An elongated damping passage fluidically connects the damping chamber and the spring chamber. Suspension systems and methods are also included.

A magnetic shock absorbing buffer system having a buffer element with a buffer element cavity having internal buffer threads and a buffer cavity shoulder; a plunger element having a plunger head that is slidable within the buffer element cavity, wherein a plunger body extends through the buffer cavity second open end, and wherein a plunger shoulder contacts the buffer cavity shoulder to maintain the plunger head within the buffer element cavity; an adjustment screw, wherein external adjustment screw threads interact with the internal buffer threads to allow the adjustment screw to be adjustably positioned within the buffer cavity; and at least one dynamic magnet and at least one static magnet positioned within the buffer cavity, wherein like poles face one another such that the magnets act to repel one another within the buffer cavity, and wherein the adjustment screw maintains the magnets within the buffer cavity.

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%.

A vehicle suspension damper for providing a variable damping rate. The vehicle suspension damper comprises a first damping mechanism having a variable first threshold pressure, a second damping mechanism having a second threshold pressure, and a compressible chamber in communication with a damping fluid chamber, wherein the second damping mechanism is responsive to a compression of said compressible chamber.

The invention relates to a method for producing a viscoelastic damping body (1, 20, 30), comprising at least one spring element (4) and at least one damping element coupled thereto, wherein the method is characterized in that the damping element and optionally also the spring element (4) are produced by means of a 3-D printing method. The invention further relates to a viscoelastic damping body (1, 20, 30) that is or can be produced according to such a method and to a volume body comprising or consisting of a plurality of such damping bodies (1, 20, 30).

A vehicle suspension damper for providing a variable damping rate. The vehicle suspension damper comprises a first damping mechanism having a variable first threshold pressure, a second damping mechanism having a second threshold pressure, and a compressible chamber in communication with a damping fluid chamber, wherein the second damping mechanism is responsive to a compression of said compressible chamber.

A magnetic shock absorbing buffer system having a buffer element with a buffer element cavity having internal buffer threads and a buffer cavity shoulder; a plunger element having a plunger head that is slidable within the buffer element cavity, wherein a plunger body extends through the buffer cavity second open end, and wherein a plunger shoulder contacts the buffer cavity shoulder to maintain the plunger head within the buffer element cavity; an adjustment screw, wherein external adjustment screw threads interact with the internal buffer threads to allow the adjustment screw to be adjustably positioned within the buffer cavity; and at least one dynamic magnet and at least one static magnet positioned within the buffer cavity, wherein like poles face one another such that the magnets act to repel one another within the buffer cavity, and wherein the adjustment screw maintains the magnets within the buffer cavity.

The invention relates to an external chassis for a long firearm, the precision of which is increased owing to: 1. The incorporation of an external chassis, inside which the firearm is installed. 2. The anchoring of the firearm telescopically inside the external chassis using sliding rings with minimum friction. 3. The inclusion of a movement absorbing element. 4. The inclusion of guide bushings that limit the movement of the firearm to a single axis. With the above elements arranged as shown in the drawings, the inherent recoil produced in a firearm at the moment of firing, owing to the action-reaction effect of the stock-projectile assembly or the stock-discharge system, is suppressed and absorbed by the proposed invention, such that the stock remains immobile and no movement is transmitted to the shooter. As a result, precision is considerably increased and the optical sighting elements are not affected by sudden movements, thereby protecting these elements from possible damage and from being moved out of position. The elements described also ensure that the firearm moves only along the axis of the barrel, thereby guaranteeing precision. In addition, owing to the design of the invention, it can be incorporated not only into firearms having a specific new design, but also into existing firearms.

The invention relates to an external chassis for a long firearm, the precision of which is increased owing to: 1. The incorporation of an external chassis, inside which the firearm is installed. 2. The anchoring of the firearm telescopically inside the external chassis using sliding rings with minimum friction. 3. The inclusion of a movement absorbing element. 4. The inclusion of guide bushings that limit the movement of the firearm to a single axis. With the above elements arranged as shown in the drawings, the inherent recoil produced in a firearm at the moment of firing, owing to the action-reaction effect of the stock-projectile assembly or the stock-discharge system, is suppressed and absorbed by the proposed invention, such that the stock remains immobile and no movement is transmitted to the shooter. As a result, precision is considerably increased and the optical sighting elements are not affected by sudden movements, thereby protecting these elements from possible damage and from being moved out of position. The elements described also ensure that the firearm moves only along the axis of the barrel, thereby guaranteeing precision. In addition, owing to the design of the invention, it can be incorporated not only into firearms having a specific new design, but also into existing firearms.

A vehicle suspension damper for providing a variable damping rate. The vehicle suspension damper comprises a first damping mechanism having a variable first threshold pressure, a second damping mechanism having a second threshold pressure, and a compressible chamber in communication with a damping fluid chamber, wherein the second damping mechanism is responsive to a compression of said compressible chamber.