A damper assembly comprises a tube defining a fluid compartment; and a piston slidably disposed in the tube and dividing the fluid compartment into a rebound chamber and a compression chamber. The piston defines a cross-flow passage and includes: a first check valve configured to allow fluid flow from the compression chamber into the cross-flow passage while blocking fluid flow in an opposite direction, a second check valve configured to allow fluid flow from the rebound chamber into the cross-flow while blocking fluid flow in an opposite direction, and a proportional valve configured to regulate fluid flow between the cross-flow passage and an outlet passage based on an electrical control signal. Fluid flow is directed through the proportional valve in a same direction during each of a compression stroke and a rebound stroke.

A device, kit, and method for the treatment of anatomical joint dysfunctions, and more particularly, to a spring hinge comprising: a primary coil spring having a helical structure with a central cavity, wherein the primary coil spring forms a plurality of spirals layered against one another when the primary coil spring is in an unexpanded state; wherein the primary coil spring comprises surfaces that are configured to nest against each other to resist translational or shearing movement between adjoining spiral layers.

Provided is a damper mount (1, 101, 201) configured to be interposed between a damper (11) of a wheel suspension device and a vehicle body (9). The damper mount includes: an annular outer member (22) fixed to the vehicle body; an annular inner member (21) fixed to the damper, one of the outer member and the inner member being received in another of the outer member and the inner member; a first magneto-elastic member (24) radially interposed between the inner member and the outer member; and a coil (25) configured to apply a magnetic flux to the first magneto-elastic member.

Disclosed is a ceiling type seismic impact buffer unit which may perform a buffering action of reducing vibration or the impact applied thereto attributable to earthquakes, typhoons, etc. without direct transmission of the vibration or the impact to a ceiling panel installed on a ceiling. The ceiling type seismic impact buffer unit includes a housing main body, a first coupling bolt, which is fixed into a coupling hole formed in the center of the upper surface of the housing main body and has a front end connected to an upper connection rod, a second coupling bolt, which is fixed to a sliding contactor through a sliding guide hole formed in the center of the lower surface of the housing main body and has a front end connected to a lower connection rod, and a restoring spring, which has upper and lower ends coupled to first and second fixing washers.

A device, kit, and method for the treatment of anatomical joint dysfunctions, and more particularly, to a spring hinge comprising: a primary coil spring having a helical structure with a central cavity, wherein the primary coil spring forms a plurality of spirals layered against one another when the primary coil spring is in an unexpanded state; wherein the primary coil spring comprises surfaces that are configured to nest against each other to resist translational or shearing movement between adjoining spiral layers.

Disclosed is a ceiling type seismic impact buffer unit which may perform a buffering action of reducing vibration or the impact applied thereto attributable to earthquakes, typhoons, etc. without direct transmission of the vibration or the impact to a ceiling panel installed on a ceiling. The ceiling type seismic impact buffer unit includes a housing main body, a first coupling bolt, which is fixed into a coupling hole formed in the center of the upper surface of the housing main body and has a front end connected to an upper connection rod, a second coupling bolt, which is fixed to a sliding contactor through a sliding guide hole formed in the center of the lower surface of the housing main body and has a front end connected to a lower connection rod, and a restoring spring, which has upper and lower ends coupled to first and second fixing washers.

A friction based counterbalance mechanism for coupling with a closure panel of a vehicle to assist in opening and closing of the closure panel, the counterbalance mechanism including: a first housing having a first pivot connection mount for connecting to one of a body of the vehicle and the closure panel; an extension member coupled to the first housing at one end and being extendable and retractable with respect to a second housing coupled adjacent to the first housing along an axis, the second housing for connecting by a second pivot connection mount to the other of the body and the closure panel; a sliding friction mechanism having: a shaped sleeve mounted on an exterior surface of the extension member, the shaped sleeve providing an exterior friction surface; and a resilient friction element mounted to the second housing in a fixed location on the axis, the resilient friction element positioned between second housing and the shaped sleeve and biased into contact with the exterior friction surface; wherein relative movement between the shaped sleeve and the resilient friction element as the extension member is displaced generates sliding friction between the resilient friction element and the shaped sleeve.

Provided is a damper mount (1, 101, 201) configured to be interposed between a damper (11) of a wheel suspension device and a vehicle body (9). The damper mount includes: an annular outer member (22) fixed to the vehicle body; an annular inner member (21) fixed to the damper, one of the outer member and the inner member being received in another of the outer member and the inner member; a first magneto-elastic member (24) radially interposed between the inner member and the outer member; and a coil (25) configured to apply a magnetic flux to the first magneto-elastic member.

A seismic isolation apparatus includes a laminated body having alternately laminated rubber plates and steel plates; a hollow portion provided inside the laminated body in a hermetically closed manner and extending in a laminated direction; a lead plug filled densely in the hollow portion and adapted to damp the vibration in a shearing direction of the laminated body by absorbing vibrational energy in the shearing direction; and a lid member having a semispherical concave surface which comes into contact with one end portion in the laminated direction A of the lead plug in order to guide and assist the plastic flow of the lead plug at one end portion in the laminated direction of the hollow portion in the deformation in the shearing direction of the lead plug.

A bearing element (1) for mounting a component, especially a cooling module, with an elastomeric element (12), the elastomeric element (12) having an inner connection (6) for connecting to a bearing pin (7) of the component to be mounted, an outer connection (8) for connecting to a bearing frame (10), and at least one support arm (14), which extends between the inner connection (6) and outer connection (8) and elastically connects these together, with a force transfer surface (16) of the outer connection (8) to the bearing frame (10) formed by an outer end face of the support arm (10), and the bearing element (1) formed such that, in the event of an elastic displacement of the inner connection (6) relative to the outer connection (8) in a predetermined, radial displacement direction relative to the bearing element (1) the support arm (14) is stressed predominantly by thrust.