A vehicle suspension damper comprises a cylinder and a piston assembly including a damping piston along with working fluid within the cylinder. A bypass permits fluid to avoid dampening resistance of the damping piston. A fluid path through the bypass is controlled by a valve that is shifted by a piston surface when the contents of at least one predetermined volume is injected against the piston surface which acts upon the valve. In one embodiment, the bypass is remotely operable.

A vehicle suspension damper comprises a cylinder and a piston assembly including a damping piston along with working fluid within the cylinder. A bypass permits fluid to avoid dampening resistance of the damping piston. A fluid path through the bypass is controlled by a valve that is shifted by a piston surface when the contents of at least one predetermined volume is injected against the piston surface which acts upon the valve. In one embodiment, the bypass is remotely operable.

A nozzle check valve comprises a valve body (10) and a nozzle (20) centrally arranged within the upstream end of valve body (10), a fluid channel (90) is defined by the outer face of the nozzle (20) and the inner face of the valve body (10). A guide bush (60) is mounted on a nozzle axial extension (26) and an annular disc (30) comprising a disc sealing ring (31) connected to a central barrel (32,33) by a plurality of webs (34) is mounted on the guide bush (60) for axial movement of the annular disc (30) relative to the valve body to open and close the fluid channel (90). A spacer (80) is arranged on the nozzle axial extension (26) downstream of the guide bush (60) and a diffuser (40) is arranged on the downstream side of the spacer (80). A spring (50) between the annular disc (30) and the diffuser (40) urges the disc towards the valve closed position. The stroke of the valve, the maximum movement of the annular disc (30) from the valve closed position to the valve open position where the annular disc (30) is in contact with the upstream face of the diffuser (40), is determined by the axial length of the spacer (80). The centre of mass of the annular disc (30) is located along the central axis of the disc (30) at an axial position where the barrel (32) is in sliding contact with the guide bush (60).

A vehicle suspension damper comprises a cylinder and a piston assembly including a damping piston along with working fluid within the cylinder. A bypass permits fluid to avoid dampening resistance of the damping piston. A fluid path through the bypass is controlled by a valve that is shifted by a piston surface when the contents of at least one predetermined volume is injected against the piston surface which acts upon the valve. In one embodiment, the bypass is remotely operable.

A check valve having a reverse-direction fluid supply function capable of supplying a fluid in a reverse direction by opening a fluid passage formed in a central shaft of a disk configured to open or close a flow path. The valve includes a valve main body into which a fluid is introduced, a shaft installed in the valve main body and configured to move forward toward an inside of the valve main body or backward toward an outside of the valve main body, a disk disposed in the valve main body and configured to open or close the valve main body, and a spring interposed between the disk and an inner surface of the valve main body. The disk opens the valve main body due to fluid pressure and blocks the same when fluid pressure is removed by movement of the shaft or by an elastic reaction force of the spring.

A valve assembly for operation within a valve body of a pump includes an axial centerline, a poppet guide having a stem, and a poppet slidingly coupled to the poppet guide so that the poppet and the poppet guide define an internal cavity. The valve assembly also includes a flexible poppet guide mounting system coupled to the poppet guide and the poppet and includes a variable-area flow restrictor in fluid communication with the internal cavity. The flexible poppet guide mounting system is configured to support the poppet guide and the poppet for lateral and axial movement of the poppet guide and the poppet relative to the axial centerline. The poppet is movable relative to the poppet guide to adjust the volume of the internal cavity.

A pressure regulator includes a pronged piston positioned inside an internal chamber, such that the pronged piston moves longitudinally along the axis of the internal chamber in response to the pressures exerted on the piston by a liquid flowing through the regulator. The piston has a first disk and a second disk connected by a number of prongs. The second disk is configured to seal the inlet port of the pressure regulator when the piston is in a closed position and the number or prongs act as guides for the piston as it slides within the internal chamber.

A vehicle suspension damper comprises a cylinder and a piston assembly including a damping piston along with working fluid within the cylinder. A bypass permits fluid to avoid dampening resistance of the damping piston. A fluid path through the bypass is controlled by a valve that is shifted by a piston surface when the contents of at least one predetermined volume is injected against the piston surface which acts upon the valve. In one embodiment, the bypass is remotely operable.

A check valve having a reverse-direction fluid supply function capable of supplying a fluid in a reverse direction by opening a fluid passage formed in a central shaft of a disk configured to open or close a flow path. The valve includes a valve main body into which a fluid is introduced, a shaft installed in the valve main body and configured to move forward toward an inside of the valve main body or backward toward an outside of the valve main body, a disk disposed in the valve main body and configured to open or close the valve main body, and a spring interposed between the disk and an inner surface of the valve main body. The disk opens the valve main body due to fluid pressure and blocks the same when fluid pressure is removed by movement of the shaft or by an elastic reaction force of the spring.

A vehicle suspension damper comprises a cylinder and a piston assembly including a damping piston along with working fluid within the cylinder. A bypass permits fluid to avoid dampening resistance of the damping piston. A fluid path through the bypass is controlled by a valve that is shifted by a piston surface when the contents of at least one predetermined volume is injected against the piston surface which acts upon the valve. In one embodiment, the bypass is remotely operable.