US4535877A
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Hydraulic damper of adjustable damping force type
Assignee: Tokico Ltd
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Filing: 1983-07-13
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Granted: 1985-08-20
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Expires: 2003-07-13
Abstract
Abstract A hydraulic damper of the adjustable damping force type includes a piston working in a cylinder and partitioning the interior of the piston into two liquid chambers, a first passage provided in the piston for connecting the two liquid chambers, a first damping force generating valve mechanism provided on the piston for generating a damping force in response to liquid flow in the first passage, a by-pass passage for connecting the two liquid chambers and by-passing the first passage, and an adjusting valve for controlling the effective passage area of the by-pass passage. A second damping force generating valve mechanism is provided in the by-pass passage and generates a damping force substantially smaller than the damping force of the first damping force generating valve mechamism.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihiro Shimokura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 07:44
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F9/00; F16F9/32; F16F9/44; F16F9/46; F16F9/466; F16F9/467; F16F9/468; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87265; Y10T137/87917; Y10T137/88054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A hydraulic damper of the adjustable damping force type comprising: a piston working in a cylinder and partitioning the interior thereof into two liquid chambers; a piston rod secured to said piston and extending to the outside of said cylinder; a first passage means for connecting said two liquid chambers; a first damping force generating valve means comprising first and second oppositely opening resilient valve disc means provided in said first passage means for generating a relatively high damping force both in the extension and contraction strokes of said damper; a second passage means for connecting said two liquid chambers independently from said first passage means; a second damping force generating valve means comprising a resilient valve disc provided in said second passage means for generating a relatively low damping force both in the extension and contraction strokes of said damper as said valve disc opens in respective opposite directions; and adjusting valve means provided in said piston rod and controlling the effective passage area of said second passage means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A hydraulic damper of the adjustable damping force type comprising: a piston working in a cylinder and partitioning the interior thereof into two liquid chambers; a piston rod secured to said piston and extending to the outside of said cylinder; a first passage means for connecting said two liquid chambers; a first damping force generating valve means comprising first and second oppositely opening resilient valve disc means provided in said first passage means for generating a relatively high damping force both in the extension and contraction strokes of said damper; a second passage means for connecting said two liquid chambers independently from said first passage means; a second damping force generating valve means comprising a resilient valve disc provided in said second passage means for generating a relatively low damping force both in the extension and contraction strokes of said damper as said valve disc opens in respective opposite directions; and adjusting valve means provided in said piston rod and controlling the effective passage area of said second passage means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A hydraulic damper as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adjusting valve means is operable from the outside of said damper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A hydraulic damper as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first passage means is formed through said piston, and said second passage means is provided in an inner end portion of said piston rod which extends through and is connected to said piston.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A hydraulic damper as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an orifice passage connecting said two liquid chambers separately from said first and second passage means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A hydraulic damper as claimed in claim 4, wherein the effective passage area of said orifice passage is also controlled by the adjusting valve means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
A hydraulic damper as claimed in claim 4, wherein said orifice passage includes a branch passage having therein one-way valve means for closing said branch passage in either one of the extension and contraction strokes of said damper and for permitting liquid flow in said branch passage in the other of the extension and contraction strokes of said damper.
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