US4886248A
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Rapid extension shock absorber, in particular for carrier-based aircraft
Assignee: Safran Landing Systems SAS
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Filing: 1988-12-16
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Granted: 1989-12-12
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Expires: 2008-12-16
Abstract
Abstract A shock absorber comprising a strut (1), a sliding rod (3) mounted to slide inside the strut, at least one gas chamber (13, 17) under pressure, an oil chamber (6) associated with the gas chamber, and an expansion chamber (5) connected to the oil chamber via expansion throttling valve (8), the volume of the expansion chamber (5) varying as a function of the extent to which the sliding rod is received in the strut. The shock absorber also includes an expansion short circuit passage (18) between the oil chamber (6) and the expansion chamber (5), the expansion short circuit passage having a cross-section which is greater than the flow section of throttling valve (8), and the shock absorber includes controlled closure partition (32) for closing expansion short circuit passage (18).
Inventors
- 👤 Maurice Delhaye
- 👤 Michel Derrien
- 👤 Jean-Luc Engerand
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:52
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C25/00; B64C25/32; B64C25/58; B64C25/60; F; F16; F16F; F16F9/00; F16F9/06; F16F9/063; B64C25/001; B64C2025/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A shock absorber comprising a strut, a sliding rod mounted to slide inside the strut, means for forming at least one gas chamber under pressure, an oil chamber associated with the gas chamber, and an expansion chamber connected to the oil chamber via expansion throttling means, the volume of the expansion chamber varying as a function of the extent to which the sliding rod is received in the strut, wherein the shock absorber includes an expansion short circuit passage between the oil chamber and the expansion chamber, said expansion short circuit passage having a cross-section which is greater than the flow section of said expansion throttling means, and wherein the shock absorber further includes controlled closure means for closing the expansion short circuit passage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A shock absorber comprising a strut, a sliding rod mounted to slide inside the strut, means for forming at least one gas chamber under pressure, an oil chamber associated with the gas chamber, and an expansion chamber connected to the oil chamber via expansion throttling means, the volume of the expansion chamber varying as a function of the extent to which the sliding rod is received in the strut, wherein the shock absorber includes an expansion short circuit passage between the oil chamber and the expansion chamber, said expansion short circuit passage having a cross-section which is greater than the flow section of said expansion throttling means, and wherein the shock absorber further includes controlled closure means for closing the expansion short circuit passage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A shock absorber according to claim 1, including a high pressure gas chamber and a low pressure gas chamber, with both gas chambers being in communication with the oil chamber, the shock absorber being wherein it includes high pressure throttling means on a high pressure throttled passage between the oil chamber and the high pressure chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A shock absorber according to claim 2, wherein the high pressure throttling means include a throttling non-return valve providing greater throttling when the sliding rod is being moved into the strut than when the shock absorber is extending.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A shock absorber according to claim 2, including high pressure calibrated orifices forming a passage in parallel with the high pressure throttling means, and closure means for closing said high pressure calibrated orifices.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A shock absorber according to claim 4, including closure means for closing the high pressure throttled passage, said closure means being coupled with the closure means for closing the high pressure calibrated orifices in order to act in alternation therewith.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A shock absorber according to claim 4, wherein the closure means of the high pressure calibrated orifices and the controlled closure means of the expansion short circuit passage of the expansion chamber are coupled to act in alternation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
A shock absorber according to claim 1, including a plunger rod rigidly fixed to the strut and extending inside the strut, said plunger rod having a wall which extends inside the sliding rod in order to form the expansion chamber, wherein the expansion short circuit passage of the expansion chamber is made through the wall of the plunger rod, and wherein the controlled closure means for closing the expansion short circuit passage include a slider mounted to slide inside the plunger rod.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A shock absorber according to claim 7, wherein the sliding rod includes closure means for closing the expansion short circuit passage at the end of shock absorber expansion regardless of the position of the controlled closure means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
76 words
A shock absorber according to claim 7 including closure means for closing the high pressure throttled passage, said closure means being coupled with the closure means for closing the high pressure calibrated orifices in order to act in alternation therewith, and wherein the high pressure gas chamber is contained inside the plunger rod, and wherein the closure means for closing the high pressure throttled passage and the high pressure calibrated orifices are carried by the slider.
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