Damping valve and shock absorber
US10458509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F2230/24
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A damping valve includes a valve element member, a disc spring, and a solenoid. The valve element member opens and closes an upstream side and a downstream side of a pilot passage by a pressure control valve element seated on and liftable from a pressure control valve seat and an open/close valve element seated on and liftable from an open/close valve seat. The disc spring is interposed between a stepped part and the valve element member. The disc spring biases the valve element member in a direction in which the pressure control valve element separates from the pressure control valve seat and in which the open/close valve element approaches the open/close valve seat. The solenoid is configured to drive the valve element member against a biasing force by the disc spring. In a state in which the disc spring has a natural length, a clearance is formed between the open/close valve element and the open/close valve seat.
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