Shock absorber and method for controlling a damping flow in a shock absorber
US11661993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F2230/20
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shock absorber and method of controlling a shock absorber, wherein the shock absorber comprises damper body having an inner tube and an outer tube and a piston rod having a main piston arrangement arranged inside the inner tube. The shock absorber further comprises two separate electrical continuously controlled valves (CES1, CES2), one for compression and one for rebound flow, arranged with passive valves coupled in series with and downstream of the electronically controlled valves and with a communication chamber coupling these valves to a pressurizing chamber.
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