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Shock absorber

US3944031A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 18, 1974
Grant dateMar 16, 1976
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Expiry dateJun 18, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16F9/22
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Shock absorber comprising a casing delimiting an inner recess having two portions of different diameters and containing a liquid, a piston assembly consisting of two pistons of slightly different diameters mounted on the same rod and slidable into said recess, the larger of said pistons being traversed by a channel for liquid passage, a liquid reservoir either inside the rod or outside the casing, in communication with the inner recess through a further channel, sealing structure tightening the recess from the external medium and an element in the reservoir which is compressed or expanded in response to a change in the pressure of the liquid contained in the reservoir.

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