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Hydraulic shock absorber

US4044865A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 25, 1976
Grant dateAug 30, 1977
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Expiry dateMay 25, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16F9/486
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic shock absorber includes a cylinder, a piston therein, a sleeve surrounding the cylinder wall and provided with an internal thread, the crest of which engages the cylinder wall, possibly a storage chamber for liquid provided outside the cylinder and connected to the slot of the thread, at least one cylinder chamber in communication with the slot of the thread through at least one narrow opening which may be throttled more or less by the crest of the thread, when the cylinder and the sleeve are rotated mutually.

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