Self adjusting shock absorber
US4200269A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 1977 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S267/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self adjusting shock absorber comprising a cylinder and a shock absorbing piston movable in the cylinder and having a shaft extending externally of the cylinder. A reservoir is associated with one end of the cylinder. A flow passage is provided in the shock absorbing piston. A pump comprises a cylinder formed in the shock absorbing piston, and having a position sensing bleed orifice intermediate the ends thereof. A pump piston is fixed to the shock absorbing cylinder and is operable in the pump cylinder. The piston functions when in a position on one side of the position sensing bleed orifice to produce a pump "down" cylinder and when operating on the other side of the position sensing bleed orifice to provide a pump "up" cylinder. The pump piston has a first passage providing selective communication between the shock absorbing cylinder and one end of the pump cylinder, and a second passage providing communication between the shock absorbing cylinder and the other end of the pump cylinder. Check valves are associated with the passages.
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