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Shock absorber

US4437548A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 16, 1983
Grant dateMar 20, 1984
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/1632
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A shock absorber is disclosed having an outer cylinder closed at one end thereof, a hollow inner cylinder closed at one end and opened at an another end thereof, the open end being inserted in the outer cylinder, a guide member for guiding the inner cylinder slidably in the outer cylinder, a member for generating a damping force, the damping force generating member being connected to the open end of the inner cylinder, and having an orifice for throttling flow of hydraulic fluid from a chamber in the outer cylinder to a chamber in the inner cylinder, the orifice being in a central portion of the inner cylinder, and a plate-like stop provided between the inner cylinder and the damping force generating member for retaining the damping force generating member against the damping force within a predetermined range, the stop having an aperture greater than the orifice.

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