Self contained automatic terrain condition adjusting shock absorber
US5332068A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0753
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shock absorber which is inertia responsive in both compression and extension strokes to provide rapid flow in either direction responsive to rapid large changes in loading as caused by a bump or dip. The inertia responsive valving is located in the piston or the piston rod or both affording simple shock absorber body design and simple cooling. The inertia responsive valving members are longitudinally slidable and of substantially uniform cross section so as to be substantially immune to acceleration forces due to turns and are substantially insensitive to pressure changes.
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