Arrangement for damping through wire-drawing of a fluid and suspension system in particular of an automotive vehicle fitted with such a damping arrangement
US5842688A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2600/26
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for damping movement of a mass with respect to a support to which the mass is connected by a suspension device. The suspension device is provided with one or more springs and a hydraulic damping system through which a hydraulic fluid flows. One or more devices are present for wire-drawing this fluid through a respective aperture. Each wire-drawing device is arranged to continuously vary the damping characteristics by controlling the extent of opening of the aperture(s) and thus regulate the flow of the fluid through the hydraulic damping system.
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