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Inertia valve shock absorber

US7273137B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 2005
Grant dateSep 25, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/494
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A damper including an inertia valve movable between an open position and a closed position to selectively alter the compression damping rate of the shock absorber is disclosed. In these embodiments, the damper has at least one chamber that at least partially surrounds two other chambers.

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