Methods and apparatus for controlling a fluid damper
US8955653B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F2228/066
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a fluid damper comprising a first fluid-filled chamber, a second chamber filled with a fluid having variable flow characteristics and at least partially displaceable by the first fluid, and a gas chamber, the gas chamber compressible due to the displacement of the second chamber. In one embodiment, the fluid in the second chamber is a variable rheology fluid.
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