Cylinder device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10533624-B2
Application number	US-201615740234-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2016
Priority date	Jun 30, 2015
Publication date	Jan 14, 2020
Grant date	Jan 14, 2020

Abstract

A stopper mechanism includes a second cylinder provided at an end portion in an inner cylinder, and a second piston configured to move along with movement of a piston rod to be capable of being fit-inserted through the second cylinder. The second piston includes a stopper coupled to the piston rod, a castle integrated with the stopper by plastic flow to form a ring groove on an outer periphery of the second piston between the castle and the stopper, and a piston ring fixed into a ring groove formed by the stopper and the castle so that the piston ring is displaceable in the ring groove in an axial direction and is retained in the ring groove, and has an annular shape with both ends in a circumferential direction which are formed by partially cutting the piston ring.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cylinder device, comprising:
a first cylinder in which working fluid is sealed;
a first piston which is slidably fit-inserted in the first cylinder, and divides an inside of the first cylinder;
a piston rod coupled to the first piston;
a rod guide provided on one end side of the first cylinder, and configured to guide the piston rod in a slidable manner by allowing the piston rod to be inserted through the rod guide; and
a stopper mechanism configured to operate when the piston rod extends or retracts to reach an end portion in the first cylinder,
wherein the stopper mechanism includes:
a second cylinder provided at an end portion in the first cylinder; and
a second piston configured to move along with movement of the piston rod and provided to be fit-inserted through the second cylinder,

wherein the second piston includes:
a first member coupled to the piston rod and including a first portion and a second portion contiguous to the first portion, the first portion having a larger width in a radial direction of the second cylinder than the second portion so that a stepped portion is formed at a boundary of the first portion and the second portion;
a second member integrated with the second portion and forming a ring groove on an outer periphery of the second piston between the stepped portion and the second member; and
a piston ring which is fixed in the ring groove formed by the first member and the second member so that the piston ring is displaceable in the ring groove in an axial direction between the stepped portion and the second member and is retained in the ring groove between the stepped portion and the second member regardless of an axial position of the piston rod, and the piston ring has an annular shape with both ends in a circumferential direction which are formed by partially cutting the piston ring, and

wherein the first member and the second member are integrally coupled with each other by at least a portion of the first member and a portion of the second member being plastically deformed.

2. The cylinder device according to claim 1 , wherein the ring groove has a cutout for allowing the working fluid to constantly flow between the second member and the piston ring.

3. The cylinder device according to claim 1 , wherein the piston rod has a groove, and the first member is coupled to the groove by plastic flow.

4. The cylinder device according to claim 1 , wherein the piston rod has a groove, and the first member is placed on a ring member provided on the groove.

5. The cylinder device according to claim 2 , wherein the piston rod has a groove, and the first member is coupled to the groove by plastic flow.

6. The cylinder device according to claim 1 , wherein:
one of the first member and the second member includes a fixing hole for fixing the other member to the one member;
an annular groove is formed on the inside of the fixing hole; and
the other member includes an engaging portion fitted in the annular groove.

Assignees

• Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd

Inventors

• Ishimaru Yu
• Ishibashi Naoki
• Ohno Takayuki
• Tajima Makoto

Classifications

• F16F9/5126

  Piston, or piston-like valve elements (F16F9/504 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16F9/3214

  of pistons (F16F9/0227 and F16F9/36 take precedence; throttling passages in or on piston body F16F9/3405) · CPC title

• F16F9/49 Primary

  Stops limiting fluid passage, e.g. hydraulic stops {or elastomeric elements inside the cylinder which contribute to changes in fluid damping (fluid-actuated displacement devices with means for accelerating or decelerating the stroke F15B15/22)} · CPC title

• F16F9/58 Primary

  Stroke limiting stops, e.g. arranged on the piston rod outside the cylinder (F16F9/49 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16F9/483

  characterised by giving a particular shape to the cylinder, e.g. conical · CPC title