Rebound spring structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11293509-B2
Application number	US-201716332566-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2017
Priority date	Oct 31, 2016
Publication date	Apr 5, 2022
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022

Abstract

The rebound spring structure includes: a rebound spring; a lower rebound collar configured to hold an end on one side of the rebound spring; and an upper rebound collar configured to hold an end on the other side of the rebound spring, the rebound spring structure being positioned around a rod configured to move relative to a cylinder. The lower rebound collar is held by a piston rod. The upper rebound collar is movably fitted to the piston rod. The upper rebound collar includes a recess on an upper disk part configured to restrict movement of the rebound spring to the other side, the recess being configured to facilitate movement of the upper rebound collar in a circumferential direction of the piston rod.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rebound spring structure comprising:
a spring;
a one-side holding member configured to hold an end on one side of the spring; and
an other-side holding member configured to hold an end on the other side of the spring, the rebound spring structure being positioned around a rod configured to move relative to a cylinder, wherein
the one-side holding member is held by the rod,
the other-side holding member is movably fitted to the rod, and
the other-side holding member includes a facilitating part at a flange of the other-side holding member, the flange being configured to restrict movement of the spring to the other side, the facilitating part being configured to facilitate movement of the other-side holding member in a circumferential direction of the rod, and
the facilitating part includes a plurality of recesses formed on a surface facing direct opposite to the spring, the plurality of recesses being configured to function as an oil reservoir in a state where a maximum compressive load is applied to the spring and being provided in a circumferential direction of the other-side holding member.

2. The rebound spring structure according to claim 1 , wherein the facilitating part includes a hole penetrating the flange so as to communicate with the plurality of recesses.

3. The rebound spring structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the one-side holding member includes a one-side cylindrical part interposed between the rod and the spring,
the other-side holding member includes an other-side cylindrical part interposed between the rod and the spring, and
an axial length of the other-side cylindrical part is longer than an axial length of the one-side cylindrical part.

4. The rebound spring structure according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the recesses are arranged at equal intervals.

5. The rebound spring structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an intervening member intervening between the other-side holding member and a support member configured to movably support the rod at an end on the other side of the cylinder, the intervening member being movable in the circumferential direction relative to the rod.

6. The rebound spring structure according to claim 5 , wherein
the intervening member includes an upper recess and a lower recess on a surface thereof, and
the upper recess and the lower recess are configured to retain oil therein in a state where the support member is in contact with the intervening member.

7. The rebound spring structure according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of the upper recess and the lower recess includes a hole penetrating the intervening member.

8. The rebound spring structure according to claim 6 , wherein the upper recess and the lower recess are respectively arranged at equal intervals.

9. A rebound spring structure comprising:
a spring positioned around a rod configured to move relative to a cylinder;
a one-side holding member configured to hold an end on one side of the spring, the one-side holding member being held by the rod;
an other-side holding member configured to hold an end on the other side of the spring, the other-side holding member being fitted to the rod so as to be movable relative to the rod; and
an intervening member intervening between the other-side holding member and a support member configured to movably support the rod at an end on the other side of the cylinder, the intervening member being movable in a circumferential direction relative to the rod, wherein
at least one of the other-side holding member and the intervening member includes a facilitating part configured to facilitate movement of the at least one of the other-side holding member and the intervening member in the circumferential direction of the rod,
the facilitating part includes a plurality of recesses formed on at least one of a surface facing direct opposite to the spring and a surface of the intervening member, a flange being provided to the other-side holding member and configured to restrict movement of the spring to the other side, and the plurality of recesses being configured to retain oil therein in a state where the support member is in contact with the intervening member and being provided in a circumferential direction of the other-side holding member.

10. The rebound spring structure according to claim 9 , wherein the facilitating part includes a hole penetrating the flange or the intervening member so as to communicate with the plurality of recesses.

Assignees

• Showa Corp
• Hitachi Astemo Ltd

Inventors

• Muraguchi Nobuyuki
• Yamamoto Takao
• Senou Naoki

Classifications

• F16F1/125 Primary

  where the end coils of the spring engage an axial insert (F16F1/126, F16F1/128 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16F1/127

  allowing rotation about axis of spring · CPC title

• F16F9/585

  within the cylinder, in contact with working fluid · CPC title

• F16F9/185

  Bitubular units (where compression of gas leads to a clear spring action F16F9/062) · CPC title