Hydraulic shock absorber

US8991571B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8991571-B2
Application numberUS-201113243175-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 23, 2011
Priority dateMar 30, 2011
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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Abstract

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In a hydraulic shock absorber, a damping force generating device provided between a piston side oil chamber of a cylinder and a rod side oil chamber is provided with a through-hole which communicates the piston side oil chamber of the cylinder with the rod side oil chamber of the cylinder via an outer flow path of the cylinder. A leading end portion of a piston rod is provided with a needle which can come in and out of the through-hole of the damping force generating device, and an opening degree of the through-hole can be varied by the needle according to a forward and backward position of the piston rod with respect to the oil chamber of the cylinder.

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What is claimed is: 1. A hydraulic shock absorber comprising: a cylinder attached to one of a vehicle body side and an axle side; a piston rod attached to the other of the vehicle body side and the axe side and inserted into an oil chamber of the cylinder; a piston which is provided in a leading end portion of the piston rod and divides the oil chamber of the cylinder into a piston side oil chamber and a rod side oil chamber; and an oil reservoir chamber compensating a volum…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F16F9/32Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F16F9/486Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8991571B2 cover?
In a hydraulic shock absorber, a damping force generating device provided between a piston side oil chamber of a cylinder and a rod side oil chamber is provided with a through-hole which communicates the piston side oil chamber of the cylinder with the rod side oil chamber of the cylinder via an outer flow path of the cylinder. A leading end portion of a piston rod is provided with a needle whi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Murakami Yosuke, Showa Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16F9/32. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).