Shock absorber system and method
US-9500253-B2 · Nov 22, 2016 · US
Motor vehicle shock absorber
US8997952B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8997952-B2 |
| Application number | US-201013383456-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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A motor-vehicle shock absorber has a tube at least partially filled with damping liquid and extending, a piston rod axially shiftable inside the damper tube, and a piston connected to the piston rod and subdividing the damper tube into a piston rod-side working chamber and an opposite working chamber. An on-off control valve is axially movable inside the piston between a closed and an open position. A first soft-characteristic damping valve inside the piston through which the damping liquid may flow in both flow directions is connectable to a flow path of the damping liquid from one into the other working chamber through the control valve. A second hard-characteristic damping valve through which the damping liquid may flow in both flow directions is also provided in the piston.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A shock absorber for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle, the shock absorber comprising: a damper tube at least partially filled with damping liquid and extending along an axis, a piston rod axially shiftable inside the damper tube, a piston housing connected to the piston rod and subdividing an interior of the damper tube into a piston rod-side working chamber and a working chamber remote from the piston rod, an on-off control valve axially mo…
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- What does patent US8997952B2 cover?
- A motor-vehicle shock absorber has a tube at least partially filled with damping liquid and extending, a piston rod axially shiftable inside the damper tube, and a piston connected to the piston rod and subdividing the damper tube into a piston rod-side working chamber and an opposite working chamber. An on-off control valve is axially movable inside the piston between a closed and an open posi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Göetz Ole, Hamers Wolfgang, Schmidt Klaus, and 3 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16F9/464. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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