Frequency sensitive type shock absorber

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9291231-B2
Application number	US-201414287996-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 27, 2014
Priority date	May 28, 2013
Publication date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Mar 22, 2016

Abstract

A frequency sensitive type shock absorber is provided. A housing has a bypass hole formed such that an upper portion of a chamber part is opened to connect to the opening, and a lower portion of the chamber part communicates with the compression chamber. A spool is formed within the chamber part and is elevated by a fluid flowing into the chamber part. A pair of partition members partitions the chamber part into upper and lower chambers and provides a restoring force to the spool. A guide member is formed between the pair of the partition members, has a elastic force, and guides the partition members to maintain positions thereof. A pair of elastic members is formed in the upper and lower chambers to prevent a fluid from penetrating between the pair of the partition members and the side of the chamber part, and assist a restoration of the partition members by elasticity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A frequency sensitive type shock absorber, which includes a cylinder and a piston valve partitioning the cylinder into a rebound chamber and a compression chamber, the frequency sensitive type shock absorber comprising:
an inner passage which connects a through-hole formed in a side of the piston rod to an opening formed in a lower portion thereof;
a housing which is connected to a lower portion of the piston rod and in which a chamber part is formed, the housing including a bypass hole formed such that an upper portion of the chamber part is opened to connect to the opening, and a lower portion of the chamber part communicates with the compression chamber;
a spool which is formed within the chamber part and is elevated by a fluid flowing into the chamber part;
a pair of partition members which extend from a side of the chamber part to an outer periphery of the spool to partition the chamber part into an upper chamber and a lower chamber and provide a restoring force to the spool, and each of partition members having a passage on a width surface thereof between the upper chamber and the lower chamber such that the upper and lower chambers communicate with each other;
a guide member which is formed between the pair of the partition members, has an elastic force, and guides the pair of the partition members to maintain a position thereof; and
a pair of elastic members which are formed in the upper chamber and the lower chamber to prevent the fluid from penetrating between the pair of the partition members and the side of the chamber part, and assist a restoration of the partition members by elasticity.

2. The frequency sensitive type shock absorber according to claim 1 , wherein a lower portion of the chamber part is opened, and the chamber part comprises:
an insertion groove which is recessed along an inner periphery in the lower portion of the chamber part; and
a washer member which is fitted into the insertion groove and has a bypass hole in a central portion.

3. The frequency sensitive type shock absorber apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the spool comprises:
an upper guide protrusion which protrudes from an upper central portion;
a lower guide protrusion which protrudes from a lower central portion; and
a spacer protrusion which protrudes along a side periphery and is spaced apart from an inner side surface of the housing such that the guide member, which tightly contacts upper and lower sides of the spacer protrusion, is disposed between the spacer protrusion and the inner side surface in a width direction.

4. The frequency sensitive type shock absorber according to claim 3 , wherein
the upper guide protrusion is inserted into the opening,
the lower guide protrusion is inserted into the bypass hole, and
the spacer protrusion is fitted between the pair of the partition members to guide the elevation of the spool.

5. The frequency sensitive type shock absorber according to claim 1 , wherein the guide member is made of an elastic member.

6. The frequency sensitive type shock absorber according to claim 1 , wherein the spool blocks the upper or lower portion of the chamber part to prevent the fluid from passing through the chamber part according to the amount of the fluid at the time of a low frequency.

Assignees

• Mando Corp

Inventors

• Kim Hark Joo
• Kim Tae Ju

Classifications

• F16F9/5126 Primary

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

• F16F9/32

  Details · CPC title

• F16F9/344

  Vortex flow passages · CPC title

• F16F9/18

  with a closed cylinder and a piston separating two or more working spaces therein · CPC title

• F16F9/34 Primary

  Special valve constructions ({F16F9/44, F16F9/50 take precedence; filtering details F16F9/3285} ; valves in general F16K); Shape or construction of throttling passages · CPC title