Damper device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9909637-B2
Application number	US-201515115786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2015
Priority date	Feb 3, 2014
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

Abstract

A damper device includes a stator, a rotor, and a viscous fluid imparting a resistance to a rotation or a relative rotation of the rotor, and forms a braking force by the resistance. In the rotor, an annular seal portion made of soft synthetic resin is provided by integral molding. The stator includes an annular space in which the viscous fluid is filled, and a main member portion of the rotor is housed in the annular space. The annular seal portion comprises an outside annular portion provided in an outer circumferential portion of the rotor; an inside annular portion provided in an inner circumferential portion of the rotor; and a connection portion therebetween.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A damper device, comprising a stator, a rotor, and a viscous fluid filled therebetween to impart a resistance to a rotation or a relative rotation of the rotor, and forming a braking force by the resistance,
wherein the rotor includes an annular seal portion made of soft synthetic resin by integral molding and a plurality of through holes passing through an inside and outside of the rotor,
the stator includes an annular space filled with the viscous fluid, and a main member of the rotor is housed in the annular space,
the annular seal portion includes an outside annular portion provided at an outer circumferential portion of the rotor, an inside annular portion provided at an inner circumferential portion of the rotor, and a connection portion therebetween, and
the inside annular portion and the outside annular portion are provided between one and another axial ends of the rotor, and the connection portion extends through the plurality of through holes to integrally connect the inside annular portion and the outside annular portion.

2. A damper device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor further comprises an opening extending from the one axial end of the rotor to the another axial end of the rotor.

3. A damper device according to claim 2 , wherein the inside annular portion and the outside annular portion extend along the inner and outer circumferential portions of the rotor, respectively.

4. A damper device according to claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of through holes extends along a radial direction of the rotor.

5. A damper device, comprising a stator, a rotor, and a viscous fluid filled therebetween to impart a resistance to a rotation or a relative rotation of the rotor, and forming a braking force by the resistance,
wherein the rotor includes an annular seal portion made of soft synthetic resin by integral molding,
the stator includes an annular space filled with the viscous fluid, and a main member of the rotor is housed in the annular space,
the annular seal portion includes an outside annular portion provided at an outer circumferential portion of the rotor, an inside annular portion provided at an inner circumferential portion of the rotor, and a connection portion therebetween, and
an inside circumferential wall portion facing the inner circumferential portion of the rotor forming the annular space of the stator is formed with an annular projecting portion abutting against the inside annular portion of the annular seal portion at a position forming the connection portion.

Assignees

• Nifco Inc

Inventors

• Muranaka Makoto

Classifications

• F16F9/369

  Sealings for elements other than pistons or piston rods, e.g. valves · CPC title

• F16F9/12 Primary

  Devices with one or more rotary vanes turning in the fluid any throttling effect being immaterial, {i.e. damping by viscous shear effect only (F16F9/53 takes precedence; pivoting supports for apparatus or articles placed on stands or trestles F16M11/06)} · CPC title

• F16F2230/30

  Sealing arrangements · CPC title