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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167101 | Damping force generating mechanism for shock absorber A shock absorber comprises a first passage (2a, 2b) and a second passage (15) connecting a first fluid chamber (41) and a second fluid chamber (42). A throttle (12, 14) narrows an inflow of fluid to the first p... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8118328 | Power steering device A power steering device for a vehicle includes an input shaft (1) linked to a steering wheel, an output shaft (2) linked to a vehicle wheel, a torsion bar (3) that connects the input shaft (1) to the output shaft (2), and a cylindr... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117881 | Press-molding method and press-molding device A press-molding device (80) press molds a bottom portion of a work piece (9) having a closed-end shape between an, inner die (521) inserted into the work piece (9) and an outer die (551) disposed on an outside of the work piece ( | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109371 | Damper A damper is comprised of an actuator (A) connected to a sprung member (B) side of a vehicle, the actuator (A) including a motion converting mechanism (T) for transforming a linear motion into a rotational motion and a motor (M) to which the rotational motion resulti... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104947 | Concrete agitating drum driving device A concrete agitating drum (1) is driven by a hydraulic motor (81). A connection switch-over valve (20) is arranged to have a function to regulate a flow cross-sectional area of pressurized working oil supplied to the hydraulic motor (81) ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103408 | Suspension system for vehicle In a system including four electromagnetic absorbers for respective four vehicle wheels, motor coils of two respective electromagnetic absorbers disposed corresponding to two diagonally located wheels are connected forming a closed loop including the coils. A genera... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092612 | Cooling method and cooling device A cooling device (70) for cooling a work piece (9) that has reached a high temperature due to the implementation of a closing operation in which a bottom portion (9c) is formed by closing an end portion of the tubular work piece (9... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8081053 | Solenoid actuator A solenoid actuator (1) comprises a case (9) made of a magnetic material and housing a coil (12) wound on a bobbin (11), and a pressure tube (17) made of a non-magnetic material and fitted into a hollow portion of the bobbin (11... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079598 | Check seal structure for hydraulic shock absorber A check seal (53) for discharging working oil scraped off a piston rod (3) by an oil lip (52b) into an oil pool (A) of a hydraulic shock absorber to an oil reservoir (R) is disposed on the outside of the oil pool (A). The check seal (5... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074974 | Vehicle height adjusting device A vehicle height adjusting device includes a cylinder (1), a rod (3) inserted in the cylinder (1), a piston (4) connected to the rod (3) and movable within the cylinder (1), and defining a rod side chamber (2a)... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8051962 | Steering damper A steering damper comprises two oil chambers (R1, R2) delimited in a housing (1, 7) by a partitioning member (2, 8), and a damping valve (2a, 2b) which imposes a drag on a flow of working oil between the two oi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047342 | Strut type shock absorber A strut type shock absorber (1) comprises an outer shell (2) and a knuckle bracket (3). A curved portion (4) of the knuckle bracket (3) positioned in close contact with the outer shell (2) comprises a reinforcing flange (... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042661 | Shock absorber A shock absorber (100) for suppressing vibration in a vehicle includes a valve disk (1) that delimits the interior of a cylinder (40) in which a working fluid is sealed; a first passage (2a), a second passage (2b) and... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042658 | Suspension device A suspension device (A) comprising a damper (S) and a gas spring (C), the damper (S) comprising a motion transforming mechanism (H) for transforming a relative motion between a vehicle body-side member and an axle-side member into a rotational motion and a motor (M)... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8016088 | Damping mechanism A damping mechanism (1) that generates a damping force in response to a liquid flow between a first liquid chamber (R1) and a second liquid chamber (R2) comprises a partitioning member (2) separating the first liquid chamber (R1) a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7987734 | Torque sensor A torque sensor (50) detects an input torque input into a torsion bar (51) using a magnetic force generating part (60), a rotating magnetic circuit (69), a fixed magnetic circuit (90), and a magnetic sensor (98). The rotatin... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7973627 | Solenoid actuator A solenoid actuator (1) attached to a hydraulic equipment comprises a shaft (5) connected to the hydraulic equipment, a plunger (4) fixed to the shaft (5), a coil (12) which magnetically drives the plunger (4), and a first b... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7958981 | Shock absorber A shock absorber interposed in parallel with a suspension spring between a vehicle wheel and a vehicle body of a vehicle comprises a main piston (2) partitioning a cylinder (1) into a first operating chamber (R1) and a second operating chamber (... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954609 | Damping force generating mechanism for shock absorber A damping valve (10) resists a flow of fluid from a first fluid chamber (41) to a second fluid chamber (42) which are separated by a piston (1). A partitioning member (24, 27-29, 52) partitions an inflow space (A, B) of a pa... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954389 | Torque sensor and manufacturing method thereof A torque sensor (50) comprises a magnetic collecting ring (91, 92) fitted into an annular groove (31, 32) formed on the inner periphery (38) of a housing (30). By providing a staking part (33, 34) on the inner periphery (... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946399 | Hydraulic shock absorber Provided is a hydraulic shock absorber enabling an increase in a variable range of both damping forces produced in an extension stroke and a compression stroke thereof. A cylinder (1) filled with hydraulic oil is divided into first and second oil chambers ( | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942232 | Electric power steering apparatus A controller samples a motor current value detected by a motor current detector at a sampling start timing for turning on a switching device to start holding in a motor current hold section, and fetches the motor current value held in the motor current hold section ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7926795 | Front fork A front fork comprises a telescopic tube (1, 32) in which a damper cylinder (3) generates a damping force. The damper cylinder (3) comprises a guide sleeve (4) and a free piston (6) having an inner circumference which slides on the... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913612 | Actuator control device In an actuator control device that controls an expansion/contraction operation of a hydraulic cylinder, when a main spool 52 is switched to a discharge position for discharging working fluid in the hydraulic cylinder, a back pressure chamber 7 communic... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913530 | Closing method and closing machine A closing machine (1) for closing a work piece (9) by pressing a rotating die (4) against the rotating work piece (9) comprises a die support shaft (41) that supports the die (4), which is disposed coaxially with the work pi... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7896321 | Spring force adjusting device for a hydraulic shock absorber A spring force adjusting device for a hydraulic shock absorber includes a cover (13) having a tubular shape, which is arranged on an outer side of a rod (12), a suspension spring (2) arranged on outer peripheries of a cylinder (11) and th... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887031 | Stay damper A stay damper comprises a cylinder (1) in which a gas is charged, a piston rod (2) which projects under a pressure of the gas in the cylinder (1), and a stopper (10) which locks contraction of the piston rod (2) in an elongated pos... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7878604 | Damping force generating mechanism A damping force generating mechanism (V) comprises a front valve body (6) which allows working oil to flow from a first oil chamber (R1) to a second oil chamber (R2) under a predetermined resistance when lifted, and a rear valve body (7) ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7866875 | Concrete agitating drum driving device A variable capacity hydraulic pump (10) drives a concrete agitating drum (1) via a hydraulic motor (81). A hydraulic actuator (14) regulates a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump (10) depending on an actuator driving pressure... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7854156 | Closing device and closing method A closing device 100 which presses a die 2 against a rotating pipe body 1 such that an open end portion of the pipe body 1 is plastically closed by the die 2 includes a cored bar 3 inserted into the pipe body 1 to clo... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7822519 | Control device and method for shock absorber A damping force control device (1) for a shock absorber (Dn) interposed between a sprung member (Bn) and an unsprung member (Wn) of a vehicle (A) comprises a damping force varying mechanism (3) which supplements a minimum damping force (Fdn) that can b... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7802973 | Compact vane pump with mixed suction and return flows A vane pump can effectively utilize the total quantity of a working fluid delivered from a vane section. The pump can be used for fluid pressure operated equipment requiring a high flow rate, does not create torque loss due to a throttle valve, and can prevent the o... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798283 | Driving device for power steering A power steering driving device 100 includes an input shaft 6 provided with a serration 8 and connected to an input mechanism 3 linked to a steering handle 2, an output shaft 7 provided with a serration 10 and connect... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793971 | Strut shock absorber In a strut type shock absorber (1), a lower cap (2) is welded onto an inner circumferential surface of an outer shell (3) at a step (16) formed in a retreated position from an axial tip of the outer shell (3). The axial tip of the ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793957 | Steering damping device A steering shaft (2) penetrates a head tube (1) fixed to a vehicle body (A) of a motorcycle. The steering shaft (2) is coupled to a front wheel and handlebars of the motorcycle. A linear damper of a double-rod type is enclosed in the steering sh... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793766 | Front fork The front fork (100) includes a fork main body (3) in which an inner tube (2) is inserted into an outer tube (1) to enable free expansion and contraction, a damper (10) generates a damping force when a rod (5) moves within a... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793584 | Check valve structure of hydraulic damper There is provided a hydraulic damper including a receiving space formed between a rod guide of a cylinder and an insert metal, for temporarily retaining a working fluid leaked out from an oil chamber through a sliding gap of a rod. The hydraulic damper further inclu... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7775077 | Closing method and closing machine In a closing machine (1), an inner diameter chuck (8) that grips an inner peripheral surface of a work piece (9), a work piece (9) introducing device that moves the inner diameter chuck (8) in a Y axis direction of the work piece (... | 08/17/2010 |
| D621854 | Fluid pressure cylinder | 08/17/2010 |
| D621425 | Fluid pressure cylinder | 08/10/2010 |
