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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7726449 | Damper assembly with torque limiter An airtight damper, an input axis, and a flywheel are mounted to the input axis with a bolt. A torque transmitter, a torque transmitter attachment unit of the flywheel, and a support plate are united with each other using a bolt. The torque transmitter includes a sp... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7350793 | Vehicle suspension roll control system A roll control system for a vehicle including: two double-acting rams (1, 2) at the first end of the vehicle and two single acting rams (3, 4) at the second of the vehicle; each double-acting ram (1, 2) including a first and a second fluid chamb... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7296664 | Rotary damper A rotary damper includes: a damper body mounted on a rotary shaft; a cam mechanism provided in the damper body to set a rotation pattern of the rotary shaft; a restoring force-accumulating member that accumulates a restoring force in accordance with rotation of the ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7258211 | Rotary damper A rotary damper having an oil chamber within a housing which is divided into two by a vane, and generates a damping force by passing operating oil between the two oil chambers when the vane oscillates, has a shaft supporting the vane to allow oscillation in relation... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234569 | Spiral-action damper The invention relates to a damping device for movable furniture parts, for example for doors or drawers, comprising a piston or plunger which is slidably guided in a hollow body, e.g. a cylinder, with said piston or plunger being impinged upon by spring force into i... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7191876 | Rotation-retarding device with direct engagement The rotation-retarding device includes a first element and a second element having a rotary motion to be retarded relative to each other. The first element includes a block of flexible material (106), the second element (107) is able to locally deform ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7118182 | Axle unit for driving wheel A drive-wheel axle unit which prevents the mutual contact portion between a caulk portion (29a) of a hub (6a) and an outer-end face (39) of a housing portion (11) of a drive shaft member (31) from being exhausted, the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7103937 | Axle positioning structure An axle positioning structure includes a sleeve, a shaft, and an elastomer. The sleeve includes a bottom and an inner wall. The bottom and the inner wall form a receiving space. The shaft is rotatably coupled to the sleeve. The first end of the shaft goes through th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6951266 | Rotation-retarding device and use thereof A rotation-retarding device includes two members having rotational movement relative to each other to be retarded. The first member has an axle and the second member has a housing (25) adapted to receive the axle. A retarding arrangement includes at least a p... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6871730 | Rotation-retarding device with direct engagement The rotation-retarding device includes a first element and a second element having a rotary motion to be retarded relative to each other. The first element includes a block of flexible material (106), the second element (107) is able to locally deform ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6840353 | Rotary damper A rotary damper includes a housing (1) that has a holding chamber (4), a rotor (2) integral with a gear (2a) disposed rotatably in the holding chamber (4) of the housing (1), and a braking member (3) for contro... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6834748 | Liningless brake assembly with dampers A vehicle brake assembly utilizes a damping mechanism to eliminate brake linings. The brake assembly includes a fixed base plate and an actuation plate rotatable relative to the base plate. The base plate includes a plurality of orientation slots and the actuation p... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6681905 | Magnetorheological fluid-controlled vehicle suspension damper A magnetorheological fluid actuated damper. At least a first and a second cylinder with the first cylinder positioned axially within the second cylinder are provided. A gap is formed between the cylinders. The second cylinder is mounted to a stationary mo... | 01/27/2004 |
| 5915503 | Brake rod having a bending mode coulomb damper The invention relates to the field of braking systems, particularly those braking systems that utilize linkages to transmit brake-generated loads from a wheel and brake assembly to a braked vehicle. According to an aspect of the invention, a damped brake ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5875874 | Rotary damper with self-standing mechanism A rotary damper for use with a toilet lid has a damper shaft rotatably supported by a damper housing, a collar of synthetic resin fitted over the damper shaft for rotation therewith, and a casing of synthetic resin fixed to the damper housing and disposed... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5865278 | Rotation damper The invention relates to a rotation damper (1) including a plastic housing or storage part (2) carrying therein a rotor part (3). The rotor part (3) is joined to a rotatable shaft which extends through the housing. A damping device (4) is located between ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5692367 | Device for damping the vibrations of a package on spinning, twisting or winding machines A device is disclosed for damping the vibrations of a package on spinning, twisting or winding machines. Damping elements act on the swivel-mounted package holders, which damping elements are arranged on the machine frame and which are effective on the sw... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5660252 | Rotation retarder and use thereof A rotation retarder has a startor (1), a rotor (3) designed to receive the rotational movement to be retarded, and an elastic component (10) disposed between the rotor and the stator (2) the stator (2) having a seat (4) from which projects a shaft (6) wit... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5651536 | Combined door closer/hinge with variable rotary friction damping performance A rotary friction damper in a device for connecting a door to an adjacent structure such that the door pivots about an axis during opening and closing of the same and including a torsion spring operatively connected to the door and to the structure for mo... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5634536 | Brake for multi-positionable rotatable member The present invention provides a brake that allows an object to rotate continually through its full range of movement, but allows the object to be reliably secured at any position within this range. The object is carried by a brake that includes a deforma... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5605208 | Rotary damper A rotary damper comprises a housing, a disc-shaped rotor which is supported within the housing so as to be rotatably and axially displaced in the housing, the rotor including an axially aligned annular friction surface which coacts with a coaxial annular ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5542508 | Fluid free damper A fluid free damper, comprising a spindle member; housing means mounted for relative eccentric rotation with respect to the spindle member; and engagement means interposed between the spindle member and the housing means for rotation along with one of the... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5460248 | Brake device for damping a translatory motion A brake device for damping a translatory motion having a bearing housing and a brake disk both made of a resilient, hard elastic plastic material. The brake disk is supported for rotation in the bearing housing and adapted for rotation in response to a tr... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5257681 | Apparatus for damping movement An apparatus for damping movement includes a housing and a blade which are movable relative to each other. The blade is cantilevered to an axis and has segments formed of magnetizable material which are separated by segments formed of nonmagnetizable mate... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5005859 | Motor vehicle suspension with rotary damper A suspension for supporting a wheel on a vehicle body includes a hollow shaft fixed to the vehicle body, an arm having one end coupled to the wheel and an opposite end pivotally supported on an outer peripheral surface of the hollow shaft, a rotary damper... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4961481 | Hydraulic actuation system A control system for a vehicle axle-to-wheel shock absorber includes a fluid pressure responsive actuator to variably compress friction elements; and a fluid pressure control unit having a body and plunger, and a rotary manual control, the plunger having ... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4942947 | Rotary shock absorber with a controlled damping rate A rotary shock absorber for damping relative movement between parts includes a housing connectable to one of the parts and a shaft having its axially opposite ends connectable with another one of the parts. The housing defines at least one chamber for a f... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4833938 | Rotary motion dampener A rotatable shaft carries a hard plastic disc located in a housing. A braking member in the form of a steel washer is sandwiched between the plastic disc and a washer-like elastomeric spring which is compressed against an axially facing wall of the housin... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4827641 | Index device There is disclosed an index device in which a cover member is axially attached to a receptacle so as to be openable and closable, and a multiplicity of cards are accommodated therebetween so as to be superposed on each other. This indexing device is arran... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4794998 | Structure for securely connecting a driven sprocket to the driven axle of a motorcycle A fixing structure is provided for a motorcycle including a swing arm by which an axle having at either end thereof a drive wheel and a torque damping mechanism fixed thereto respectively is rotatably supported substantially at the central part thereof. T... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4679838 | Vehicle collision bumper A non-hydraulic energy dissipating collision bumper that functions with surface-to-surface friction in a stacked assembly of one movable disc or ring interleaved between two stationary discs. This bumper has the optimum characteristic of constant force ve... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4526047 | Energy absorber An energy absorber strut includes a pair of elongated drive nuts threaded internally to mate with a drive screw having high lead threads on opposite ends so that outward movement of the nuts on the screw rotates the screw in one direction and inward movem... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4480731 | Vibration damping apparatus Disclosed is a vibration damping apparatus incorporated in the crossing of diagonal members such as braces of a framed structure for damping vibration imparted by external force such as an earthquake or a strong wind. The apparatus comprises a plurality o... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4398409 | Friction shock assembly for a forging hammer A friction shock absorber comprised of a plurality of mating friction surfaces in constant contact together is incorporated on an oscillating member of the valve shifting mechanism of a forging hammer for preventing the valve from bouncing away from its i... | 08/16/1983 |
| 3937302 | Oscillating movement damping means intended for pivotally suspended hoisting gear A means to damp the oscillating movements of a hoisting device suspended in a link the upper end of which pivotally mounted about a first horizontal shaft on the outer end of a crane jib and at the lower end of which the hoisting device is pivotally mount... | 02/10/1976 |
