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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370851 | Damping system of a glove box A damping system of a glove box using a damper and a wire. The damper is attached to the glove box. An end of the wire is fixed to a fastener on a lower panel. Thereby, when a field problem occurs, the damper is mounted and demounted with ease. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367086 | String type air damper A string type air damper includes a cylinder formed in a tubular shape, defining a guide hole at one end portion thereof, a piston, which moves in the cylinder, a helical spring for biasing the piston toward the other end portion of the cylinder, and a string member... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7243398 | Pivot-action damper A pivot-action damper which for example dampens the impact effect of the closing movement of doors, furniture doors or flaps displays excellent braking force or damping force, even over small angular regions as a result of an outer cylindrical body which encompasses... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240941 | Vehicle storage assembly with adjustable door A vehicle storage assembly includes a storage compartment having an opening to permit access to the compartment. A door adjacent the opening is moveable between a closed position that covers the opening and an open position that permits access to the compartment thr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204353 | Rotary damper, auto part having rotary damper and rotational motion assistant mechanism A rotary damper is provided which can include a valve (6) which automatically varies a flow rate of a viscous fluid passing through fluid passages (5a, 5b) in correspondence with variation in load. The valve (6) comprises a leaf spring. T... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175008 | High-resistance decelerating device, particularly for insertion between two members in relative motion A decelerating device includes a casing defining internally a chamber filled with a viscous fluid, e.g. silicone oil; and a movable member fitted in fluidtight manner to the casing, so as to be housed at least partly inside the chamber and immersed in the viscous fl... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172057 | Vibration damper with amplitude-dependent damping force Vibration damper comprising a piston rod, which is guided with freedom of axial movement in a damping medium-filled cylinder and which carries a piston, which divides the cylinder into two working spaces. At least one of the two working spaces has a flow connection ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163248 | Automotive console with adjustable armrest A center console for an automobile includes an armrest that is selectively adjustable by vehicle occupants to and between a first position wherein the armrest is in a substantially horizontal orientation, and a second position wherein the armrest extends angularly a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7111711 | Vibration damper with stroke-dependent damping force Vibration damper, containing a damping medium-filled cylinder, in which a piston rod with a piston is installed with freedom of axial movement, where, as a function of the stroke of the piston, a bypass connects a working space on the piston rod side to a working sp... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104369 | Vibration damper with stroke-dependent damping force A piston rod with a piston is installed with freedom of axial movement in a damping medium-filled cylinder, where, as a function of the stroke position of the piston, a bypass connects the two working spaces separated from each other by the piston. The piston has at... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7055319 | Piston and cylinder assembly with volume compensating system A piston and cylinder assembly having a cylinder with a piston and a connected piston rod. The piston defines opposed chambers wherein a compensating device is disposed in at least one of the chambers. The compensating device includes a capsule of an elastic materia... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7000907 | Spring system for bicycles The present invention relates to a spring system for bicycles having a first load-applying segment and a second load-applying segment as well as at least one positive spring and at least one negative spring arranged to be effectively operable between the first and t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978711 | Combination of a chamber and a piston, a pump, a motor, a shock absorber and a transducer incorporating the combination A combination of a piston and a chamber, wherein the chamber defines an elongate chamber having a longitudinal axis, the chamber having, at a first longitudinal position thereof, a first cross-sectional area thereof and, at a second longitudinal position thereof, a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6959797 | Piston-cylinder assembly with braking device In a piston-cylinder assembly comprising a cylinder in which a piston rod is installed with freedom of axial movement and which is filled with a blocking medium, a braking device becomes active when the piston-cylinder assembly moves faster than a defined speed and ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6913126 | Impact damper An impact damper for deceleration of a vehicle impacting on all obstacle by hydraulic damping forces and gas spring forces includes at least inner and outer pipes telescopically displaceable one inside the other and defining an annular space therebetween with a base... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6739609 | Front fork The production of sharp shocks is prevented by increasing resilient gas characteristics in response to the compression stroke acting on a front fork. The front fork comprises a tube 1 connected to the vehicle body and a tube 2 connected to the vehicle ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6568664 | Front fork for motorcycle A flow restriction part (10) which provides a resistance to high speed oil is provided in a reservoir (R), and an air chamber (A2) which contracts according to an oil pressure is disposed underneath this flow restriction part (10). Providing su... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6446771 | Shock absorber A shock absorber is made with a bleed function and preferably a non-return valve function associated with the bleed function. The shock absorber has a cylinder (3) and, working in the latter in working medium and arranged on a piston rod (4), a piston arr... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6442796 | Air damper An air damper consists of a tubular cylinder with opposite ends, a piston movable in the cylinder, a first coil spring for resiliently biasing the piston in the direction of one end of the cylinder, a string for transferring dampening effect produced by a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6269919 | Plastic strand damper The damper includes a cylindrical housing with a cylindrical passageway formed therewithin. A piston traverses the cylindrical passageway. A strand element is integrally molded with the piston on a first end and integrally molded with an attachment elemen... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6189662 | Adjustable damper The damper includes a cylindrical housing with a cylindrical passageway formed therewithin. A piston traverses the cylindrical passageway. A monofilament element is integral with the piston on a first end and includes a plurality of molded annular rings o... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5971117 | Piston-cylinder aggregate with displacement-dependent dampening force field A piston-cylinder aggregate comprising a cylinder in which an axially movable piston rod is arranged is provided. The piston rod has two pistons, which are separated from each other and which produce a damping force of a variable magnitude depending on th... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5884734 | Air damper An air damper includes: a piston adapted to reciprocate in a cylinder; an annular recessed portion formed along an outer periphery of the piston; a sealing member fitted in the recessed portion in a slidable manner, adapted to slidingly contact an inner p... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5799759 | Hydraulic strut for a motor vehicle A positioning element to position two objects which are movable in relation to one another includes a cylinder in which there is an axially movable piston rod with a piston. The piston sealingly divides the cylinder into two working chambers by a piston r... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5769190 | Continuous controlled restriction valve for a shock absorber A shock absorber utilizes an array of restrictive rebound fluid flow passages radially formed in a piston assembly. The flow passages are defined by a relatively narrow entrance and a relatively wide exit. A contoured wall form one wall of the passage. Th... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5702091 | Gas spring A gas spring for the hatchback or other closure member of a motor vehicle body automatically stops at an intermediate position between the fully closed and fully opened positions. A piston carrying a piston rod separates the interior of a cylindrical body... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5577579 | Method of manufacturing a suspension damper A suspension damper and a method of manufacturing a suspension damper so that a common cylinder end assembly is used with dampers having cylinder tubes of varying diameters to accommodate piston assemblies having various desirable performance characterist... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5409087 | Hydraulic dashpot for motor vehicles A hydraulic dashpot for motor vehicles. It has a cylinder that accommodates a fluid. A shock-absorbing piston travels back and forth in the cylinder and divides it into two displacement chambers. The piston is connected to a rod that extends through a cen... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5325943 | Variable orifice oil/gass damper for aircraft landing gear A variable orifice damper includes a sealed cylinder, a piston rod mounted for sliding movement along the axis of the cylinder carrying a piston head and a tail rod, the piston rod and tail rod extending from the interior of the cylinder outward beyond a ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5217212 | Shock absorber A shock absorber having a tubular body member provided with an accumulator chamber in one end thereof, and an axially aligned piston chamber in the other end thereof. A combination piston and piston rod member is telescopically mounted in the piston chamb... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5095581 | Variable position door holder and stop A mechanism is provided for maintaining an open door in a selected fixed position includes a hydraulic cylinder having first and second ends. One end of a shaft axially disposed in the cylinder, passes through a hydraulic seal at one end of the cylinder. ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4964625 | Hydraulic damper with oil lock mechanism A hydraulic damper has an oil lock mechanism for preventing bottoming when the hydraulic damper is fully compressed. The hydraulic damper also includes an outer tube, an inner tube, a cylinder movable with the inner tube, a piston rod movable with the out... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4901828 | Method and apparatus for controlling displacement of a piston in a shock absorber A shock absorber for damping the movement of the body of an automobile is provided. The shock absorber comprises a pressure cylinder forming a working chamber operable to store damping fluid. The shock absorber further comprises a reciprocating piston dis... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4846317 | Strut with controlled variable damping rate An apparatus for damping relative movement of parts. The apparatus includes a cylinder defining a fluid chamber. A piston is located in the fluid chamber and divides the fluid chamber into first and second fluid chamber portions. The piston is connected t... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4821851 | Damper with optimized adjustable valving for vehicle ride control Suspension damper with double drum variable valving within the confines of the piston which strokes within the damper that is rotatable to predetermined stations in one revolution to provide a wide range of jounce and rebound damping characteristics and r... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4819770 | Hydraulic control device A hydraulic device is provided for controlling the rate of relative movement of first and second members between predetermined first and second stations. The device includes a housing connected to the first member and provided with a first cavity for hydr... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4797971 | Adjusting device for a vehicle door A control mechanism for a door of a motor vehicle is described that is actuated via an inside and outside handle and comprises a piston-cylinder unit arranged between a door post and the vehicle door. It has a piston provided with passage openings for a p... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4762208 | Vibration damper for a towed body A vibration damper is provided for a towed body usable more particularly as head section of an underwater antenna towed by a boat and containing detection and measuring instruments. The damper of the invention comprises at least one piece with high loss a... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4566677 | Vibration damper and in particular frequency adapter for a helicopter blade The device comprises two rigid elements 1a, 1b, 2 and an elastomer mass 10 interposed therebetween so as to be deformed when the elements move relative to each other in a longitudinal direction. The device includes a closed space with a restriction elemen... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4457498 | Force balanced die cylinders A new breed of die cylinders operating at 1000-5000 psig. working fluid pressures and adaptable for use individually or by manifolding with punch presses to cushion dies can be operated with maximum rated pressure force against a force which a ram develop... | 07/03/1984 |
