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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047343 | Flow damper for drawer A flow damper used in an auto-close mechanism of a sliding rail assembly is disclosed to include a first flow cylinder that has coupling grooves provided at one lateral side, and a second flow cylinder that has coupling blocks provided at one side and connectable to... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7992693 | Vibration damper with a mounting Presented is a vibration damper that includes an outer cylinder with a lateral surface, a pin-shaped fastening element that includes a stop surface, and a mounting coupled to the lateral surface. The mounting defines a through-hole that is configured to receive the ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7921974 | Damping cylinder with annular bladder An improvement to damping cylinders in which the damping fluid needs to be separated from a gas is disclosed. In particular, an annular bladder is used. An annular bladder allows for a control shaft to extends at least a portion of the length of the damping cylinder... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7810620 | Bracket mounting structure and bracket mounting method In a monotube type hydraulic shock absorber, a plurality of rectangular recesses that are elongate in a circumferential direction are formed in an outer circumferential surface of a cylinder at a position in the vicinity of an upper limit of a slidable range of a fr... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7708125 | Piston-cylinder assembly A piston-cylinder assembly has a working piston attached to a piston rod and dividing a working cylinder into two working spaces. An external reservoir partially filled with damping medium is provided outside the piston-cylinder assembly and is connected to one of t... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7428953 | Gas spring with end position damping The invention relates to a gas spring with end position damping having a piston-cylinder unit which is provided with two identically configured pistons arranged in a mirror-like image. Each piston has two axially extending parts defining an annular groove therebetwe... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426983 | Landing gear strut damper, and landing gear with independent struts comprising same A damper for an airplane landing gear leg comprises a main strut (11) and a rod piston (13) co-operating with the strut (11) to define a main chamber (15) and annular chamber (16) for hydraulic fluid, and presenting internally two ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7357232 | Front fork in two-wheeled motor vehicle or the like In an inverted type front fork in a two-wheeled motor vehicle or the like, a stopper plate having a through hole formed in a center portion is fitted to an inner periphery of an upper end portion of an inner tube. A rod attached to an outer tube is inserted into the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357432 | Bumper for a motor vehicle A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a cross member disposed transversely to side rails of a motor vehicle frame and having a U-shaped cross section with a wall and two legs extending from opposite ends of the wall. The cross member is supported via integral crash ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353922 | Air damper An air damper includes a cylinder having a bottom, a piston received inside the cylinder to move freely back and forth coaxially, and an orifice provided in the piston. The piston is formed of a synthetic resin, and has a piston rod extending toward a side of the cy... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347427 | Wheel provided with driving means A wheel provided with an electro motor in the wheel. A wheel strut is attached to a vehicle, and a wheel is attached to the wheel strut. The electro motor causes a wheel attachment component to rotate about its longitudinal axis. Data from the wheel is exchanged wit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322567 | Air spring assembly An air spring assembly is mounted to a shock absorber to form a strut assembly. The shock absorber includes an outer cylinder with an internal piston and piston rod mounted within the outer cylinder. The piston rod is mounted to a vehicle frame member and the outer ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318505 | Vibration damper Damping element having a container tube, a piston mounted with freedom of movement in the damping medium-filled tube, a piston rod connected to the piston, and a fastening part for connecting the damping element to the first of the masses which are to be isolated fr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314108 | Dust cover strike plate and suspension mechanism having the same A dust cover strike plate in a suspension mechanism having a dust cover disposed about a shock absorber and arranged radially inward of a coil spring, and being superimposed on an inner portion of an upper face of a lower spring support member, and includes an abutt... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309063 | Gas-filled spring for a vehicle, such as a motor cycle, and valve for such a gas-filled spring A gas-filled spring (1) operates using gas (13, 14) and may be intended for a motor cycle. The gas-filled spring comprises a cylinder (2) and a piston (4), said cylinder comprising a compression chamber and a return chamber (8, 9).... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306079 | Suspension system for motor vehicles A suspension system for a motor vehicle body having a level regulating device for setting a predetermined height of the motor vehicle body includes an outer tube and at least one piston-cylinder assembly arranged in the outer tube and having a working cylinder, a pi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299907 | Hydraulic shock absorber and method A hydraulic shock absorber has an outer body with a central bore. A first piston is telescopingly received in the central bore adjacent a closed end thereof, and has a generally annular shape with an inner surface defining a central piston bore, and an outer surface... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281374 | Hydraulic device for elevating/lowering chair A chair elevating/lowering hydraulic device includes at least a foot pump 3 which absorbs oil by an ascent of an operation lever 1, which discharges oil stored by a stepping-on of the operation lever, and which discharges stored oil by a stepping-on of... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270222 | Externally adjustable internal bypass shock absorber A shock absorber that combines both the suspension function and the shock absorbing function in one unit. It has an elongated shock body filled with hydraulic fluid and a piston mounted on a piston rod that reciprocally travels within the shock body. The shock body ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255334 | Air suspension piston The invention relates to an air suspension piston, with the air suspension piston being tube shaped and being made of aluminium. The air suspension piston is formed by a longitudinal-seam welded tube made from an aluminum alloy, and the tube has been longitudinal-se... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228949 | Linear damper Linear dampers are capable of offering an expected damping force without the use of oil or gas. A casing body 10 has a cylindrical portion 14 and a damping groove 15 continuing with each other and axially extending. The side face of the damping ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219781 | Electromagnetic suspension system An electromagnetic suspension system comprises a universal joint mechanism for permitting radial movement of a cylinder relative to a center yoke while preventing axial movement of the cylinder relative to the center yoke. Since the cylinder is capable of radial mov... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216861 | Protective sleeve for adjustable shock absorber A cylindrical sleeve is inserted between the body of a competition shock absorber and its adjustable compression spring to protect the body from undue wear created by rubbing of the spring on the threads formed on the external surface of the shock. Different color s... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182190 | Vibration damper with fire safety device A piston rod and a piston are installed with freedom of axial movement in a cylinder filled with a working medium, the piston dividing the working space into a space on the piston-rod side of the piston and a space on the side of the piston facing away from the pist... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7117982 | Shock absorber A shock absorber includes a cylindrical shock absorber body, a mounting portion (4) disposed bulgingly in an outer surface of the shock absorber body, and a spring seat (3) inserted into the shock absorber body and engaged with the mounting portion ( | 10/10/2006 |
| 7083180 | Adjustable bicycle seat assemblies and methods of use Adjustable height bicycle seat mounting assemblies, bikes using such assemblies, and methods of use are provided. One such adjustable height bicycle seat mounting assembly includes first and second tubes in telescoping arrangement. The first tube is adapted to be co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073643 | Compensated rod for a frequency dependent damper shock absorber A frequency-dependent damper incorporates a compensated piston assembly to reduce the amount of static push-out force. The piston rod is a hollow rod with a compensator being disposed within the hollow portion of the piston rod. The piston rod is a hollow rod with a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070028 | Frequency dependent damper A gas shock absorber has a pressure tube which defines a working chamber. A piston divides the working chamber into an upper working chamber and a lower working chamber. A flow path extends through the piston to provide fluid communication between the upper and lowe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055661 | Hydraulic shock absorber with adjusting of shock absorbing type A shock absorber (1) includes a compression chamber (2) in which a piston (3) moves along a path of travel from a near end to a far end. The chamber includes a constant force mode bleed orifice (10) adjacent the far end and a series of pr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048009 | Fluid accumulator This invention relates to a fluid accumulator comprising a wall (2) encompassing a reservoir (1) for receiving the fluid, part of the wall being elastically deformable. The wall (2) of the fluid accumulator comprises a first wall portion (2 | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028817 | Pressure adjustable shock and method A gas pressure adjustable aluminum shock absorber to pressurize oil therein mounts between a vehicle and an axle and includes a threaded aluminum shock body tube, a bore therein an aluminum body mounting loop with an internal female thread to couple in threaded enga... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025184 | Hydraulic shock absorber with self leveling function for vehicle height A hydraulic shock absorber with a self leveling function for a vehicle height is provided to prevent drop of a relief valve even if an excessive impulsive pressure is applied thereto. The relief valve is provided with a tubular valve case which is press-fitted into ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021435 | Monotube strut with rebound cut-off feature A suspension damper including a tube and a damping piston assembly disposed within the tube and slidably mounted therein for reciprocal movement in the tube. The suspension damper also includes a piston rod extending through the tube and connected to the damping pis... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6971303 | Method and device at a piston-cylinder device A method and an arrangement in an energy-accumulating piston-cylinder arrangement (A) has a piston/piston rod part (2), guide/end (3) and tubular casing (1). The casing (1) is provided with a fracture or sprain mark (7) in order to... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968931 | Shock absorber with guiding system The present invention relates to an improved shock absorber with guiding system for, for example, racing and Formula cars and such, due to which larger horizontal bend powers F can be taken without considerable wear and further problems, in which the shock absorber ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966412 | Position-sensitive shock absorber A position-sensitive shock absorbing device with a single cast body construction is provided. The device has a tubular member, a moveable piston within the tubular member, a first hydraulic fluid chamber defined by an interior volume of the tubular member, a bypass ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957796 | Hydro-formed seat adjuster system A seat adjuster system includes a shaft and an elongated member. In another aspect of the present invention, the member is a lever which is attached to the shaft by an interference fit. A further aspect of the present invention employs hydro-forming of the shaft to ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951267 | Damping force-variable shock absorber A damping force-variable shock absorber comprises a cylinder and a piston rod inside the cylinder. The piston rod is linearly moveable relative to the cylinder. An orifice valve plate having a plurality of valve holes is configured and mounted so as to form a circle... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942073 | On/off damper for bikes An activation device for a damper includes a stopping tube adapted to be securely received in the piston rod and having grooves defined in a peripheral edge of the stopping tube and first teeth formed on the peripheral edge of the stopping tube, a driving tube adapt... | 09/13/2005 |
