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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7413062 | Electronically controlled frequency dependent damping A gas damper includes a gas pressurized working chamber and valving within the piston to control flow of the gas through the piston. A system is in communication with the working chamber to control the gas pressure within the working chamber in order to control the ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7168535 | Non metallic gas valve assembly for a shock absorber A gas valve assembly for a shock absorber includes a first portion of a first material and a second portion of second material which is less rigid than the first material. The first portion defines a rigid valve assembly body having a threaded portion to mount the v... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7125084 | Environment protector-pressurized wheel hub A hub cap for a wheel hub having a cylindrical housing with a closed first end and an open second end adapted for attachment in an air-tight sealing arrangement to the outer end of a wheel hub to form a closed air system in the interior of the wheel hub. An air pres... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7097012 | Compact temperature compensating gas spring A compact temperature compensating gas spring including a gas filled hollow cylinder and a piston assembly slidably received in the gas filled hollow cylinder. The piston assembly includes a piston head and a piston rod. The piston rod includes a temperature compens... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021434 | Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut with internal height control, in particular for motor vehicles with a work cylinder which is filled with oil and is under pressure by at least one gas cushion which is arranged in a high-pressure chamber and which acts as... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017893 | Pull-type suspension A suspension unit used in a pull type shock application is disclosed, whereby a main shaft passes completely through a damping fluid so that the shock absorber fluid is not compressed when the shock shaft is displaced. The shaft also acts on a compression spring by ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007588 | Device for adjusting the pressure in a hydraulic jack The invention relates to a device for adjusting the pressure in the chambers of a hydraulic jack comprising a hollow valve seat extending substantially longitudinally between two end sections, the body of the valve seat being connected to a source of pressurised flu... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004292 | Adjusting element having a cylinder with pressure relief A cylinder has an interior space which contains a medium under pressure. A piston is displaceably arranged in the cylinder and has a piston rod which projects from the cylinder at one end of the cylinder. The piston rod is enclosed by an annular seal having an inner... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6749046 | Combined spring and shock absorber system including a hydraulic accumulator In a combined spring and shock absorber system for a wheel suspension of a vehicle comprising tubular rolling bellows arranged between a wheel-support structure and a vehicle body the bellows includes a space filled with a fluid in communication with a hydraulic acc... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6695104 | Reusable impact energy absorbing device An reusable impact energy absorbing device utilized a liquid filled piston and cylinder assembly whereby upon application of an impact to the piston the piston will move along the length of the cylinder and discharge the liquid outwardly through a sequenc... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695105 | Hydraulic shock absorber A hydraulic shock absorber comprises a cylinder (11) with an expandable and contractible piston rod (12), an outer casing (13) disposed on the outside of the cylinder (11), and a reservoir (16) defined between the outer casing and the cylinder. Due to an ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691841 | Shock absorber with leveling function Heat of an electrothermal part of a heater can be transmitted indirectly and efficiently to a pressure medium. A tubular case 6 having one end portion connected to a piston rod 2 airtightly and the other end portion slidably placed in contact with the out... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6648309 | Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut with internal ride-height control Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut with internal ride-height control, particularly for motor vehicles, with an outer tube with an oil-filled high-pressure work space under the pressure of at least one gas cushion acting as spring in a high-press... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6581651 | Gas filling apparatus and method for gas shock absorber A gas filling apparatus for gas shock absorber comprises the assembly location correction unit, a gas filling unit, wherein the gas filling unit includes a rod chucking unit, a calking jig, an oil seal pushing unit, and a jig housing. A gas filling method... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6425467 | Actuation arrangement for movable components on vehicles An actuation arrangement for movable components on vehicles, particularly for trunk lids or hoods, doors, vehicle tops and top covers, including at least one hydraulic cylinder (1) pivotably coupled to a cylindrical pivot pin (11) on the vehicle and/or on... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6217011 | Fluid mount including a partitionless compensator A fluid mounting (20) for isolating or damping vibration between a vibrating member (21) and a structure (23). In one aspect, the fluid mounting (20) includes inner (22) and outer (24) members, a flexible element (26), first (28) and second (30) operating... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6129368 | Axle controller for industrial vehicles An industrial vehicle having an axle pivotally supported on a frame. The vehicle includes a damper for connecting the axle to the frame. The damper allows pivotal motion of the axle when the damper expands or contracts. A conduit is connected to the dampe... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6092795 | Fluid and elastomer damper A fluid damper to damp unwanted vibration between a first member (21) and a second member (23, 23'), such as between a rotor blade and hub within a helicopter rotor system. According to a first aspect, the fluid damper (20) includes an outer member (22), ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5996747 | Automatic-return hydraulic device, especially for vehicle seats The device comprises a cylinder (1) which is divided in two variable volume chambers (3,4) by a piston (2,2'), which has conduits (5,5') for the passage of a fluid from one chamber to the other, and spring means (15) for pushing the piston in a predetermi... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5735371 | Cylinder piston device According to an illustrative example of the invention, a gas spring is provided with an emergency exit permitting escape of pressurized gas in the event the gas pressure exceeds a predetermined level or in the event of a dangerously high temperature. The ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5735510 | Vibration damper apparatus A fluid type of vibration damper apparatus containing fluid in a rigid fluid container divided by a partition formed with an orifice into two fluid chambers in communication with each other through the orifice, one of the fluid chambers being closed up ai... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5711514 | Shock absorber for a bicycle A bicycle shock absorber includes a cylinder body which confines a sealed space therein and a valve member which is disposed movably in the cylinder body and which divides the sealed space of the cylinder body into an air chamber that contains high pressu... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5595268 | Fluid actuated friction damper A fluid actuated friction damper having telescopically movable inner and outer bodies, the outer body having an elongated, continuous friction surface. The inner body includes a first set of friction shoes engageable with the continuous friction surface, ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5579814 | Method and apparatus for charging dampers with pressurized gas A method and apparatus for charging a damper with pressurized gas by forming a flow passage between the dust lip of the oil seal and the piston rod. The flow passage is formed by locally deforming the dust lip under the action of a distortion clamp. A sou... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5529155 | Suspension strut and seal arrangement A suspension strut comprising a tube which is closed at one end and which defines a fluid chamber; a piston rod extending through the other end of the tube; and a seal providing a substantially fluid tight seal at the other end of tube between the tube an... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5509514 | Gas charging of suspension damper A structure and method of gas charging a suspension damper is provided wherein a deflectable seal opens a gas charging passage solely under the application of externally applied gas pressure without requiring additional mechanical deflection device and wh... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5458219 | Pressurized shock absorber An improvement is provided in a dual tube hydraulic shock absorber having an annular reservoir with a gas cell therein, which comprises advice for charging and pressurizing the shock absorber with hydraulic fluid while substantially degassing the shock ab... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5339932 | Apparatus and method to cushion movement of a member An apparatus to cushion movement of a member in a machine includes a piston which divides a cylinder into upper and lower variable volume chambers. A body of lubricating liquid is held in a chamber in the piston. Lubricating liquid is conducted from the c... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5328005 | Valve in an air shock absorber A two-way valve for introducing pressurized air into the air chamber of an air shock absorber, and for maintaining a preselected minimum pressure within the air chamber. The valve includes a valve body and a valve cover mounted thereon. The valve body has... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5314045 | Fluid connecting assembly According to an illustrative example of the invention a connecting pipe is provided with a cover face engaging an external cylindrical face of a cylinder. This cylinder includes a fluid chamber and is provided with a bore through the cylindrical face. The... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5207301 | Active suspension actuator with real time damping A piston and rod subassembly is reciprocally mounted in a piston tube subassembly. A transfer tube is concentrically mounted in the rod and is in fluid communication with a pressurized source of fluid. A solenoid valve subassembly provides real time dampi... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5178239 | Shock absorber A shock absorber includes an extruded reservoir housing and a sleeve with position valving therein. The shock absorber coordinates the position valving and valving in the piston assembly in a manner such that the position of the piston assembly relative t... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5148896 | High pressure hydropneumatic shock absorber A high pressure hydropneumatic shock absorber (10) includes a cylinder (12) with a piston (16) slidably positioned within the cylinder (12). The piston (16) and cylinder (12) are configured as a telescopic suspension unit. The piston (16) defines a first ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5141210 | Longitudinally adjustable gas spring A longitudinally adjustable gas spring has a valve having a valve pin arranged to be moved within a valve body. On both sides of the inner chamber of the valve body annular seals are arranged and bear against the cylindrical sections of different diameter... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5094324 | Bicycle shock-absorbing apparatus A bicycle shock-absorbing apparatus comprises an inner tube, a valve device, and an outer tube. The inner tube is inserted into the outer tube, with the valve device disposed at the bottom thereof to control the flow of damping oil between the tubes: upwa... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4995485 | Sealing structure of an accumulator An accumulator comprises a housing and a rod. The housing is sealed by means of high- and low-pressure sealing devices. The high-pressure sealing device includes an annular groove formed on the inner surface of the housing, a seal ring with an L-shaped se... | 02/26/1991 |
