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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971693 | Damper In a damper, in particular for spin-drying washing machines, it is provided, with a view to improved solidity and noise behaviour of the damper, that at least one buffer stop is disposed between at least one piston and at least one stop element, the buffer stop comp... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7861833 | Damper in a washing machine and fabricating method of the same A damper for a washing machine includes: a cylinder; a piston body having one end inserted into the cylinder; a first friction member interposed in a contact surface between the piston body and the cylinder; an extension bar extended from an inserted portion of the ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7721857 | Arrangement related to a swing damper The present invention relates to an arrangement and to a method relating to a swing damper (1) for carrying a tool (5) that hands from a crane arm (2) or the like. The swing damper (1) includes an upper part (11) that is connected ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7549519 | Free space damper A spool-shaped damper piston which is slideably mounted on a damper rod and has an external foam friction element engaging the inner surface of the cylindrical damper body. A pair of axially movable limiting disks are spaced from the spool-shaped damper a predetermi... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7445098 | Damper In a damper for spin-drying washing machines, it is provided, with a view to amplitude-dependent damping behaviour being obtained accompanied with manufacture at a low cost, that a frictional damping unit, which is disposed inside a casing, comprises an at least sec... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7426984 | Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper includes: a primary mass defining a substantially, ring-shaped chamber that is divided into at least two portions; a secondary mass relatively rotatably connected to the primary mass; and a plurality of damping units disposed in the divi... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7350628 | High force locking spring A spring system for relatively displacing elements attached to end mounts of the spring system. The spring system includes a housing having an axis, an internal chamber, and axially opposite bottom and top ends, a spring rod coaxial with the axis and positioned with... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341132 | Damper with flexible guiding damping unit In a damper, in particular for spin-drying cylinder washing machines, it is provided, with a view to obtaining low-noise and low-wear guidance of a tappet in a casing, that the damper comprises a guiding damping unit which damps any deflections of the tappet in the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323790 | Wave energy converters (WECs) with linear electric generators (LEGs) An ocean wave energy converter (WEC) utilizes the relative motion between permanent magnet and induction coil assemblies to generate electricity. The permanent magnet assemblies and induction coil assemblies are separately housed in watertight enclosures, enabling a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322451 | Friction damper A friction damper includes a base body; a support secured to an elongated member of the base body and having a through hole; a rod which extends in such a manner as to pass through the through hole of the support and is movable in an axial direction with respect to ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7281614 | Damper in a washing machine and fabricating method of the same A damper for a washing machine includes: a cylinder; a piston body having one end inserted into the cylinder; a first friction member interposed in a contact surface between the piston body and the cylinder; an extension bar extended from an inserted portion of the ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7246690 | Air disc brake adjuster An adjuster for an air disc brake assembly is used to drive tappet members on opposing sides of a rotating brake disc to adjust brake pad position in response to pad wear. The adjuster includes a one-way clutch that permits the tappet members to be driven for adjust... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243764 | Magnetically actuated friction damper A friction damper with a housing including a cavity. The damper includes a first member disposed in the cavity and movable in the cavity; a second member disposed in the cavity; an intermediate member between the first and second members, the first member being in f... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7131786 | Process and device for the damping of motion between two cylindrical parts sliding with one another in translation and friction This invention relates to a process and a device for the damping of motion between two cylindrical parts sliding with one another in translation and friction. According to this invention, the damping is performed by the application of a force exerted radially... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7055276 | Harmonic damper to dampen firearm vibration A damper for reducing recoil and vibrations during and after firing a firearm may comprise a resilient member and a weight. The resilient member may mounted to a portion of a firearm having a surface suitable for engaging and retaining the resilient member therein, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040467 | Magnetically actuated friction damper A friction damper a housing including a cavity formed therein; a first member disposed in said cavity and movable in the cavity; a second member disposed in the cavity; an intermediate member between the first and second members, the first member being in frictional... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032721 | Control method for controlling a resetting system of a disc brake and brake disc assembly The invention relates to a control method for controlling a resetting system of a disc brake provided with a brake caliper, involving the following steps: 1. in order to determine the actual play of the disc brake, the brake disc is displaced back and forth with the... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6957727 | Impact absorber for vehicle An impact absorber for a vehicle includes an outer body including a cavity having an axis, and an inner body situated partially within the cavity for relative movement into the cavity when the absorber is subjected to an impact. The inner body has at least one later... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951343 | Vehicle suspension apparatus A vehicle suspension apparatus includes a first, outer telescoping component and a second, inner telescoping component. The outer telescoping component includes an outer sleeve and an outer tubular member telescoped therein for movement along an axis of the outer te... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6913252 | Damper device A damper device includes a shaft 2 inserted relatively rotatably into an axial hole 1a provided in a bearing portion 1. A high flexible resin portion 3 is provided between an outer circumferential surface of the shaft 2 and ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6893720 | Object coated with carbon film and method of manufacturing the same An object such as an automobile part, an image forming apparatus part, a bicycle part, other machine parts, a sport article or its part, a toy or its part, or a rain article or its part has a portion to be in contact with a contact object. The contact portion is mad... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6843128 | Method for determining automotive brake structure vibration damping and friction material bonding A method and apparatus for determining the vibration damping characteristics of an automotive brake structure measures the vibration response of a brake structure during application of random-frequency wide spectrum excitation, followed by measuring vibration of the... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6834841 | Method and system for decoupling structural modes to provide consistent control system performance A method and system for calculating a control function for a structural system (10) that can be used to determine an appropriate control force to apply to an active member (18) within a stationary member (12) on the structural system (10)... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6705440 | Cable stay damper band and method of use for reduction of fluid induced cable vibrations Fluid current induced vibrations, as well as vortex shedding vibrations induced in a cable stay or a similar elongated, cylindrical element are dampened and substantially eliminated by applying a plurality of flexible active or passive damper bands to the cable at s... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6615450 | Apparatus for the damping of impacts, preferably the impacts of furniture doors or drawers An apparatus for the damping of impacts, preferably the impacts of furniture doors or drawers, consists of a cylinder with a piston whose piston rod sealingly guided out of a cylinder side forms a ram absorbing the impacts which divides the cylinder space... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6494300 | Method for making friction damper for linen washing machine, and the friction damper made thereby A method for making a friction damper for linen washing machines which have a damper rod that is telescopically driven inside a mantle, and at least a friction element, arranged between said rod and mantle and housed in a housing cavity therefor. The meth... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6471198 | Vibration isolator A vibration isolation device comprising a housing with a housing wall that defines a housing chamber, a first spring pack, a second spring pack, and a surface effect damper located between the first and second spring packs. The first and second spring pac... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6435323 | Distributed aerodynamic and mechanical damping of cables with active smart control A system for the mitigation of cable stay vibrations, typically induced by wind and rain, utilizes a plurality of active damper bands positioned along the cable stay. Each damper band includes a shiftable mass and an energizing device for facilitating ass... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6412606 | Damper/positioning structure A damper includes a barrel axially slidably mounted on a shaft, an elastic ring mounted inside the barrel around the shaft, arched pressure blocks mounted abutted against one another inside the elastic ring around the shaft, each arched pressure block hav... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6397985 | Friction dampener particularly adapted to railway vehicle motion control A friction dampener can include a housing having one end slidably surrounding one end of a shaft movable relative thereto. Opposing ends of the housing and shaft can each having a connecting eye member for connection to separate independently movable elem... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6367601 | Friction damper for washing machines The present invention relates to a friction damper, which has been specifically designed for washing machines or the like, comprising a hollow shell (1) and a rod (2), coaxially arranged with respect to one another, which define a telescopic construction.... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6325188 | Linear motion damping device A linear motion damping device comprises a cylindrical body having a receiving compartment and an axial hole, in which a dragging rod is slidably disposed such that the threaded portion of the dragging rod is engaged with a fastening member which is confi... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6290038 | Elastomer damper Elastomer dampers (20) and (120) for damping movement between two relatively moveable members, such as shimmy motion between components in an aircraft landing gear assembly (10). Each damper includes a housing (24) having an internal cavity (36) with a cy... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6279693 | Friction dampener particularly adapted to railway vehicle motion control A friction dampener can include a housing having one end slidably surrounding one end of a shaft movable relative thereto. Opposing ends of the housing and shaft can each having a connecting eye member for connection to separate independently movable elem... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6264014 | Friction damper for washing machines or the like The present invention relates to a friction damper which has been specifically designed for washing machines or the like. The damper (1a, 1b) comprises a hollow shell (2a, 2b, 2c) and a rod (3), coaxially arranged, which form a telescopic construction. Th... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6247687 | Elastomer damper An elastomer damper (20) for damping movement between two relatively moveable members, such as shimmy motion between components in an aircraft landing gear assembly (10). The damper (20) includes a housing (24) having an internal cavity (36) with a cylind... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6209692 | Electric machine for dampening vibrations in a drive train and method of using the same An electric machine with a stator and a rotor arranged in the drive train of a drive unit is disclosed. A vibration insulation device is incorporated in the rotor of the electric machine. The electric machine can function as a starter/generator, a generat... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6129186 | Rotational damper A rotational dampening apparatus 10 includes a cup-shaped housing member 12 and, mounted for rotational movement in the cup-shaped housing member, a rotor member 14 and a dampening member 16, the dampening member being held compressed between the rotor me... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5946946 | Suspension system for an automatic washing machine A suspension rod assembly for a resiliently supporting a moving system of a washing machine. The suspension rod assembly includes a rod having an upper end engaging a stationary support structure and a lower end. An end cap including a washer and an annul... | 09/07/1999 |
