Allow air springs to be self-charging

    公开(公告)号:US11959529B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US18449438

    申请日:2023-08-14

    IPC分类号: F16F9/34 B25C1/04 F16F9/44

    摘要: The present embodiment generally relates to a mechanical assembly which modifies and enhances the performance of a critical portion of the parts which comprise an air spring assembly. A key element common with an air spring assembly is the precharge chamber. This chamber is filled at the factory with compressed gas and along with a floating piston and a piston rod, creates the basic air spring assembly. Although this is a sealed chamber, the potential for air leakage is well documented. The inability to maintain the design gas pressure in the precharge chamber requires the chamber to initially be overcharged to remain functional even with the slow loss of air charge. The present invention demonstrates how the precharge assembly found in all such air springs can be modified and, with the addition of a few parts, be capable of maintaining the precharge pressure at an optimum level.

    Methods and apparatus for position sensitive suspension damping

    公开(公告)号:US11796028B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US16893256

    申请日:2020-06-04

    申请人: Fox Factory, Inc.

    摘要: An apparatus and system are disclosed that provide position sensitive suspension damping. A damping unit includes a piston mounted in a fluid-filled cylinder. A vented path in the piston may be fluidly coupled to a bore formed in one end of the piston rod, creating a flow path for fluid to flow from a first side of the piston to a second side of the piston during a compression stroke. The flow path may be blocked by a needle configured to engage the bore as the damping unit is substantially fully compressed, thereby causing the damping rate of the damping unit to increase. In one embodiment, the piston includes multiple bypass flow paths operable during the compression stroke or the rebound stroke of the damping unit. One or more of the bypass flow paths may be restricted by one or more shims mounted on the piston.

    Advanced hydraulic damper spool valve

    公开(公告)号:US11773940B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-03

    申请号:US17800724

    申请日:2021-03-03

    申请人: Multimatic Inc.

    发明人: Andrew Tomlin

    IPC分类号: F16F9/34 F16F9/512

    CPC分类号: F16F9/3405 F16F9/5126

    摘要: A hydraulic damper spool valve (15) includes a pair of resilient energy storage members (47, 49) one of which is disposed between each of a valve spool (39, 41) and a valve body dividing section (27) so as to bias the valve spools (39, 41) in opposing directions to the forces generated by the operating pressures in the hydraulic fluid of the hydraulic damper (1). The valve spools (39, 41) are configured to vary the hydraulic flow restriction between the upper portion (11) and the lower portion (13) of the hydraulic damper (1). A compression hydraulic flow path is structurally separate from a rebound hydraulic flow path to prevent backflow via the other hydraulic flow path during hydraulic flow in either direction, each said flow path communicating with only the at least one shaped aperture (35, 37) adjacent the opposing end of one of the valve sleeves (23, 25).

    Frequency sensitive shock absorber
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09657805B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-23

    申请号:US14721728

    申请日:2015-05-26

    IPC分类号: F16F9/504 F16F9/34

    摘要: A shock absorber is disclosed herein with a frequency sensitive damping force that includes a cylinder containing a damping medium, a piston rod which is axially movable in the cylinder, and a piston assembly arranged for axial movement in the damping medium. The piston assembly is connected to the piston rod and divides the cylinder in a working space on each side of the piston. The piston assembly includes a flow path fluidly coupled to a frequency sensitive element movable relative to the piston assembly.