GB2378231B - Damper with externally mounted semi-active system - Google Patents

Damper with externally mounted semi-active system

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Publication number
GB2378231B
GB2378231B GB0226757A GB0226757A GB2378231B GB 2378231 B GB2378231 B GB 2378231B GB 0226757 A GB0226757 A GB 0226757A GB 0226757 A GB0226757 A GB 0226757A GB 2378231 B GB2378231 B GB 2378231B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
damper
active system
externally mounted
mounted semi
semi
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0226757A
Other versions
GB2378231A (en
GB0226757D0 (en
Inventor
Koenraad Reybrouck
Rudi J Schurmans
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Tenneco Automotive Inc
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Tenneco Automotive Inc
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/318,301 external-priority patent/US6321888B1/en
Application filed by Tenneco Automotive Inc filed Critical Tenneco Automotive Inc
Publication of GB0226757D0 publication Critical patent/GB0226757D0/en
Publication of GB2378231A publication Critical patent/GB2378231A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2378231B publication Critical patent/GB2378231B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
    • F16F9/32—Details
    • F16F9/44—Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction
    • F16F9/46—Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction allowing control from a distance, i.e. location of means for control input being remote from site of valves, e.g. on damper external wall
    • F16F9/466—Throttling control, i.e. regulation of flow passage geometry
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
    • F16F9/32—Details
    • F16F9/3207—Constructional features
    • F16F9/3235—Constructional features of cylinders
    • F16F9/325—Constructional features of cylinders for attachment of valve units
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
    • F16F9/32—Details
    • F16F9/50—Special means providing automatic damping adjustment, i.e. self-adjustment of damping by particular sliding movements of a valve element, other than flexions or displacement of valve discs; Special means providing self-adjustment of spring characteristics
    • F16F9/516—Special means providing automatic damping adjustment, i.e. self-adjustment of damping by particular sliding movements of a valve element, other than flexions or displacement of valve discs; Special means providing self-adjustment of spring characteristics resulting in the damping effects during contraction being different from the damping effects during extension, i.e. responsive to the direction of movement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2202/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of spring, damper or actuator
    • B60G2202/30—Spring/Damper and/or actuator Units
    • B60G2202/31—Spring/Damper and/or actuator Units with the spring arranged around the damper, e.g. MacPherson strut
    • B60G2202/312—The spring being a wound spring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2500/00—Indexing codes relating to the regulated action or device
    • B60G2500/10—Damping action or damper
    • B60G2500/11—Damping valves
GB0226757A 1999-05-25 2000-05-25 Damper with externally mounted semi-active system Expired - Fee Related GB2378231B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/318,301 US6321888B1 (en) 1999-05-25 1999-05-25 Damper with externally mounted semi-active system
GB0012841A GB2350411B (en) 1999-05-25 2000-05-25 Damper with externally mounted semi-active system

Publications (3)

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GB0226757D0 GB0226757D0 (en) 2002-12-24
GB2378231A GB2378231A (en) 2003-02-05
GB2378231B true GB2378231B (en) 2003-03-26

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Cited By (2)

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US11434971B2 (en) 2020-08-31 2022-09-06 DRiV Automotive Inc. Damper assembly including valve connectors having one-way valves
US11719305B2 (en) 2019-11-08 2023-08-08 DRiV Automotive Inc. Balanced continuously semi-active damper

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EP4147889A1 (en) * 2021-09-08 2023-03-15 Volvo Car Corporation Damper system and method for changing a ground clearance of a vehicle

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US11719305B2 (en) 2019-11-08 2023-08-08 DRiV Automotive Inc. Balanced continuously semi-active damper
US11434971B2 (en) 2020-08-31 2022-09-06 DRiV Automotive Inc. Damper assembly including valve connectors having one-way valves

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GB0226757D0 (en) 2002-12-24

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Effective date: 20100525