JP5798753B2 - Base valve structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a base valve structure.

  In order for a typical double cylinder type shock absorber to exert a damping force during the contraction stroke when the piston rod enters the cylinder, it is necessary to increase the pressure in the cylinder by the penetration of the piston rod. A base valve is provided between the two.

  As this base valve, for example, a valve case for partitioning a pressure side chamber in the cylinder and a reservoir formed outside the cylinder, a port provided in the valve case, and hydraulic oil passing through the port from the pressure side chamber toward the reservoir An annular leaf valve that provides resistance to the flow is provided, and the inner periphery of the leaf valve is fixed to the valve case by a guide rod that passes through the valve case (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-227903 A (FIG. 1)

  In a base valve structure that opens and closes the port with a leaf valve by fixing and supporting the inner periphery of the leaf valve and bending the outer periphery, the damping force in the low speed region of the piston speed is reduced if the leaf valve deflection rigidity is reduced. On the contrary, if the flexural rigidity is increased, the damping force in the medium to high speed region of the piston speed becomes too large, and it is difficult to satisfy the riding comfort in the vehicle in all speed regions.

  Therefore, the present invention was devised to improve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to improve the riding comfort of the vehicle in the entire speed region when the shock absorber is contracted. It is to provide a valve structure that can be used.

In order to achieve the above object, one of the problem solving means of the present invention is provided in a valve case for partitioning a pressure side chamber partitioned by a piston in a cylinder and a reservoir provided outside the cylinder, and the valve case. A port communicating the pressure side chamber and the reservoir; and an annular leaf valve stacked on the reservoir side end of the valve case to open and close the port and to provide resistance to the flow of fluid from the pressure side chamber toward the reservoir; And a guide rod that is slidably inserted into an insertion hole provided in the valve case and mounted on the outer periphery of the leaf valve, and the leaf valve is connected to the leaf valve via the guide rod. A spring member that urges the valve case toward the valve case, and the spring member engages with an annular groove provided on the outer periphery of the guide rod. Consists annular disc spring which is interposed between the spring receiver disposed on the pressure side chamber side of the guide rod and the valve casing causes, the disc spring is abutting annulus receiving said spring, said annular And a hole for supplying a liquid to a contact surface with the spring receiver. Further, the other means includes a valve case for partitioning a pressure side chamber partitioned by a piston in the cylinder and a reservoir provided outside the cylinder, and a port provided in the valve case for communicating the pressure side chamber and the reservoir. A base valve structure including an annular leaf valve stacked on the reservoir side end of the valve case to open and close the port to provide resistance to the flow of fluid from the pressure side chamber toward the reservoir. A guide formed by an annular gap between a cylinder and an outer cylinder provided outside the cylinder, and slidably inserted into an insertion hole provided in the valve case, and the leaf valve is mounted on the outer periphery. A rod, a spring member for urging the leaf valve toward the valve case via the guide rod, and an end of the outer cylinder being closed. And a bottom cap, said spring member, through the inner periphery between the spring receiver disposed on the pressure side chamber side of the guide rod and the valve case is engaged with the annular groove provided on the outer periphery of the guide rod And a conical coil spring as a secondary spring interposed between the guide rod and the bottom cap . The bottom cap is located on the bottom cap side of the conical coil spring. It has a flat part set to the same diameter as the outer diameter of the end, and a taper part inclined toward the cylinder side on the outer periphery of the flat part. Further, the other means includes a valve case for partitioning a pressure side chamber partitioned by a piston in the cylinder and a reservoir provided outside the cylinder, and a port provided in the valve case for communicating the pressure side chamber and the reservoir. A base valve structure including an annular leaf valve stacked on the reservoir side end of the valve case to open and close the port to provide resistance to the flow of fluid from the pressure side chamber toward the reservoir. A guide formed by an annular gap between a cylinder and an outer cylinder provided outside the cylinder, and slidably inserted into an insertion hole provided in the valve case, and the leaf valve is mounted on the outer periphery. A rod, a spring member for urging the leaf valve toward the valve case via the guide rod, and an end of the outer cylinder being closed That a bottom cap, flange is provided on the outer periphery of the compression side chamber side end of the guide rod, the spring member, the inner periphery is engaged with the flange of the guide rod and the guide rod and the valve casing A conical coil spring interposed between the guide rod and the bottom cap, and a conical coil spring serving as a secondary spring interposed between the guide rod and the bottom cap. It has a flat part set to the same diameter as the outer diameter of the cap side end, and a taper part which inclines toward the cylinder side on the outer periphery of the flat part .

According to the valve structure of the present invention, it is possible to improve the riding comfort of the vehicle in the entire speed region when the shock absorber is contracted. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the hole of the spring member supplies the liquid to the contact surface with the spring receiver, prevents sticking with the spring receiver, and smooth operation can be achieved. According to the invention of claim 3, when the urging force is insufficient in the spring member, the urging force can be supplemented by interposing a secondary conical coil spring , and the bottom cap is provided on the bottom portion of the conical coil spring. Since it has a flat part set to the same diameter as the outer diameter of the bottom cap side end and a tapered part inclined toward the cylinder side on the outer periphery of the flat part, the conical coil spring is positioned in the radial direction with respect to the bottom cap. The conical coil spring is not eccentric in the shock absorber, and the urging force can be stably applied to the guide rod.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the shock absorber to which the base valve structure in one embodiment was applied. 1 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a base valve assembly to which a base valve structure according to an embodiment is applied. It is a perspective view of the spring member in the base valve structure in one embodiment. It is a figure which shows the damping characteristic at the time of contraction action | operation of the buffer with which the base valve structure in one Embodiment was applied. It is an expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view of the base valve assembly to which the base valve structure in other embodiment was applied. It is an expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view of the base valve assembly to which the base valve structure in one modification of other embodiment was applied.

  The present invention will be described below based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base valve structure in one embodiment is applied to a base valve assembly V in a shock absorber D, and a compression side chamber R2 and a cylinder 1 partitioned by a piston 2 in the cylinder 1. A valve case 3 that partitions the reservoir R provided outside, a port 4 that is provided in the valve case 3 and communicates the pressure side chamber R2 and the reservoir R, and is stacked on the reservoir side end of the valve case 3 to open and close the port 4 An annular leaf valve 5 that provides resistance to the flow of fluid from the pressure side chamber R2 to the reservoir R, and a slide valve 5 that is slidably inserted into an insertion hole 6 provided in the valve case 3 and mounted on the outer periphery. And a spring member 8 that biases the leaf valve 5 toward the valve case 3 via the guide rod 7.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the shock absorber D to which this base valve structure is applied is slidably inserted into the cylinder 1 and into the expansion side chamber R1 and the pressure side chamber R2. A reservoir R is formed by a piston 2 that is partitioned, a piston rod 9 that is connected to the piston 2 at one end and is movably inserted into the cylinder 1, and an annular gap between the cylinder 1 and the outside of the cylinder 1. 1 and the base valve assembly V fitted to the lower end of the cylinder 1 in FIG. 1, and the upper ends of the cylinder 1 and the outer cylinder 10 in FIG. 1 are closed and the piston rod 9 is slidably supported. 1 and a bottom cap 12 that closes the lower end of the outer cylinder 10 in FIG. The cylinder 1 and the base valve assembly V are held while being positioned in the outer cylinder 10 while being sandwiched between the rod guide 11 and the bottom cap 12.

  Also, the piston 2 has an extension side damping passage 13 that provides resistance to the flow of fluid from the extension side chamber R1 to the compression side chamber R2, and a piston passage 14 that allows only the flow of fluid from the pressure side chamber R2 to the extension side chamber R1. And are provided.

  Further, the extension side chamber R1 and the pressure side chamber R2 in the cylinder 1 are filled with liquid such as hydraulic oil, and the reservoir R is filled with liquid and gas. In addition to the hydraulic oil, water or an aqueous solution may be used as the liquid. Further, the gas filled in the reservoir R may be an inert gas such as nitrogen that hardly changes the properties of the liquid when the liquid is used as hydraulic oil.

  Hereinafter, each part of the base valve assembly V to which the base valve structure is applied will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the valve case 3 is provided on the skirt 16, a small-diameter small-diameter portion 15 fitted to the lower end of the cylinder 1 in FIG. 1, a cylindrical skirt 16 provided on the outer periphery of the lower end, and the skirt 16. A notch 17 that communicates the reservoir R into the skirt 16, a port 4 and a suction port 18 that lead from the pressure side chamber end that is the upper end in FIG. 2 facing the pressure side chamber R 2 to the reservoir side end that faces the skirt 16, and the pressure side chamber An insertion hole 6 that penetrates the axial center from the end to the reservoir side end is provided. In the case of this embodiment, a plurality of ports 4 are provided on the same circumference in the valve case 3, and the suction port 18 is similarly a circle having a diameter larger than the circle in which the port 4 is provided in the valve case 3. However, the number of these ports can be set arbitrarily and may be singular.

  The valve case 3 is fitted with the small diameter portion 15 at the end of the cylinder 1 so that the lower end of the skirt 16 is brought into contact with the bottom cap 12 that closes the lower end of the outer cylinder 10, It is clamped by and fixed. The port 4 and the suction port 18 both have upper end open ends facing the pressure side chamber R2, and the lower end open ends communicate with the reservoir R through notches 17 provided in the skirt 16. The suction port 18 communicates the pressure side chamber R2 and the reservoir R with each other. In addition, the shape and structure of the valve case 3 are not limited to the above, and can be appropriately changed in design.

  Further, an annular check valve 19, an annular spring receiver 20, and a spring member 8 made of an annular disc spring are stacked on the upper end in FIG. 2 which is the pressure side chamber side end of the valve case 3, An annular leaf valve 5 is stacked at the lower end in FIG. 2 that is the reservoir side end of the valve case 3, and these are mounted on the outer periphery of a guide rod 7 that is slidably inserted into the insertion hole 6 of the valve case 3. And fixed to the valve case 3.

  The check valve 19 is composed of an annular plate, and is mounted on the outer periphery of the shaft portion 7a of the guide rod 7 to permit the outer periphery to bend, and opens and closes the opening on the pressure side chamber side of the suction port 18. The suction port 14 is set as a one-way passage allowing only the flow of liquid from the reservoir R to the pressure side chamber R2 and allowing only the liquid flow from the reservoir R to the pressure side chamber R2. The check valve 19 is provided with a through hole 19a so that the opening end of the port 4 on the pressure side chamber side is not blocked.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the spring receiver 20 has a cylindrical portion 20 a that slides on the outer periphery of the shaft portion 7 a of the guide rod 7, and a lower end in FIG. 2 that is provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 20 a and serves as one end of the spring member 8. And a flange 20b to be supported, and the inner periphery of the pressure side chamber side end of the check valve 19 is pressed by the lower end of the cylindrical portion 20a in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the spring member 8 has an annular shape, and includes an annular portion 8a, a conical spring portion 8b formed on the inner periphery of the annular portion 8a, and an inner periphery to an outer periphery of the spring portion 8b. A plurality of cutout grooves 8c formed radially toward the surface and a plurality of small holes 8d provided in the annular portion 8a are provided. The notch groove 8c provided in the spring portion 8b is provided for the purpose of setting the spring constant by helping the diameter of the inner circumference of the spring member 8 to be increased when the shaft portion 7a of the guide rod 7 is inserted. The number of installation is arbitrary, and it may not be provided depending on the spring constant . The small hole 8d of the spring member 8 is provided for the purpose of supplying liquid to the contact surface with the spring receiver 20 to prevent sticking with the spring receiver 20 and smoothing the operation.

  Further, in this case, the leaf valve 5 is configured by overlapping a plurality of annular plates, the inner peripheral side is pressed by the guide rod 7 and the outer peripheral side is allowed to be bent, and the opening on the reservoir side of the port 4 is opened. It opens and closes. An annular valve seat 22 surrounding the outer periphery of the port 4 is provided at the lower end of the valve case 3 in FIG. 2, and the leaf valve 5 is attached to and detached from the annular valve seat 22. The port 4 is opened when the pressure side chamber R2 receives the pressure of the compression side chamber R2 and bends away from the annular valve seat 22. The leaf valve 5 allows only the flow of liquid from the pressure side chamber R2 to the reservoir R to give resistance to the flow, and allows the port 4 to allow only the flow of liquid from the pressure side chamber R2 to the reservoir R. It is set to the attenuation passage. In this case, the outer diameter of the leaf valve 5 is set to an outer diameter that does not block the suction port 18 so that the suction port 18 is not affected.

  The guide rod 7 is provided on the shaft portion 7a inserted into the insertion hole 6, a flange 7b provided on the outer periphery of the lower end in FIG. 2 of the shaft portion 7a, and a caulking process on the outer periphery of the upper end of the shaft portion 7a in FIG. Further, the flange 7c is provided with an annular groove 7d provided on the outer periphery of the shaft portion 7a.

  Then, the leaf valve 5, the valve case 3, the check valve 19, and the spring receiver 20 are attached to the shaft portion 7 a described above. Thereafter, the shaft portion 7 a is inserted into the inner periphery of the spring portion 8 b that is the inner periphery of the spring member 8. The inner peripheral diameter of the spring portion 8b is set to be smaller than the outer peripheral diameter of the shaft portion 7a. When the shaft portion 7a is inserted into the spring portion 8b of the spring member 8, the spring portion 8b is elastically deformed and the inner periphery. Expands in diameter. Further, when the shaft portion 7a is inserted, when the inner periphery of the spring portion 8b is opposed to the annular groove 7d of the shaft portion 7a, the spring portion 8b is reduced in diameter by a restoring force and enters the annular groove 7d. The spring member 8 is fixed. In the case of this embodiment, the flange 7c of the guide rod 7 is prevented from coming off when the spring member 8 enters the annular groove 7d, and can be eliminated. If the flange 7c is provided, even if the spring member 8 comes off the annular groove 7d and slides on the guide rod 7, it is possible to prevent the members constituting the base valve assembly V from being disassembled.

  As described above, when the spring member 8 is fixed to the guide rod 7, the spring portion 8 b of the spring member 8 is bent, and the spring receiver 20 and the check valve 19 are connected by the flange 7 b and the spring member 8 of the guide rod 7. The valve case 3 and the leaf valve 5 are sandwiched and integrated.

  Accordingly, the spring member 8 is supported at its lower end in FIG. 2 by the flange 20b of the spring receiver 20 at one end, and the upper end in FIG. 2 at the other end is engaged with the annular groove 7d of the guide rod 7 to apply an initial load. The guide rod 7 is urged upward in FIG. 2, which is the compression side chamber side, by a reaction force commensurate with the initial load.

  Further, the inner periphery of the leaf valve 5 is in contact with the flange 7 b of the guide rod 7, and the biasing force of the spring member 8 acts via the guide rod 7 and is biased toward the valve case 3. . In this way, when the force that presses the leaf valve 5 downward in FIG. 2 by the pressure in the pressure side chamber R2 overcomes the urging force of the spring member 8, the guide rod 7 is separated from the valve case 3 together with the leaf valve 5. The leaf valve 5 can be lifted from the valve case 3 by retreating downward in FIG.

  The pressure in the pressure side chamber R2 when the leaf valve 5 is lifted from the valve case 3 is set to a pressure at which the piston speed during the contraction operation of the shock absorber D reaches the middle speed region, and the shock absorber D is contracted. When the piston speed exceeds a low speed and reaches a medium speed, the leaf valve 5 is lifted from the valve case 3. That is, the initial load of the spring member 8 is made to coincide with the force that pushes down the leaf valve 5 by the pressure in the compression side chamber R2 when the piston speed during the contraction operation of the shock absorber D reaches the medium speed region.

  In addition, since the urging force of the spring member 8 acts only on the inner peripheral side via the cylindrical portion 20a by the spring receiver 20 in the check valve 19, the urging force of the spring member 8 is applied to the valve opening pressure of the check valve 19. It is designed not to affect. Therefore, the valve opening pressure of the check valve 19 can be made constant regardless of the magnitude of the urging force of the spring member 8, and no vacuum is generated in the cylinder 1 when the shock absorber D is extended. ing. If there is no such concern, it is possible to eliminate the spring receiver 20 and directly stack the spring member 8 on the check valve 19. Thus, even when the spring receiver 20 is abolished, sticking between the check valve 19 and the spring member 8 can be prevented by providing the small hole 8d, and the smooth operation of the check valve 19 and the spring member 8 can be prevented. Is guaranteed. Further, when the spring receiver 20 is abolished, the notch groove 8c is provided in the spring member 8 so that the communication between the through hole 19a and the port 4 and the pressure side chamber R2 is ensured. Installation of 8c is required.

  Next, the operation of the shock absorber D to which the base valve structure is applied and the operation of the base valve assembly V will be described.

  First, when the shock absorber D exhibits an extension operation in which the piston 2 moves upward in FIG. 1 with respect to the cylinder 1, the extension side attenuation passage 13 extends from the extension side chamber R1 where the liquid is compressed to the compression side chamber R2. Move through. Since the expansion side attenuation passage 13 provides resistance to the flow of the liquid, a differential pressure is generated between the expansion side chamber R1 and the compression side chamber R2, and the shock absorber D exhibits an expansion side damping force that prevents expansion. When the buffer D is extended, the volume of liquid that the piston rod 9 retreats from the cylinder 1 is insufficient in the cylinder 1, so that the check valve 19 is opened and the insufficient amount of liquid passes through the suction port 18. 1 is supplied.

  On the contrary, the case where the shock absorber D exhibits a contraction operation in which the piston 2 moves downward in FIG.

  At the time of this contraction operation, the liquid moves in the cylinder 1 from the pressure side chamber R2 where the liquid is compressed through the piston passage 14 to the expanded side chamber R1 and the volume of liquid into which the piston rod 9 enters the cylinder 1 Since it becomes excessive, this excess liquid is discharged to the reservoir R through the port 4.

  Here, when the piston speed is in the low speed region, the leaf valve 5 does not open when the piston speed is extremely low, and a notch is provided on the outer periphery of the leaf valve 5 or provided on the outer periphery of the port 4 of the valve case 3. The liquid is discharged from the pressure chamber R2 to the reservoir R through an orifice (not shown) provided by stamping the annular valve seat 22 or the like. Further, when the speed exceeds the extremely low speed, the liquid deflects the outer periphery of the leaf valve 5, passes through the gap between the leaf valve 5 and the annular valve seat 22, and is discharged from the pressure side chamber R <b> 2 to the reservoir R. The leaf valve 5 cannot be lifted by retreating from the valve case 3 against the urging force of the spring member 8, and the leaf valve 3 is urged by the spring member 8 so as to close the port 4. Thus, the outer periphery of the flange 7b is only bent as a fulcrum.

  Therefore, the damping characteristic (damping force characteristic with respect to the piston speed) at this time is as shown in FIG. 4, and the damping coefficient is relatively large in this low speed region.

  On the other hand, when the speed of the piston 1 reaches the middle-high speed region, the difference between the pressure in the pressure chamber R2 and the pressure in the reservoir R increases, and the force for pushing the leaf valve 5 downward in FIG. The force overcomes the urging force of the spring member 8, and the entire leaf valve 5 is retracted in the axial direction from the valve case 3, that is, moved downward in FIG.

  Thus, when the entire leaf valve 5 is separated from the valve case 3, the gap between the annular valve seat 22 and the leaf valve 5 is larger than when the piston speed is in the low speed region, and is proportional to the piston speed. And the gap becomes larger.

  That is, the damping characteristic when the piston speed is in the medium-high speed region is as shown in FIG. 4, which is proportional to the increase in piston speed, but the damping coefficient is smaller than the low speed region, and the slope of the damping characteristic is small. Become. As described above, when the piston speed during the contraction operation of the shock absorber D is in the middle to high speed region, the leaf valve 5 is lifted, and the annular gap between the leaf valve 5 and the annular valve seat 22 is increased, and the pressure side chamber R2 is increased. The internal pressure escapes to the reservoir R, and the pressure increase in the pressure side chamber R2 can be suppressed.

  Therefore, in the shock absorber D to which the base valve structure of the present invention is applied, when the piston speed is in a low speed region during the contraction operation, the base valve 5 can exert a sufficient damping force, while the piston speed is When in the middle / high speed region, the pressure increase in the cylinder 1 is suppressed, and the compression side damping force of the shock absorber D does not become excessive. Therefore, according to the base valve structure of the present invention, the ride comfort in the vehicle can be satisfied in all speed regions. According to the base valve structure of the present invention, even if shock vibration (impact shock) that pushes up the wheels, for example, when the vehicle rides on a protrusion on the road surface around the running circumference, Since the compression side damping force does not become excessive, it is possible to effectively transfer an impact shock and reduce vibration transmission to the vehicle body.

  Furthermore, by adding the spring member 8 which is a disc spring having a short axial length to the conventional base valve structure, it is possible to obtain the effect that the riding comfort in the vehicle can be satisfied in all speed ranges. The total length of the base valve assembly V is not increased. As a result, the overall length of the shock absorber D is not unnecessarily increased, and the ride comfort in the vehicle during the contraction stroke can be improved without impairing the mountability of the shock absorber D.

  Further, the spring member 8 is an annular disc spring, and the inner periphery is engaged with the annular groove 7d provided on the outer periphery of the guide rod 7, so that the spring member 8 can be reliably prevented from coming off. The spring member 8 is not displaced on the guide rod 7 and the urging force applied to the leaf valve 5 is not changed, and the base valve assembly V is not scattered. Furthermore, the urging force applied to the leaf valve 5 of the spring member 8 can be set according to the installation position of the annular groove 7d. Compared to the case where the nut is screwed into the guide rod 7 to be engaged with the spring member 8 or the guide rod 7 is swaged to engage the spring member 8 with the swaged portion. The urging force of the spring member 8 can be set with high accuracy as intended.

  Next, a base valve assembly V1 to which a base valve structure in another embodiment is applied will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the base valve structure in the other embodiment is different from the base valve structure in the embodiment in that the spring member 30 is a conical coil spring instead of a disc spring. Is supported by the flange 7c of the guide rod 7, the annular groove 7d is eliminated. The rest of the configuration is the same as the base valve structure in the above-described embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the spring member 30 is a conical coil spring. The upper end in FIG. 5 has a small diameter, the lower end has a large diameter, and the small inner diameter side end is the flange of the guide rod 7. 7c, the outer peripheral side end with a large diameter is in contact with the flange 20b of the spring receiver 20, and is interposed between the guide rod 7 and the spring receiver 20 in a compressed state, so that an initial load is applied. .

  The spring member 30 urges the guide rod 7 toward the compression side chamber with a reaction force commensurate with the initial load, and urges the leaf valve 5 toward the valve case 3 via the guide rod 7. Yes.

  Even in the base valve structure of the other embodiment, the pressure in the pressure side chamber R2 when the leaf valve 5 is lifted from the valve case 3 is set to a medium speed with the piston speed when the shock absorber D is contracted. The pressure reaching the region is set, and when the shock absorber D is contracted, the leaf valve 5 is lifted from the valve case 3 when the piston speed exceeds the low speed and reaches the medium speed. That is, the initial load of the spring member 30 is made to coincide with the force that pushes down the leaf valve 5 by the pressure of the compression side chamber R2 when the piston speed during the contraction operation of the shock absorber D reaches the medium speed region.

  Therefore, even in the base valve structure of the other embodiment, the ride comfort in the vehicle can be satisfied in all speed regions, similarly to the base valve structure of the one embodiment. According to the base valve structure of another embodiment, for example, even if shock vibration (impact shock) that pushes up on a wheel, such as when the vehicle rides on a protrusion on a road surface on a running lap, is input. Since the compression side damping force of the container D does not become excessive, it is possible to effectively transfer an impact shock and reduce the vibration transmission to the vehicle body.

  Further, by using a conical coil spring that can contribute to the stroke length of the entire axial length except for the wire diameter, the base valve assembly V1 can be prevented from being lengthened. As a result, the overall length of the shock absorber D is not unnecessarily increased, and the ride comfort in the vehicle during the contraction stroke can be improved without impairing the mountability of the shock absorber D.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the urging force is insufficient in the spring member 8 in the base valve structure of the one embodiment or the spring member 30 in the base valve structure of another embodiment, the guide rod It is also possible to supplement the urging force by interposing a conical coil spring 31 as a secondary spring between the 7 and the bottom cap 12. FIG. 6 is obtained by adding a conical coil spring 31 to the base valve structure of another embodiment.

If thus providing a conical coil spring 31 as the sub spring, at the bottom of the bottom cap 12, a flat portion 12a is set to the same diameter as the outer diameter of the bottom cap end 31a of the conical coil spring 31, the flat portion 12a A tapered portion 12b that is inclined toward the cylinder 1 may be provided on the outer periphery of the cylinder, and the conical coil spring 31 may be positioned in the radial direction with respect to the bottom cap 12. Further, a small diameter portion 7e is provided at the lower end of the flange 7b of the guide rod 7, and the small diameter portion 7e is inserted into the guide rod side end 31b of the conical coil spring 31 so that the guide rod 7 and the conical coil spring 31 are arranged in the radial direction. It is good to position to. By doing so, the conical coil spring 31 is not eccentric in the shock absorber D, and the urging force can be stably applied to the guide rod 7.

  This is the end of the description of the embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is of course not limited to the details shown or described.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylinder 2 Piston 3 Valve case 4 Port 5 Leaf valve 6 Insertion hole 7 Guide rod 7d Annular groove 8, 30 Spring member 10 Outer cylinder 12 Bottom cap 18 Suction port 19 Check valve 20 Spring receiver 20a Cylindrical part 20b Flange 31 Sub spring conical coil spring D dampers R reservoir R2 pressure side chamber

Claims (7)

A valve case for partitioning a pressure side chamber partitioned by a piston in the cylinder and a reservoir provided outside the cylinder; a port provided in the valve case for communicating the pressure side chamber and the reservoir; and a reservoir side of the valve case In a base valve structure including an annular leaf valve that is stacked on an end and opens and closes the port to provide resistance to the flow of fluid from the pressure side chamber toward the reservoir,
A guide rod that is slidably inserted into an insertion hole provided in the valve case and on which the leaf valve is mounted on the outer periphery;
A spring member for urging the leaf valve toward the valve case via the guide rod;
The spring member is an annular dish that has an inner periphery engaged with an annular groove provided on the outer periphery of the guide rod and is interposed between the guide rod and a spring receiver disposed on the pressure side chamber side of the valve case. made from the spring,
The disc spring has an annular portion that contacts the spring receiver, and a hole that is provided in the annular portion and supplies a liquid to a contact surface with the spring receiver. The reservoir is formed by an annular gap between the cylinder and an outer cylinder provided outside the cylinder;
Furthermore, a bottom cap for closing the end of the outer cylinder is provided,
The base valve structure according to claim 1, wherein the spring member includes a conical coil spring as a secondary spring interposed between the guide rod and the bottom cap. A valve case for partitioning a pressure side chamber partitioned by a piston in the cylinder and a reservoir provided outside the cylinder; a port provided in the valve case for communicating the pressure side chamber and the reservoir; and a reservoir side of the valve case In a base valve structure including an annular leaf valve that is stacked on an end and opens and closes the port to provide resistance to the flow of fluid from the pressure side chamber toward the reservoir,
The reservoir is formed by an annular gap between the cylinder and an outer cylinder provided outside the cylinder;
A guide rod that is slidably inserted into an insertion hole provided in the valve case and on which the leaf valve is mounted on the outer periphery;
A spring member for biasing the leaf valve toward the valve case via the guide rod;
A bottom cap for closing the end of the outer cylinder,
The spring member is an annular dish that has an inner periphery engaged with an annular groove provided on the outer periphery of the guide rod and is interposed between the guide rod and a spring receiver disposed on the pressure side chamber side of the valve case. A spring, and a conical coil spring as a secondary spring interposed between the guide rod and the bottom cap ,
The bottom cap has a flat portion set at the bottom having the same diameter as the outer diameter of the bottom cap side end of the conical coil spring, and a tapered portion inclined toward the cylinder side on the outer periphery of the flat portion. Base valve structure. A valve case for partitioning a pressure side chamber partitioned by a piston in the cylinder and a reservoir provided outside the cylinder; a port provided in the valve case for communicating the pressure side chamber and the reservoir; and a reservoir side of the valve case In a base valve structure including an annular leaf valve that is stacked on an end and opens and closes the port to provide resistance to the flow of fluid from the pressure side chamber toward the reservoir,
The reservoir is formed by an annular gap between the cylinder and an outer cylinder provided outside the cylinder;
A guide rod that is slidably inserted into an insertion hole provided in the valve case and on which the leaf valve is mounted on the outer periphery;
A spring member for biasing the leaf valve toward the valve case via the guide rod;
A bottom cap for closing the end of the outer cylinder,
A flange is provided on the outer periphery of the pressure side chamber side end of the guide rod,
The spring member has a conical coil spring interposed between the guide rod and the valve case with an inner periphery engaged with a flange of the guide rod, and is interposed between the guide rod and the bottom cap. Consists of a conical coil spring as a secondary spring
The bottom cap has a flat portion set to the same diameter as the outer diameter of the bottom cap side end of the conical coil spring, and a tapered portion inclined toward the cylinder side on the outer periphery of the flat portion. behenate Subarubu structure be with. The dish-spring according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises an annular portion in contact with the receiving the spring, and a hole for supplying the liquid to the contact surface between the receiving the spring is provided on the annular portion Base valve structure. The base valve structure according to claim 1 , 2, 3, or 5, wherein a flange is provided on the outer periphery of the pressure side chamber side end of the guide rod. The valve case has a suction port that communicates the reservoir and the pressure side chamber,
An annular check valve that is stacked on the pressure side chamber side end of the valve case and is attached to the outer periphery of the guide rod, and opens and closes the suction port to allow only a fluid flow from the reservoir to the pressure side chamber; An annular spring receiver that is stacked on the pressure side chamber side end of the check valve and supports one end of the spring member;
The spring receiver has a cylindrical portion that is in sliding contact with the outer periphery of the guide rod, and a flange that is provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion and supports one end of the spring member,
Only the cylinder part is brought into contact with the inner circumference of the pressure side chamber side end of the check valve.
The base valve structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein:

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