WO2019087689A1

WO2019087689A1 - Damper

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Publication number: WO2019087689A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/037369
Authority: WO
Inventors: 雄亮古田; 哲夫荒畑
Original assignee: Ｋｙｂ株式会社
Priority date: 2017-11-02
Filing date: 2018-10-05
Publication date: 2019-05-09
Also published as: JP2019086040A; JP6956595B2; CN111263865A

Abstract

This damper (D) is provided with: an extendible and contractible damper body (1) having a rod (2) and an outer shell (3); an air chamber (4) connected to the rod (2); an annular mounting member (5) mounted in an immovable manner to the outer periphery of the outer shell (3); a piston pipe (6) which is cylindrically shaped and which is fitted to the outer periphery of the mounting member (5); a rolling diaphragm (7) bridged between the air chamber (4) and the piston pipe (6); a seal ring (8) mounted to the outer periphery of the mounting member (5) and in close contact with the inner periphery of the piston pipe (6); a dislodgement prevention section which, on the side of the mounting member (5) which is located on the opposite side of the seal ring (8) from the air chamber, prevents the piston pipe (6) from becoming dislodged from the mounting member; and a rotation prevention section for preventing the piston pipe (6) from rotating circumferentially.

Description

Shock absorber

The present invention relates to a shock absorber.

In recent years, an air suspension that uses a suspension spring as an air spring has been put to practical use for the purpose of further improving the ride comfort and adjusting the vehicle height, and such an air suspension is disclosed in, for example, JP2006-234068A. An air chamber is provided around the shock absorber body, and a shock absorber in which the shock absorber body and the air spring are integrated is widely adopted.

On the other hand, the shock absorber main body comprises an outer shell and a rod inserted into the outer shell. Also, the shock absorber includes a protector attached to the upper end of the outer shell, a piston pipe attached to the tip of the protector, a cylindrical air chamber attached to a rod in the shock absorber main body, a piston pipe and an air chamber And a rolling diaphragm to be bridged. The shock absorber comprises, in addition to the shock absorber body, an air spring consisting of an air chamber, a protector, a piston pipe and a rolling diaphragm, and forms an air chamber around the rod.

In addition, the protector has a tubular shape and is provided with a bent portion bent at the upper end at the upper end, and is mounted on the head portion of the outer shell so that the piston pipe is press-fit onto the outer periphery of the tip of the protector There is. A seal ring is provided on the protector and the press-fit portion of the piston pipe, and the space between the protector and the piston pipe is kept airtight to prevent air leakage from the air chamber.

However, since the protector is only covered on the outer shell, there is a possibility that the protector may rotate with respect to the outer shell when a circumferential force acts. The piston pipe is pressed into the protector, but there is a risk that the protector may rotate with respect to the outer shell, so the piston pipe rotates in the circumferential direction with respect to the air chamber and twists the rolling diaphragm. There is a fear. If the piston pipe rotates in the circumferential direction with respect to the air chamber and twists the rolling diaphragm, a problem arises that an undesirable resistance is generated due to friction or the like when the shock absorber expands and contracts.

Further, since the protector is only covered on the outer shell, there is a risk that the protector may come off the outer shell when an axial force is applied. If the protector comes off from the outer shell, positioning is required so that the rolling diaphragm is not twisted when assembled to the vehicle, and the assembly operation becomes complicated.

Furthermore, since the seal ring is provided at a portion where the piston pipe is pressed into the protector, there is a possibility that the seal ring may be attacked when the piston pipe is pressed into the protector.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a shock absorber that can prevent the seal ring from being damaged while preventing the piston pipe from coming off and turning against the outer shell.

The shock absorber according to the present invention comprises an expandable shock absorber body having a rod and an outer shell, an air chamber connected to the rod, an annular attachment member fixedly attached to the outer periphery of the outer shell, and a cylinder A piston pipe fitted to the outer periphery of the mounting member, a rolling diaphragm bridged between the air chamber and the piston pipe, and a seal ring mounted on the outer periphery of the mounting member and in close contact with the inner periphery of the piston pipe A locking member for preventing the piston pipe from coming off with respect to the mounting member on the side opposite to the air chamber with respect to the seal ring of the mounting member, and a locking member for preventing rotation of the piston pipe in the circumferential direction. In the shock absorber configured in this manner, the locking portion and the locking portion are provided on the side opposite to the air chamber with respect to the seal ring of the mounting member, and the mounting member causes the piston pipe to slip off and rotate relative to the outer shell. While the piston pipe does not attack the seal ring during attachment of the piston pipe to the mounting member.

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a shock absorber according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of a part of the shock absorber in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of a part of the shock absorber in the first modified example of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a part of the shock absorber in the second modification of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a part of the shock absorber in the third modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. The shock absorber D in one embodiment has a telescopic shock absorber body 1 having a rod 2 and an outer shell 3 through which the rod 2 enters and exits, a cylindrical air chamber 4 connected to the rod 2, and an outer An annular mounting member 5 mounted on the outer periphery of the shell 3, a piston pipe 6 fitted on the outer periphery of the mounting member 5, a rolling diaphragm 7 bridged between the air chamber 4 and the piston pipe 6, and the mounting member 5 A seal ring 8 mounted on the outer periphery of the housing, a retainer for preventing the piston pipe 6 from coming off with respect to the mounting member 5, and a rotation stopper for preventing the piston pipe 6 from rotating relative to the mounting member 5 .

The shock absorber D connects the lower end of the outer shell 3 in FIG. 1 to the axle of the vehicle (not shown), couples the rod 2 to the vehicle body of the vehicle (not shown), and can be interposed between the vehicle body and the axle ing. Then, in the shock absorber D, the shock absorber main body 1 exerts a damping force by relative movement in the axial direction of the rod 2 and the outer shell 3, that is, expansion and contraction, thereby suppressing vehicle body vibration.

Then, an air chamber G partitioned on the outer periphery of the shock absorber main body 1 by the air chamber 4, the piston pipe 6 and the rolling diaphragm 7 is filled with a gas, and these airs bias the shock absorber main body 1 in the extension direction. A spring S is configured. Since the air spring S changes the volume of the air chamber G with expansion and contraction of the shock absorber main body 1 and the internal pressure fluctuates at that time, the shock absorber D exerts an elastic force according to the pressure. The air spring S acts as a suspension spring parallel to the shock absorber body 1. The use form of the shock absorber D is not limited to the use form interposed between the vehicle body of the vehicle and the axle.

Each part will be described in detail below. The shock absorber main body 1 is a double cylinder type in this embodiment, and although not shown, the cylinder housed in the outer shell 3 and movably accommodated in the cylinder and connected to the rod 2 And a reservoir chamber formed between the cylinder and the outer shell 3 and exerting a damping force when expanding and contracting. It is supposed to The shock absorber main body 1 may be a single cylinder type other than a double cylinder type, and in the case of a single cylinder type, the piston may be slidably inserted into the outer shell 3 to form an outer It is sufficient to provide a chamber filled with two working liquids in the shell.

An annular mounting member 5 is provided on the outer periphery of the outer shell 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting member 5 is annular, and includes an upper end 5a in order from the upper end, and

annular grooves

5c, 5c for accommodating two

seal rings

8, 8 having an outer diameter larger than the upper end 5a. The seal holding portion 5b provided, the press-fit portion 5d having a larger outer diameter than the seal holding portion 5b and into which the piston pipe 6 is press-fit, and the outer diameter greater than the press-fit portion 5d And a stopper portion 5e for restricting the downward movement. Therefore, the press-fit portion 5 d is provided closer to the air chamber side than the seal holding portion 5 b of the mounting member 5. In addition, between the seal | sticker holding part 5b and the press-fit part 5d in the outer periphery of the attachment member 5, it becomes a taper surface and is diameter-expanding gradually.

The inner diameter of the mounting member 5 is a diameter that can be fitted to the outer shell 3. Then, the mounting member 5 is an outer periphery of the outer shell 3 and after fitting at a predetermined position, welding of the upper end 5a is performed with a gap between the upper end surface of the upper end 5a and the outer periphery of the outer shell 3 as a gap. Fixedly attached to the outer shell 3.

Further, seal rings 8 each formed of an O-ring are attached to the

annular grooves

5c and 5c of the mounting member 5, respectively. The seal ring 8 may be a seal other than the O-ring if it is annular.

The piston pipe 6 has a tubular shape, and the upper end side thereof is expanded in diameter, and a predetermined space is formed between the piston pipe 6 and the outer shell 3. At the lower end, which is the tip of the piston pipe 6, as shown in FIG. 2, a fitting portion 6a expanded in diameter so as to be able to press fit the fitting member 5 into the press fitting portion 5d, and above the fitting portion 6a. A seal facing portion 6b smaller in diameter than the fitting portion 6a and engageable with the seal holding portion 5b is provided on the air chamber 4 side. The inner diameter of the fitting portion 6a is larger than the outer diameter of the seal holding portion 5b and smaller than the outer diameter of the press-fit portion 5d.

Then, in order to mount the piston pipe 6 on the mounting member 5, the outer shell 3 is inserted into the piston pipe 6 from above in FIG. 1 and brought close to the mounting member 5, and the lower end of the piston pipe 6 is the stopper portion 5e. Push in until it abuts. Then, the fitting portion 6 a is press-fit into the press-fit portion 5 d of the mounting member 5, and the piston pipe 6 is fixed to the mounting member 5. The press-fit portion 5d is provided on the side opposite to the air chamber than the seal ring 8 of the mounting member 5, and the outer diameter of the press-fit portion 5d is larger than the outer diameter of the seal holding portion 5b. Therefore, when the fitting portion 6a is press-fitted to the press-fitting portion 5d, the inner diameter of the fitting portion 6a is larger than the outer diameter of the seal holding portion 5b, so the seal ring mounted on the seal holding portion 5b Does not interfere with 8 excessively. Therefore, when the piston pipe 6 is attached to the mounting member 5, the piston pipe 6 does not attack the seal ring 8, so the seal ring 8 is damaged and there is no risk of causing gas leakage from the air chamber G. Further, since the press-fit portion 5 d into which the piston pipe 6 is press-fit is provided on the side opposite to the air chamber with respect to the seal ring 8 of the mounting member 5, when the piston pipe 6 is attached to the mounting member 5, Even if wear debris is generated by rubbing with the press-fit portion 5d, the seal ring 8 can also prevent the wear debris from entering the air chamber G. The inner periphery of the end of the fitting portion 6a of the piston pipe 6 is tapered so that the insertion of the mounting member 5 is smooth.

And, when the piston pipe 6 is mounted on the mounting member 5 in this manner, the mounting member 5 is fixedly fixed to the outer shell 3 and the piston pipe 6 is press-fit on the mounting member 5. With respect to the shell 3 and the mounting member 5, removal and rotation are also prevented. Therefore, the slip prevention portion and the rotation prevention portion in the present embodiment are configured by the press-fit portion 5 d provided in the mounting member 5.

The fitting portion 6a at the lower end which is the tip of the piston pipe 6 does not have to be expanded in diameter. As shown in FIG. 3, the diameter of the piston pipe 6 is not changed and the seal holding portion 5b of the mounting member 5 is not changed. Since the outer diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the press-fit portion 5d, the seal ring 8 can be prevented from being damaged when the piston pipe 6 is press-fitted to the mounting member 5. However, if the diameter of the fitting portion 6a is enlarged, the clearance between the fitting portion 6a and the seal holding portion 5b can be increased, so that the scratch preventing effect of the seal ring 8 can be made more reliable.

Returning to the rod 2, an air chamber 4 which is cylindrical and whose inner diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the piston pipe 6 is attached. Therefore, when the shock absorber main body 1 expands and contracts, the air chamber 4 allows the upper end serving as the proximal end of the piston pipe 6 to move in and out.

The rolling diaphragm 7 has a cylindrical shape and one end 7a which is the lower end in FIG. 1 is folded back inward by the fixing band 9 on the upper end outer periphery of the piston pipe 6 in FIG. Are tightly fixed by the fixing band 10 to the outer periphery of the air chamber 4. Further, a cylindrical cover 11 is attached to the lower end of the air chamber 4 from the outer periphery of the rolling diaphragm 7.

In the shock absorber D configured in this way, when the shock absorber body 1 expands and contracts, the piston pipe 6 approaches and approaches the air chamber 4. As the shock absorber main body 1 expands and contracts, the rolling diaphragm 7 is guided by the cover 11 to change the folding position to allow relative movement between the air chamber 4 and the piston pipe 6 and thereby the volume in the air chamber G. Change. Therefore, when the shock absorber D expands and contracts, the volume in the air chamber G changes and the internal pressure changes, and the air spring S urges the shock absorber main body 1 in the extension direction according to the pressure in the air chamber G Demonstrate power.

And shock absorber D of the present invention has rod 2 and outer shell 3 which rod 2 enters and exits, and it can expand-contract shock absorber main body 1, cylindrical air chamber 4 connected with rod 2, and an outer The annular mounting member 5 fixedly attached to the outer periphery of the shell 3 and the cylindrical tip whose distal end is fitted to the outer periphery of the mounting member 5 and the base end side in the air chamber 4 by the expansion and contraction of the shock absorber main body 1 A piston pipe 6 which moves in and out, a rolling diaphragm 7 which is bridged between the air chamber 4 and the piston pipe 6, a seal ring 8 which is mounted on the outer periphery of the mounting member 5 and in close contact with the inner periphery of the piston pipe 6 Of the retaining member for preventing the piston pipe 6 from coming off with respect to the mounting member 5 on the side opposite to the air chamber with respect to the seal ring 8 and the circumferential rotation of the piston pipe 6 And a detent preventing portion. In the shock absorber D configured in this manner, the anti-slip portion and anti-rotation portion are provided on the side opposite to the air chamber with respect to the seal ring 8 of the mounting member 5. It is possible to prevent the piston pipe 6 from attacking the seal ring 8 when the piston pipe 6 is attached to the mounting member 5 while preventing dislodgment and rotation with respect to 3. Therefore, according to the shock absorber D of the present invention, there is no risk of damaging the seal ring 8 while preventing the piston pipe 6 from coming off and rotating with respect to the outer shell 3. In addition, since the piston pipe 6 is prevented from coming off and being prevented from rotating with respect to the outer shell 3, the twisting of the rolling diaphragm 7 is prevented, and an undesirable resistance is generated due to friction or the like when the shock absorber D expands and contracts. There is no problem.

Further, in the shock absorber D of the present embodiment, the inner periphery of the tip of the piston pipe 6 provided with the retaining prevention portion and the rotation preventing portion on the side opposite to the air chamber from the seal ring 8 on the outer periphery of the mounting member 5 is press fitted. And the press-fit portion 5d. According to the shock absorber D configured in this manner, the piston pipe 6 can be prevented from coming off and rotating from the outer shell 3 by press-fitting the piston pipe 6 into the mounting member 5, so as to prevent falling off and rotation. As there is no need to add parts, the cost is high and the assembly operation is easy.

Further, the outer diameter of the press-fit portion 5d of the mounting member 5 may be larger than the outer diameter of the seal holding portion 5b to which the seal ring 8 is attached. In this case, the piston pipe 6 does not excessively interfere with the seal ring 8 when the piston pipe 6 is pressed into the press-fit portion 5 d, and the seal ring 8 can be protected.

Note that the anti-slip portion and the anti-rotation portion may be configured as follows. As shown in FIG. 4, a hole 6 c communicating the inside and the outside is provided in the fitting portion 6 a provided on the front end side of the piston pipe 6, and as a stop member mounted on the air chamber side opposite to the seal ring 8 of the mounting member 5. The screw 12 may be inserted into the hole 6c.

Specifically, the screw 12 is screwed into a screw hole 5 f provided on the side opposite to the air chamber with respect to the seal ring 8 of the mounting member 5 and mounted on the mounting member 5. The screw hole 5 f is provided at a position that can face the hole 6 c provided in the piston pipe 6 so that the screw 12 can be inserted into the hole 6 c. Then, when the screw 12 is inserted into the hole 6c, the upward removal of the piston pipe 6 with respect to the outer shell 3 and the rotation in the circumferential direction are restricted. In this example, the locking portion and the locking portion are constituted by the hole 6c and the screw 12. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the piston pipe 6 from being detached and rotated relative to the outer shell 3. Further, since the non-stop portion and the anti-rotation portion can be configured by the hole 6c and the screw 12, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to separately provide the non-stop portion and the non-rotation portion. In addition to the screw, the fixing member may be a pin fixed by press-fitting or the like inserted into a hole provided in the mounting member 5, or may be inserted into the hole 6c by protruding from the mounting member 5 I hope there is. Alternatively, the fixing member may have a hole in the mounting member 5, be fixed to the hole 6 c of the piston pipe 6, and be inserted into the hole of the mounting member 5. That is, the stopping member is inserted into the hole 6c and provided on the side opposite to the air chamber with respect to the seal ring 8 of the mounting member 5, and movement of the mounting member 5 is restricted in the axial direction and circumferential direction. I hope there is.

Furthermore, the locking portion and the locking portion may be configured as follows. As shown in FIG. 5, the retaining member is attached to the fitting portion 6 a provided on the tip end side of the piston pipe 6 so as to protrude to the inner peripheral side and to the air chamber side opposite to the seal ring 8 of the mounting member 5. It has the pin member 13 inserted in the annular groove 5g along the provided circumferential direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the anti-rotation prevention portion is provided with a convex portion 5 h provided on a stopper portion 5 e provided on the side opposite to the air chamber from the seal ring 8 of the piston pipe 6 and the mounting member 5. And the recessed part 6d provided in these.

When the piston pipe 6 is fitted to the outer periphery of the mounting member 5 while inserting the convex portion 5 h into the concave portion 6 d, the rotation of the piston pipe 6 with respect to the mounting member 5 is restricted. There is also a circumferential detent. The convex portion 5 h and the concave portion 6 d are respectively formed in the axial direction and can be visually recognized from the outside. The projection may be provided on the piston pipe 6 and the recess may be provided on the mounting member 5.

The pin member 13 is a push clip attached to a hole 6 e provided to communicate the inside and the outside with the fitting portion 6 a of the piston pipe 6, and the tip thereof protrudes into the piston pipe 6 when inserted into the hole 6 e It is fixed to the piston pipe 6 in the closed state. The pin member 13 may be a screw, as long as it can be fixed in a state in which it protrudes inward of the piston pipe 6. When the piston pipe 6 is fitted to the mounting member 5, the hole 6e faces the annular groove 5g provided on the outer periphery of the mounting member 5, and when the pin member 13 is mounted in the hole 6e, its tip is inserted into the annular groove 5g. . In this way, since the axial pipe is prevented from coming off with respect to the mounting member 5 of the piston pipe 6, the outer shell 3 is also prevented from coming out.

Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the piston pipe 6 from coming off and rotating with respect to the outer shell 3. Then, a retaining member is attached to the tip end side of the piston pipe 6 and has a pin member 13 inserted into an annular groove 5g along the circumferential direction provided on the mounting member 5 and protruding inward and also provided in the mounting member 5 It is configured. As a result, the pin member 13 can be prevented from coming off simply by inserting the pin member 13 into the annular groove 5g without positioning the piston pipe 6 in the circumferential direction with respect to the mounting member 5, which facilitates assembly. When the anti-rotation prevention portion is a recess provided on one of the piston pipe 6 and the attachment member 5 and a protrusion provided on the other of the piston pipe 6 and the attachment member 5, fitting of the piston pipe 6 and the attachment member 5 Can be visually recognized and easily assembled. As mentioned above, in shock absorber D of this embodiment, the assembly work which assembles piston pipe 6 to mounting member 5 becomes easy.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail, modifications, variations and changes are possible without departing from the scope of the claims.

This application claims the priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-212917 filed on Nov. 2, 2017 to the Japan Patent Office, and the entire contents of this application are incorporated herein by reference.

Claims

A shock absorber,
A retractable shock absorber body having a rod and an outer shell through which the rod enters and exits;
A cylindrical air chamber connected to the rod;
An annular mounting member fixedly attached to the outer periphery of the outer shell;
A piston pipe which has a cylindrical shape and whose tip end is fitted to the outer periphery of the mounting member and whose proximal end enters and leaves the air chamber by extension and contraction of the shock absorber main body;
A rolling diaphragm bridged between the air chamber and the piston pipe;
A seal ring attached to the outer periphery of the mounting member and in close contact with the inner periphery of the piston pipe;
A retaining prevention portion for preventing the piston pipe from coming off with respect to the mounting member on the side opposite to the air chamber with respect to the seal ring of the mounting member;
A shock absorber comprising: a rotation preventing portion for preventing circumferential rotation of the piston pipe with respect to the mounting member on the side opposite to the air chamber of the seal ring of the mounting member.
The shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein
The mounting member has a press-fit portion which is provided on the side opposite to the air chamber with respect to the seal ring on the outer periphery and into which the tip inner periphery of the piston pipe is press-fitted.
A shock absorber, wherein the press-fit portion is the slip prevention portion and the rotation prevention portion.
The shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein
The anti-slip portion and the anti-rotation portion are inserted into the hole provided on the front end side of the piston pipe and communicating the inside and the outside, and inserted into the hole and on the side opposite to the air chamber of the mounting member And a stopper member provided for restricting movement of the mounting member in the axial direction and the circumferential direction.
The shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein
The anti-slip portion is attached to the tip end side of the piston pipe and protrudes inward, and is inserted into an annular groove along the circumferential direction provided on the side opposite to the air chamber from the seal ring of the mounting member. Have a pin member that
The anti-rotation prevention portion is a recess provided on any one of the piston pipe and the mounting member on the side opposite to the air chamber from the seal ring, and the piston pipe and the mounting ring on the side opposite to the air chamber. A shock absorber comprising: a protrusion provided at any one of the pair and insertable into the recess.
The shock absorber according to claim 2, wherein
An outer diameter of a press-fit portion in the mounting member is larger than an outer diameter of a seal holding portion on which the seal ring in the mounting member is mounted.