Title:
SHOCK ABSORBER WITH PRESSURE-SUPPORTED ADJUSTMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006006848
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Shock absorber for use in vehicles, in particular for a motorcycle, comprising:-a hydraulic damper cylinder (2) having a damping medium and a damper piston (3) which can be displaced within the damper cylinder (2); -a piston rod (4) connected to the damper piston (3); -assembly parts (5) provided at the free ends of the damper cylinder (2) and the piston rod (4); -first and second spring bases (6, 7), provided in the vicinity of the assembly parts (5), with a compression spring (8) enclosed between them; -an hydraulically acting system for adjusting the axial position of at least one of the spring bases (7) with respect to the associated assembly part (5); The hydraulically acting system comprising a setting chamber (11) in which there is an axially displaceable setting piston (10) interacting with the spring base (7) located in its vicinity, and a control cylinder (16) with a control chamber (l6a) and a control piston (17) displaceable therein, and the control chamber (16a) at one end being in hydraulic communication with the setting chamber.
Inventors:
RADT MARCEL (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/NL2005/000484
Publication Date:
March 09, 2006
Filing Date:
July 06, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WP SUSPENSION B V (NL)
RADT MARCEL (NL)
RADT MARCEL (NL)
International Classes:
B60G15/06
Foreign References:
| US4159105A | 1979-06-26 | |||
| US4824180A | 1989-04-25 | |||
| FR2726791A1 | 1996-05-15 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 007, no. 153 (M - 226) 5 July 1983 (1983-07-05)
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