公开(公告)号：US09550545B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-24

申请号：US14865991

申请日：2015-09-25

Applicant: Showa Corporation

Inventor： Yosuke Murakami ,  Kazuhiro Miwa

IPC: F16F9/34 ,  B62K25/28 ,  F16F9/19 ,  F16F9/50 ,  F16F9/46

CPC classification number: B62K25/28 ,  F16F9/19 ,  F16F9/34 ,  F16F9/46 ,  F16F9/464 ,  F16F9/50 ,  F16F2230/24

Abstract: A shock absorber includes: a valve body; a valve seat; an actuator; and a fail-safe valve that is urged by a first elastic body. When fluid does not flow, the fail-safe valve is urged by the first elastic body to come into contact with the valve body and close a channel. When the fluid flows, the fail-safe valve is spaced from the valve body by a fluid pressure to open the channel. When the valve body moves most in a valve opening direction, the fail-safe valve is brought into contact with the valve body and the channel is closed, and a supporting portion supports a part of the fail-safe valve. When the fluid flows in this state, at least a part of the fail-safe valve, which is in contact with a non-supporting portion, is spaced from the valve body by the fluid pressure to open the channel.

Abstract translation: 减震器包括：阀体; 阀座; 执行机构 以及由第一弹性体推动的故障安全阀。 当流体不流动时，故障安全阀被第一弹性体推动以与阀体接触并关闭通道。 当流体流动时，故障安全阀通过流体压力与阀体间隔开以打开通道。 当阀体以阀打开方向最大地移动时，故障安全阀与阀体接触并且通道关闭，并且支撑部分支撑故障安全阀的一部分。 当流体在该状态下流动时，与非支撑部分接触的故障安全阀的至少一部分与阀体间隔开流体压力以打开通道。

公开(公告)号：US20160356335A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US15171668

申请日：2016-06-02

Applicant: Showa Corporation

Inventor： Takeshi NOMURA ,  Akiko SHIBAZAKI

IPC: F16F9/348 ,  F16F9/19

CPC classification number: F16F9/3485 ,  F16F9/19

Abstract: A hydraulic damping device includes a first cylinder that houses oil, a piston rod that moves in an axial direction of the first cylinder, and a piston section that generates a damping force by a movement of the piston rod. The piston section includes a piston body formed with an oil channel through which oil flows, a base valve that opens and closes the oil channel of the piston body, a ring-shaped ring valve that is provided on the base valve, and a preload spring that has a positioning section that extends radially and determines a position of the ring valve in the radial direction.

Abstract translation: 液压阻尼装置包括容纳油的第一气缸，沿着第一气缸的轴向移动的活塞杆和通过活塞杆的运动而产生阻尼力的活塞部。 活塞部包括形成有油流过的油路的活塞体，开闭活塞体的油路的基阀，设置在基阀上的环状环阀，以及预载弹簧 其具有径向延伸并且确定环形阀在径向方向上的位置的定位部分。

公开(公告)号：US20160288869A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US15066155

申请日：2016-03-10

Applicant: Showa Corporation

Inventor： Kazuhiro MIWA ,  Naoya KUROIWA

IPC: B62K25/28 ,  F16F9/18 ,  F16F9/34 ,  F16F9/19

CPC classification number: B62K25/283 ,  F16F9/185 ,  F16F9/465 ,  F16F2230/24

Abstract: A shock absorber includes a cylinder in which oil is sealed, a piston slidably fitted into the cylinder, a piston rod connected to the piston and extending to the outside of the cylinder, and a damping force generating apparatus controlling a flow of the oil generated by the sliding of the piston inside the cylinder. The damping force generating apparatus includes a valve body generating a damping force by being opened and closed on a flow path in which the oil flows, a valve seat closing the flow path when the valve body is seated, and an actuator generating thrust to the valve body in a valve closing direction. The valve seat has a first elastic body which is elastically deformable in the valve closing direction of the valve body.

Abstract translation: 减震器包括：油被密封的气缸，可滑动地装配到气缸中的活塞;连接到活塞并延伸到气缸外部的活塞杆;以及阻尼力产生装置，其控制由 活塞在气缸内的滑动。 阻尼力产生装置包括阀体，该阀体通过在油流动的流路上开闭而产生阻尼力，当阀体就座时关闭流路的阀座，以及向阀产生推力的致动器 阀体关闭方向。 阀座具有能够沿阀体的阀关闭方向弹性变形的第一弹性体。

公开(公告)号：US20160288867A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US15052048

申请日：2016-02-24

Applicant: Showa Corporation

Inventor： Yosuke MURAKAMI

IPC: B62K25/08

CPC classification number: B62K25/08 ,  F16F9/3292

Abstract: A front fork has a damping variable leg including: an outer tube at an upper end side; an inner tube at a lower end side and inserted into the outer tube; a piston rod attached to the outer tube and extending toward the lower end side; a piston at a lower end of the piston rod; and a damping force variable device at the piston so as to generate variable damping force by controlling a flow of an operating fluid. The damping variable leg further includes: a conductor member attached to the piston; and a coil conductor covered with an insulating member and attached to the inner tube. The conductor member is configured to be inserted into the coil conductor. The damping variable leg detects a stroke amount of the damping variable leg based on a change in inductance of the coil conductor.

Abstract translation: 前叉具有阻尼可变腿，包括：在上端侧的外管; 在下端侧的内管并插入外管中; 活塞杆，附接到外管并且朝向下端侧延伸; 活塞杆下端的活塞; 以及在活塞处的阻尼力可变装置，以便通过控制工作流体的流动来产生可变的阻尼力。 阻尼可变腿还包括：连接到活塞的导体构件; 以及被绝缘构件覆盖并附接到内管的线圈导体。 导体构件被配置成插入到线圈导体中。 阻尼可变支路基于线圈导体的电感变化来检测阻尼可变支路的行程量。

公开(公告)号：US20160281767A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-29

申请号：US14982640

申请日：2015-12-29

Applicant: Showa Corporation

Inventor： Kenichi MORI

IPC: F16D3/00

CPC classification number: F16C3/023 ,  F16C3/026 ,  F16C2326/06 ,  F16D1/0858 ,  F16D3/387 ,  F16D3/41 ,  F16D2300/22 ,  F16F15/322 ,  F16F15/34

Abstract: To provide a vehicle propeller shaft capable of improving the efficiency in the balance correction operation as well as reducing the size and weight of a universal joint. A vehicle propeller shaft according to the present invention includes tubular bodies extending in a front and rear direction, balance weights arranged on outer peripheral surfaces of the tubular bodies and covering members covering the outer peripheral surfaces of the tubular bodies and the balance weights, in which the covering members are formed of a heat shrinkable tube which shrinks by heating.

Abstract translation: 提供能够提高平衡校正操作的效率以及减小通用接头的尺寸和重量的车辆传动轴。 根据本发明的车辆传动轴包括在前后方向上延伸的管状体，布置在管状体的外周表面上的平衡重和覆盖管状体和平衡重的外周表面的覆盖部件，其中 覆盖部件由加热收缩的热收缩管形成。

公开(公告)号：US20160263958A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-15

申请号：US15051117

申请日：2016-02-23

Applicant: Showa Corporation

Inventor： Yosuke MURAKAMI

IPC: B60G17/015 ,  B60G17/08 ,  B60G15/06

CPC classification number: B60G17/0152 ,  B60G15/062 ,  B60G17/08 ,  B60G2202/31 ,  B60G2206/41 ,  B60G2300/12 ,  B60G2400/252 ,  B60G2500/10 ,  B60G2500/11 ,  B60G2600/182 ,  B62K25/10 ,  F16F9/187 ,  F16F9/48 ,  F16F9/516 ,  F16F15/002

Abstract: A vehicle suspension system includes a shock absorber having a cylinder in which a fluid is sealed, a piston slidably fitted into the cylinder, a piston rod connected to the piston and extending to an outside of the cylinder and a damping force generating apparatus controlling a flow of the fluid generated by a sliding motion of the piston inside the cylinder, a suspension spring, a detector detecting a stroke position of the piston rod with respect to the cylinder and a controller controlling the damping force generating apparatus so that one of an extension side damping force and a compression side damping force is increased and other of them is reduced in proportion to the stroke position detected by the detector.

Abstract translation: 一种车辆悬架系统，包括具有液体密封的气缸的减震器，可滑动地装配到气缸中的活塞，连接到活塞并延伸到气缸外部的活塞杆，以及控制气流的阻尼力发生装置 通过活塞内部的滑动运动产生的流体，悬架弹簧，检测活塞杆相对于气缸的行程位置的检测器和控制阻尼力产生装置的控制器，使得延伸侧 阻尼力和压缩侧阻尼力增加，并且其中的另一个与由检测器检测到的行程位置成比例地减小。

公开(公告)号：US20160252568A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-01

申请号：US15007462

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: Showa Corporation

Inventor： Hiroyuki MUTO

IPC: G01R31/28 ,  G01D5/14 ,  G01R31/02 ,  B62D5/04

CPC classification number: G01R31/2829 ,  B62D5/046 ,  G01D3/08 ,  G01R31/025

Abstract: A sensor fault detection circuit includes: a first amplifier circuit that includes a first pair of elements operating reversely to each other, and amplifies a first sensor signal input from a first voltage amplifier; a second amplifier circuit that includes a second pair of elements operating reversely to each other, and amplifies a second sensor signal input from the second voltage amplifier; and a fault diagnosis unit that detects abnormality of a first voltage signal or a second voltage signal based on the first voltage signal output from the first amplifier circuit and the second voltage signal output from the second amplifier circuit. Characteristics of the first pair of elements are asymmetrical to each other, and characteristics of the second pair of elements are asymmetrical to each other in a same relationship with a relationship of the asymmetry between the characteristics of the first pair of elements.

Abstract translation: 传感器故障检测电路包括：第一放大器电路，其包括彼此反向工作的第一对元件，并放大从第一电压放大器输入的第一传感器信号; 第二放大器电路，包括彼此反向工作的第二对元件，并放大从第二电压放大器输入的第二传感器信号; 以及故障诊断单元，其基于从第一放大器电路输出的第一电压信号和从第二放大器电路输出的第二电压信号来检测第一电压信号或第二电压信号的异常。 第一对元件的特征彼此不对称，并且第二对元件的特性与第一对元件的特性之间的不对称关系具有相同的关系，彼此不对称。

公开(公告)号：US09415800B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-16

申请号：US14723142

申请日：2015-05-27

Applicant: Showa Corporation

Inventor： Hiroshi Fujita

IPC: B62D5/04 ,  F16H25/22 ,  F16H25/20

CPC classification number: B62D5/0448 ,  B60G7/001 ,  B60G2206/111 ,  B62D5/0418 ,  B62D5/0421 ,  B62D5/0454 ,  B62D5/0481 ,  B62D7/146 ,  B62D15/0225 ,  F16H25/2015 ,  F16H25/2204 ,  F16H2025/2084 ,  F16H2025/209

Abstract: A telescopic actuator includes a rod a support member and a stroke sensor. The support member supports the rod. The stroke sensor is disposed on one end side of the rod. The stroke sensor includes a bar-like section to be detected and a detecting section. The section to be detected can enter into the detecting section. The detecting section detects a length of a portion of the section to be detected that has entered into the detecting section. The rod has a bottomed cylindrical portion that is open toward the one end side. The section to be detected is fixed to a bottom surface of the bottomed cylindrical portion. When the rod is maximally extended, the support member supports an outer peripheral surface of the bottomed cylindrical portion. When the rod is maximally contracted, the detecting section is at least partly housed in the bottomed cylindrical portion.

Abstract translation: 伸缩致动器包括杆，支撑构件和行程传感器。 支撑构件支撑杆。 行程传感器设置在杆的一端侧。 行程传感器包括待检测的条状部分和检测部分。 要检测的部分可以进入检测部分。 检测部检测进入检测部的被检测部的一部分的长度。 杆具有朝向一端侧开口的有底圆筒形部分。 被检测部被固定在有底圆筒部的底面。 当杆最大程度地延伸时，支撑构件支撑有底圆柱形部分的外周表面。 当杆最大程度地收缩时，检测部分至少部分地容纳在有底圆筒部分中。

公开(公告)号：US20160201787A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

申请号：US14750280

申请日：2015-06-25

Applicant: Showa Corporation

Inventor： Tsutomu KIMIJIMA

IPC: F16H55/28

CPC classification number: F16H55/283 ,  F16H55/28

Abstract: A rack guide mechanism includes: a housing in which a housing chamber opening toward a rack shaft is formed; a screw screwing to the housing and forming a bottom wall of the housing chamber; a rack guide housed in the housing chamber, and supporting the rack shaft; and a compression coil spring interposed between a bottom surface of the housing chamber and the rack guide, constantly biasing the rack guide to the rack shaft side, in which an elastic body in a natural length state is fixed to one of the bottom surface of the housing chamber and a facing surface of the rack guide facing the bottom surface of the housing chamber.

Abstract translation: 齿条引导机构包括：壳体，其中形成朝向齿条轴开口的容纳室; 螺钉拧到壳体上并形成壳体室的底壁; 容纳在容纳室中的齿条引导件，并且支撑齿条轴; 以及插入在容纳室的底面和齿条引导件之间的压缩螺旋弹簧，其将机架引导件恒定地偏置到齿条轴侧，其中将自然长度状态的弹性体固定到 并且所述齿条引导件的面对所述容纳室的底表面的面对表面。

公开(公告)号：US09328792B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-03

申请号：US14605016

申请日：2015-01-26

Applicant: Showa Corporation

Inventor： Masatoshi Ohta

IPC: F16F9/00 ,  F16F9/44 ,  F16F9/34

CPC classification number: F16F9/44 ,  F16F9/3405 ,  F16F9/461

Abstract: A hydraulic shock absorber includes a damping force generation unit and a damping force adjustment unit. The damping force adjustment unit includes a push rod that changes an opening area of an oil path formed in a piston rod, an electric motor functioning as a driving source, and a feed screw mechanism that converts rotation of the electric motor into linear movement of the push rod. The feed screw mechanism includes a first slider that is screwed to an output shaft of the electric motor in an advanceable/retractable manner, a second slider is fitted movably to the first slider, and a set spring that pushes the second slider against one end of the push rod.