FREQUENCY DEPENDENT 2-STAGE VALVES FOR SHOCK ABSORBERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220412430A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17848083

    申请日:2022-06-23

    申请人: Fox Factory, Inc.

    发明人: Ivan TONG

    IPC分类号: F16F9/512 F16F9/36

    摘要: Described herein is a fluid flow control device comprising: a central structure, a main piston disposed around the central structure, wherein the main piston has at least one vent, a boost valve, wherein the boost valve has a gap fit to receive fluid, a shim stack disposed between the main piston and the boost valve such that the at least one vent is covered, a piston disposed on top of the gap of the boost valve, a spring disposed to bias the piston against the boost valve, and a pilot chamber running through the central structure, the pilot chamber fluidly coupled to the gap.

    Sealing ring assemblies configured for pressure locking

    公开(公告)号:US11530691B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US16575744

    申请日:2019-09-19

    摘要: A sealing ring includes a first sealing element having a first mating surface and a second sealing element having a second mating surface. A high-pressure boundary extends across at least a portion of the first sealing element and across at least a portion of the second sealing element, and
    a low-pressure boundary extends across at least a portion of the first sealing element and across at least a portion of the second sealing element. The first mating surface, the second mating surface, or both, includes a recess open to the low-pressure boundary and not open to the high-pressure boundary. The recess may include a groove, for example. The first mating surface is sealed against the second mating surface by a first force acting on the first sealing element and a second force acting on the second sealing element. These forces act to pressure-lock the assembly.

    Hydraulic Rebound Stop Pressure Relief System

    公开(公告)号:US20220341481A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17237412

    申请日:2021-04-22

    摘要: A damper comprises a pressure tube extending longitudinally between a first pressure tube end and a second pressure tube end, a piston arranged in sliding engagement inside the pressure tube, a piston rod coupled to the piston, a hydraulic rebound stop positioned in a first working chamber and including a sealing ring circumferentially extending around the piston rod and within the pressure tube. The sealing ring at least partially defining a high-pressure region within the pressure tube during a rebound stroke the damper further comprising a pressure relief valve in fluid communication with the high-pressure region. The pressure relief valve being operable to allow pressurized fluid from the high-pressure region to pass therethrough once a predefined pressure threshold has been reached.

    UNIVERSAL TUBE ADAPTOR AND SHOCK ABSORBER INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220325772A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17460918

    申请日:2021-08-30

    申请人: Chih-Hsien LIAO

    发明人: Chih-Hsien LIAO

    IPC分类号: F16F9/06 F16F9/43 F16F9/36

    摘要: A universal tube adaptor for a shock absorber includes a connector body, and first and second connectors. The connector body has intersecting first and second connecting holes respectively and rotatably receiving the first and second connectors rotatably therein. The first connector has a first guiding hole and an overflow hole perpendicular to, in fluid communication with, and cooperating with the first guiding hole to define an oil-filled space in fluid communication with the second connecting hole. The second connector has a second guiding hole in fluid communication with the second connecting hole and the overflow hole, so that the second guiding hole, the oil-filled space and the first guiding hole cooperate with one another to define an oil passage permitting damping oil to flow therein.

    Damper assembly
    17.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11466746B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US16994117

    申请日:2020-08-14

    发明人: Jacobus Schel

    摘要: A damper includes a pressure tube extending about a longitudinal axis and defining an inner volume. The damper includes a piston attached to a piston rod and slidably disposed within the pressure tube. The piston divides the inner volume of the pressure tube into a first working chamber and a second working chamber. The damper includes a fluid connector having a first wall and a second wall, each elongated along the longitudinal axis and sealed to the pressure tube. The fluid connector has a third wall elongated along the longitudinal axis and extending from the first wall to the second wall. The pressure tube defines an opening at the first working chamber, and the third wall of the fluid connector defines an opening spaced from the opening of the pressure tube. The first wall, the second wall, and the third wall define a passage extending from the opening of the pressure tube to the opening of the third wall.

    Damper assembly
    18.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11454292B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-27

    申请号:US16993889

    申请日:2020-08-14

    发明人: Stefan Deferme

    摘要: A damper assembly includes a damper, an accumulator, and a tube mount. The damper includes a tube having an outer surface. The tube defines a central axis and a first cavity in the outer surface. The accumulator has an end defining a second cavity. The accumulator defines a longitudinal axis. The tube mount is attached to the outer surface of the tube around the first cavity. The tube includes a damper fluid. The end of the accumulator is supported by the tube mount to allow the damper fluid to flow from the tube through the first cavity and into the accumulator through the second cavity. The longitudinal axis of the accumulator is transverse to the central axis of the tube.

    Shock absorber assembly
    19.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11448282B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US16447772

    申请日:2019-06-20

    发明人: Peter Russell

    摘要: A shock absorber is provided having a cylinder, a piston rod, a piston body, and a valve. The cylinder is configured to receive fluid. The piston body is connected to the piston rod and is configured to reciprocate within the cylinder between a compression chamber and a rebound chamber. The valve is provided by the piston body having a fluid flow port, a valve seat, a circumferential valving element, and a spring configured to urge the valve body into the valve seat. A primary damping valve and an auxiliary damping valve are also provided.