Wire connector and piston assembly for damper including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10151369B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-11

    申请号:US15825759

    申请日:2017-11-29

    申请人: MANDO CORPORATION

    发明人: Myeong Su Hwang

    摘要: A piston assembly for a damper includes: a piston head; a piston rod having one end connected to the piston head, forming an inner space therein, and having another end at which an opening communicating with the inner space is formed; a wire having one end connected to an electric device mounted on the piston head and extending through the inner space of the piston rod; and a connector disposed at the other end of the piston rod and connected to another end of the wire. The connector includes a socket part rotatably disposed in the opening at the other end of the piston rod, and a plug part inserted into the socket through the opening of the other end of the piston rod. A self-alignment structure is provided in the socket part and the plug part and is configured to rotate the socket part such that the socket part is aligned at a predetermined orientation with respect to the plug part when the plug part is inserted into the socket part.

    Damping force variable valve assembly and damping force variable shock absorber including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10107348B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-23

    申请号:US15415819

    申请日:2017-01-25

    申请人: MANDO CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: F16F9/34 F16F9/46

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a damping force variable valve assembly, which is installed in a damping force variable shock absorber for adjustment of a damping force of the shock absorber, includes at least: a solenoid that generates a magnetic force when an electric current is supplied thereto; a plunger configured to be moved by the magnetic force of the solenoid; a spool that is moved together with the plunger and change a damping force between a hard mode and a soft mode by changing an inner passage of the damping force variable valve assembly; and a spool position determination member that locates the spool at a fail position, which does not correspond to the hard mode and the soft mode, so as to maintain the damping force of the shock absorber at a medium level between the hard mode and the soft mode upon fail of the solenoid.