公开(公告)号：US12135067B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US17260627

申请日：2019-07-16

Applicant: Stabilus GmbH

Inventor： James T. Kull ,  Patrick A. Hartman ,  Rodney Armstrong ,  Edward William Twist

IPC: F16F1/12 ,  F16M11/10 ,  F16M13/02 ,  F24S30/40 ,  H02S20/32 ,  F24S30/00 ,  G05G5/05

Abstract: A damping apparatus can be self-centering and include one or more pre-compressed and preloaded mechanical springs. A solar tracking apparatus can include a solar panel mounted on a rotating shaft, and a self-centering damping apparatus operatively connected to the rotating shaft to compensate for torque created when the solar panel is rotated at an angle to horizontal. A steering assembly for a zero-turn riding lawn mower can include a pair of steering levers and a self-centering damping apparatus operatively connected to the steering levers.

公开(公告)号：US11859644B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17913957

申请日：2021-03-24

Applicant: Stabilus GmbH

Inventor： James T. Kull ,  Patrick A. Hartman

IPC: F15B15/28 ,  A01D34/00 ,  A01D69/02

CPC classification number: F15B15/2861 ,  A01D34/006 ,  A01D69/02

Abstract: A piston assembly for use in a gas spring or damper can include a piston rod partially positioned within a pressure tube, and a linear position sensing apparatus capable of tracking and determining the velocity of the piston rod. The linear position sensing apparatus can include a sensor, such as a waveguide sensor, connected to the piston rod such that the sensor moves with the piston rod. A beacon, such as a magnet, can be contained within the pressure tube and the sensor can detect the position of the beacon relative to the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20210277973A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US17260627

申请日：2019-07-16

Applicant: Stabilus GmbH

Inventor： James T. Kull ,  Patrick A. Hartman ,  Rodney Armstrong ,  Edward William Twist

IPC: F16F1/12 ,  F16M13/02 ,  F16M11/10 ,  H02S20/32 ,  F24S30/40

Abstract: A damping apparatus can be self-centering and include one or more pre-compressed and preloaded mechanical springs. A solar tracking apparatus can include a solar panel mounted on a rotating shaft, and a self-centering damping apparatus operatively connected to the rotating shaft to compensate for torque created when the solar panel is rotated at an angle to horizontal. A steering assembly for a zero-turn riding lawn mower can include a pair of steering levers and a self-centering damping apparatus operatively connected to the steering levers.

公开(公告)号：US20250012337A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18896412

申请日：2024-09-25

Applicant: STABILUS GMBH

Inventor： James T. Kull ,  Patrick A. Hartman ,  Rodney Armstrong ,  Edward William Twist

IPC: F16F1/12 ,  F16M11/10 ,  F16M13/02 ,  F24S30/00 ,  F24S30/40 ,  G05G5/05 ,  H02S20/32

Abstract: A damping apparatus (10) can be self-centering and include one or more precompressed and preloaded mechanical springs (16). A solar tracking apparatus (100) can include a solar panel (102) mounted on a rotating shaft (104), and a self-centering damping apparatus (50) operatively connected to the rotating shaft (104) to compensate for torque created when the solar panel (102) is rotated at an angle to horizontal. A steering assembly for a zero-turn riding lawn mower can include a pair of steering levers and a self-centering damping apparatus (50) operatively connected to the steering levers.