IP Library Granted Patent US 11,466,747
Granted Patent B2
US 11,466,747 · App. 17/074,143 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Damping force generating mechanism and pressure shock absorber

Inventors: Gota Nakano (Gyoda, JP); Chikara Yanagisawa (Gyoda, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,466,747
App. No.
17/074,143
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A damping force generating mechanism includes: a flow passage formation part that forms a flow passage through which a liquid flows; and a valve that is configured to control a flow of the liquid in the flow passage. The flow passage formation part includes a first seat part that is provided radially outward of a flow passage port of the flow passage, protrudes from the flow passage port and contacts the valve, a second seat part that is provided radially outward of the first seat part, protrudes from the flow passage port and contacts the valve, and a circulation part having an orifice that allows the liquid to flow from the flow passage port toward the second seat part in a state in which the valve is in contact with the first seat part.

Claims (36)

1. A damping force generating mechanism comprising:

a valve that is configured to control a flow of a liquid in a flow passage through which the liquid flows;

a flow passage formation part including

a first seat part that is provided radially outward of a flow passage port of the flow passage, protrudes from the flow passage port and contacts the valve,

a second seat part that is provided radially outward of the first seat part, protrudes from the flow passage port and contacts the valve, and

a circulation part having an orifice that allows the liquid to flow from the flow passage port toward the second seat part in a state in which the valve is in contact with the first seat part; and

a back pressure chamber formation part that forms a back pressure chamber for applying a back pressure to the valve and includes a contact part that contacts with the valve only at a position radially outward of the first seat part and radially inward of the second seat part.

2. The damping force generating mechanism according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first seat part and the second seat part are in an annular shapes, and

wherein the circulation part is provided in the first seat part.

3. The damping force generating mechanism according to claim 1 , further comprising:

another flow passage formation part that forms another flow passage provided in parallel with the flow passage; and

a second valve that is configured to control a flow of the liquid in the another flow passage.

4. The damping force generating mechanism according to claim 2 , further comprising:

another flow passage formation part that forms another flow passage provided in parallel with the flow passage; and

a second valve that is configured to control a flow of the liquid in the another flow passage.

5. A damping force generating mechanism comprising:

a valve that is configured to control a flow of a liquid in a flow passage through which the liquid flows;

a flow passage formation part including

a first seat part that is provided radially outward of a flow passage port of the flow passage, protrudes from the flow passage port and contacts the valve,

a second seat part that is provided radially outward of the first seat part, protrudes from the flow passage port and contacts the valve,

a common part that is used in common by the first seat part and the second seat part and forms a portion in contact with the valve, and

a circulation part having an orifice that allows the liquid to flow from the flow passage port toward the second seat part in a state in which the valve is in contact with the first seat part, the circulation part being provided in the common part, wherein

the first seat part, the second seat part, and the common part are integrally formed in the flow passage formation part.

6. The damping force generating mechanism according to claim 5 , further comprising:

another flow passage formation part that forms another flow passage provided in parallel with the flow passage; and

a second valve that is configured to control a flow of the liquid in the another flow passage.

7. A pressure shock absorber comprising:

a cylinder containing a liquid;

a piston part that is connected to a rod moving in an axial direction and moves in the cylinder;

a valve that is configured to control a flow of the liquid in a flow passage;

a flow passage formation part including

a first seat part that is provided radially outward of a flow passage port of the flow passage, protrudes from the flow passage port and contacts the valve,

a second seat part that is provided radially outward of the first seat part, protrudes from the flow passage port and contacts the valve, and

a circulation part having an orifice that allows the liquid to flow from the flow passage port toward the second seat part in a state in which the valve is in contact with the first seat part; and

a back pressure chamber formation part that forms a back pressure chamber for applying a back pressure to the valve and includes a contact part that contacts with the valve only at a position radially outward of the first seat part and radially inward of the second seat part.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 23, 2021
From: SHOWA CORPORATION; HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058195/0590 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2020
From: NAKANO, GOTA; YANAGISAWA, CHIKARA
To: SHOWA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054098/0571 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTJP2019016967 · Apr 22, 2019
Continuation In Part PCTJP2018022582 · Jun 13, 2018
Related Publication 20210102595A1 · Apr 8, 2021
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