IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,982,741
Granted Patent B2
US 9,982,741 · App. 15/308,195 · Granted May 29, 2018

Damping valve device for a vibration damper

Inventors: Thomas Manger (Wasserlosen, DE); Stefan Schmitt (Gochsheim, DE); Lukas Ruhmann (Memmelsdorf, DE)
Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
F16F9/463F16F9/34F16F9/369F16F9/38F16F2230/32
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Patent No.
US 9,982,741
App. No.
15/308,195
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A damping valve device ( 27 ), includes a damping valve housing ( 31 ) with a tube part ( 33 ) and an outer top housing part ( 35 ), wherein an intermediate housing wall ( 39 ) which is fixed with respect to the tube part ( 33 ) spatially separates a coil assembly ( 37 ) from a valve region ( 73 ), and the outer top housing part ( 35 ) forms a back iron body for the coil assembly ( 37 ), wherein an inner sleeve ( 69 ) together with a base ( 71 ) closes the valve region ( 73 ), wherein the outer top housing part ( 35 ) is a component part which is separate from the intermediate housing wall ( 39 ), and the inner sleeve ( 69 ) is connected to the intermediate housing wall ( 39 ) in a pressure-tight manner independent from the outer housing part ( 35 ), and wherein a protective cap ( 93 ) which is separate from the outer top housing part ( 35 ) covers the outer top housing part ( 35 ).

Claims (21)

1. A damping valve device, comprising:

a damping valve housing ( 31 ) including a tube part ( 33 ) and an outer top housing part ( 35 );

a coil assembly ( 37 );

a valve region ( 73 ) and an inner sleeve ( 69 ) having a base ( 71 ) for closing said valve region ( 73 );

an intermediate housing wall ( 39 ) fixed with respect to said tube part ( 33 ) and spatially separating said coil assembly ( 37 ) from said valve region ( 73 );

said outer top housing part ( 35 ) forming a back iron body for said coil assembly ( 37 );

said outer top housing part ( 35 ) being a component part separate from said intermediate housing wall ( 39 );

said inner sleeve ( 69 ) being connected to said intermediate housing wall ( 39 ) in a pressure-tight manner independent from said outer housing part ( 35 ); and

a protective cap ( 93 ) which is a separate component part from said outer top housing part ( 35 ) constructed to cover said outer top housing part ( 35 ), said protective cap comprising a tube extension ( 115 ) which axially overlaps said tube part ( 33 ).

2. The damping valve device according to claim 1 , wherein said coil assembly ( 37 ) comprises a contact ( 49 ; 51 ) which can be coupled with a counter-contact ( 97 ) of said protective cap ( 93 ), and wherein said protective cap ( 93 ) comprises a power supply connection ( 95 ).

3. The damping valve device according to claim 1 , wherein said coil assembly ( 37 ) comprises a positioning connection to said outer top housing part ( 35 ).

4. The damping valve device according to claim 1 , wherein said outer top housing part ( 35 ) is constructed for preventing rotation with respect to said protective cap ( 93 ).

5. The damping valve device according to claim 1 , wherein said outer top housing part ( 35 ) comprises a retaining connection ( 59 ) with said coil assembly ( 37 ).

6. The damping valve device according to claim 1 , wherein said outer top housing part ( 35 ) comprises at least one receiving opening ( 57 ) for a fastening pin ( 55 ) of said coil assembly ( 37 ).

7. The damping valve device according to claim 1 , wherein said protective cap and said inner sleeve each comprise a base, and wherein said intermediate housing wall ( 39 ) is connected to said tube part ( 33 ).

8. The damping valve device according to claim 1 , wherein said protective cap and said inner sleeve each comprise a base, and wherein said base ( 105 ) of said protective cap ( 93 ) is supported on said base ( 71 ) of said inner sleeve ( 69 ).

9. The damping valve device according to claim 1 , additionally comprising a fastening element ( 111 ), and wherein said protective cap ( 93 ) is fixed at said base ( 71 ) of said inner sleeve ( 69 ) by said fastening element ( 111 ).

10. The damping valve body according to claim 9 , wherein said base ( 105 ) of said protective cap ( 93 ) comprises a passage ( 109 ) through which said base ( 71 ) of said inner sleeve ( 69 ) projects; and wherein said fastening element ( 111 ) enters into a fixing connection with said base ( 71 ) of said inner sleeve ( 69 ).

11. The damping valve device according to claim 10 , wherein said fastening element ( 111 ) comprises a hat-shaped cross section.

12. The damping valve device according to claim 10 , additionally comprising a seal ( 113 ) associated with said passage ( 109 ).

13. The damping valve device according to claim 1 , additionally comprising at least one seal ( 117 ) arranged between an inner wall of said tube extension ( 115 ) and said tube part ( 33 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2016
From: MANGER, THOMAS; SCHMITT, STEFAN; RUHMANN, LUKAS
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Reel/Frame 040187/0271 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 208 367 · May 5, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170058988A1 · Mar 2, 2017