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Granted Patent B2
US 12,747,770 · App. 18/637,094 · Granted Sep 29, 2026

Shock absorber

Inventors: Nao Kadota (Hitachinaka, JP); Yuka Kubotera (Hitachinaka, JP); Takashi Nakagawa (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
F16F13/007B60G15/063B60G2202/312B60G2206/40B60G2206/72B60G2800/162F16F2224/0208F16F2226/04
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Patent No.
US 12,747,770
App. No.
18/637,094
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shock absorber includes a cylinder, a slider coaxially provided outside of the cylinder and movable in a direction along an axis of the cylinder, a first spring abutting against the slider and urging the slider in one direction along the axis, a second spring abutting against the slider and urging the slider in the other direction along the axis, a sleeve provided between the cylinder and the slider, a first restriction portion fixed to the cylinder and abutting against one end of the sleeve to restrict a movement of the sleeve in the one direction, a second restriction portion located outside of the cylinder and abutting against the other end of the sleeve to restrict a movement of the sleeve in the other direction, and a fixing member penetrating the sleeve in a radial direction to restrict a movement of the second restriction portion with respect to the cylinder.

Claims (29)

1 . A shock absorber comprising:

a cylinder that is a cylindrical member;

a slider being cylindrical-shaped, coaxially provided on an outer periphery of the cylinder, and configured to move in a direction along an axis of the cylinder;

a first spring abutting against the slider, and urging the slider in a first direction that is one direction along the axis;

a second spring abutting against the slider, and urging the slider in a direction opposite to the first direction;

a sleeve being substantially cylindrical-shaped, and provided between the outer periphery of the cylinder and an inner periphery of the slider;

a one side movement restriction portion being fixed to the cylinder, and abutting against one end of the sleeve to restrict a movement of the sleeve in the first direction;

an other side movement restriction portion being located on the outer periphery of the cylinder, and abutting against an other end of the sleeve to restrict a movement of the sleeve in the direction opposite to the first direction; and

a fixing member penetrating the sleeve in a radial direction to restrict a movement of the other side movement restriction portion with respect to the cylinder.

2 . The shock absorber according to claim 1 ,

wherein the cylinder includes a cylinder main body being cylindrical-shaped, and a cylinder hole opened in the cylinder main body,

the sleeve includes a sleeve main body being cylindrical-shaped, and a sleeve hole opened in the sleeve main body, in which at least a part of the sleeve hole is located on an outer periphery of the cylinder hole, and

the fixing member is inserted into a recess formed in the other side movement restriction portion through the sleeve hole and the cylinder hole.

3 . The shock absorber according to claim 2 ,

wherein the sleeve hole is large enough to be spaced apart from the fixing member.

4 . The shock absorber according to claim 2 ,

wherein a female screw portion is formed in at least one of the cylinder hole or the other side movement restriction portion,

the fixing member includes a male screw portion, and

the male screw portion is fastened to the female screw portion.

5 . The shock absorber according to claim 4 ,

wherein the fixing member is fixed such that a distal end of the male screw portion bites into the recess.

6 . The shock absorber according to claim 2 ,

wherein the fixing member is located inside an outer peripheral surface of the sleeve.

7 . The shock absorber according to claim 6 ,

wherein the slider is configured to move to a position overlapping the fixing member with reference to a radial direction.

8 . The shock absorber according to claim 2 ,

wherein the fixing member has a length such that a part of the fixing member is located inside the sleeve hole.

9 . The shock absorber according to claim 1 ,

wherein a material of the sleeve is stainless steel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2024
From: KADOTA, NAO; KUBOTERA, YUKA; NAKAGAWA, TAKASHI
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 068366/0817 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-066866 · Apr 17, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240344588A1 · Oct 17, 2024
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