Vehicle suspension system using a rotary dampen

Details Vehicle suspension system using a rotary dampen Vehicle suspension system using a rotary dampen

1990-05-17

1991-12-24

Rice, Kenneth R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

280700, 267217, B60G 1506

Patent

active

050745816

ABSTRACT:
A rotary damper is provided in a base end of a swing arm forming a part of a vehicle suspension system. The rotary damper comprises a casing defining a fluid chamber having a shape of a fan extending substantially toward a free end of the swing arm in cross section as seen in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal line of the pivot center line, a central shaft centrally received in the casing, and a single vane extending laterally from the central shaft into the fluid chamber, the fluid chamber being filled with fluid for applying a damping force to the vane as the vane relatively moves in the fluid chamber. By thus eliminating the need for a tubular damper, the space efficiency can be improved, and reduction in the overall size and weight of the system can be improved with the added advantage of allowing avoidance of interference with the drive shaft of the wheel in a simple manner.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1926800 (1933-09-01), Casper
patent: 2106886 (1938-02-01), Chisholm
patent: 2137848 (1938-11-01), Macbeth
patent: 4913255 (1990-04-01), Takayanagi et al.
patent: 5005859 (1991-04-01), Satoh

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