Inverted strut damper

Details Inverted strut damper Inverted strut damper

1997-11-07

2000-08-22

Butler, Douglas C.

Spring devices

Vehicle

Mechanical spring and nonresilient retarder

267 6426, 18832216, 18832219, 277926, 277605, 277925, B60G 1300, F16F 700, F16F 500, F16F 936

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061059455

ABSTRACT:
An inverted strut damper includes an external cylinder which has an expanded midsection and a vertically moveable damper tube arranged concentrically within the outer cylinder. The outer cylinder and tube arrangement form a lubricating oil supply reservoir. Disposed at a top and a bottom of the outer cylinder is a respective oil seal and bearing arrangement. The upper bearing is adjacent to the lubricating oil reservoir and upon upper movement of the damper tube, oil is supplied to the upper bearings and seal.

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patent: 3524658 (1970-08-01), De Carbon
patent: 3993294 (1976-11-01), Wossner et al.
patent: 4173130 (1979-11-01), Sutliff et al.
patent: 4290511 (1981-09-01), De Baan et al.
patent: 4334600 (1982-06-01), Palitto
patent: 4880087 (1989-11-01), Janes

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