Brakes – Internal-resistance motion retarder – Piezoelectric
Patent
1997-05-15
1999-12-07
Oberleitner, Robert J.
Brakes
Internal-resistance motion retarder
Piezoelectric
18832215, F16D 5700
Patent
active
059967455
ABSTRACT:
A shock absorber for a vehicle includes a fluid-filled cylinder having a closed end, a shaft extending partially into the cylinder, a valve attached to the first end of the shaft, and a power supply. The valve includes a valve piston and a bender. The valve piston includes at least one orifice extending therethrough. The bender is seated adjacent the orifice in the piston. The bender includes a piezoelectric material embedded therein. The piezoelectric material includes sides with conductive material disposed thereon. The power supply is attached to the conductive material across the piezoelectric material in the bender to apply a voltage across the piezoelectric material to change the stiffness of the bender. A sensor is also included for monitoring the displacement and velocity of the piston within the fluid-filled cylinder. The biasing force on the bender is changed on sensor readings according to predetermined logic sequence.
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Girvin Robert H.
Jones, Jr. Edward C.
Vandergrift James A.
Jones Darren J.
K-2 Corporation
Oberleitner Robert J.
Sy Mariano
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