Rebound valve systems and methods
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorKyle M. Madey
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Abstract
A snubber assembly may comprise a snubber having a snubber body with an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface, the snubber including a plurality of valve receptacles disposed in the outer diameter surface, the snubber including a plurality of radial apertures disposed through the snubber body, each radial aperture in the plurality of radial apertures disposed in a respective valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles; and a plurality of restrictor valves, each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves disposed in a respective valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles, each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves including an orifice disposed through a blade.
Claims17
A snubber assembly, comprising:
- a snubber having a snubber body with an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface, the snubber including a plurality of valve receptacles disposed in the outer diameter surface, the snubber including a plurality of radial apertures disposed through the snubber body, each radial aperture in the plurality of radial apertures disposed in a respective valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles;
- a plurality of restrictor valves, each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves disposed in a respective valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles, each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves including an orifice disposed through a blade;
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- a plurality of seal valves, each seal valve disposed in a portion of a first valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles, wherein each seal valve in the plurality of seal valves includes a first keying feature and each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves includes a second keying feature to prevent mis-assembly.
A rebound valve system, comprising:
- a strut piston defining an oil chamber, the strut piston including a plurality of radial apertures disposed radially through the strut piston;
- a strut cylinder configured to receive the strut piston, a rebound chamber defined between the strut piston and the strut cylinder;
- a plurality of restrictor valves disposed circumferentially around the strut piston, each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves configured to open during a compression of the strut piston relative to the strut cylinder, and each restrictor valve configured to at least partially close during an extension of the strut piston;
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- a plurality of seal valves, wherein each seal valve in the plurality of seal valves is configured to seal a respective radial aperture in the plurality of radial apertures during the extension of the strut piston, wherein each seal valve in the plurality of seal valves includes a first keying feature and each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves includes a second keying feature to prevent mis-assembly.
A shock strut assembly, comprising:
- a strut cylinder;
- a strut piston, the strut cylinder configured to receive the strut piston, the strut piston defining an oil chamber;
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- a snubber assembly disposed between the strut cylinder and the strut piston, the snubber assembly comprising:
- a snubber having a plurality of valve receptacles disposed in an outer diameter surface of the snubber;
- a plurality of restrictor valves, each restrictor valve disposed in a respective valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles, each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves configured to open during a compression of the strut piston relative to the strut cylinder, and each restrictor valve configured to at least partially close during an extension of the strut piston;
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- a plurality of seal valves, each seal valve disposed in a portion of a first valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles, wherein each seal valve in the plurality of seal valves includes a first keying feature and each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves includes a second keying feature to prevent mis-assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.