US 2010/0072009 A1Published application

Hydraulic damper

AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsYutaka YAMAZAKI, Seiji SAWAI

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Abstract

A hydraulic damper includes a cylindrical tube, a first rod guide fitted close to one end of the cylindrical tube, a second rod guide fitted closer to the other end of the cylindrical tube, and a piston arranged to be axially slidable between the two rod guides. The piston partitions a space between the two rod guides into a first oil chamber and a second oil chamber. A main piston rod extends from the piston and penetrates the first rod guide. An auxiliary piston rod extends from the piston and penetrates the second rod guide. A pressurizer is arranged to pressurize hydraulic fluid filled in the first oil chamber and the second oil chamber. Damping force generators are arranged to generate a damping force by allowing the hydraulic fluid to flow between the two oil chambers. The main piston rod and the auxiliary piston rod have different diameters from each other. The hydraulic damper has a simple constitution and is capable of increased responsiveness.

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Dependent claims

A hydraulic damper comprising:

a cylindrical tube;
a first rod guide fitted into the cylindrical tube, on a side closer to a first end of the cylindrical tube;
a second rod guide fitted into the cylindrical tube, on a side closer to a second end of the cylindrical tube than is the first rod guide;
a piston fitted into the cylindrical tube so as to be axially slidable therein between the first rod guide and the second rod guide, and so as to partition a space between the first rod guide and the second rod guide into a first oil chamber and a second oil chamber;
a main piston rod extending from the piston and penetrating the first rod guide;
an auxiliary piston rod extending from the piston and penetrating the second rod guide;
a pressurizer arranged to pressurize a hydraulic fluid filled in the first oil chamber and the second oil chamber;
and
a damping force generator arranged to generate a damping force by allowing the hydraulic fluid to flow between the first oil chamber and the second oil chamber;
wherein
a diameter of the main piston rod and a diameter of the auxiliary piston rod are different from each other.

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