# US 2017/0254381 A1 · Shock absorber

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- Number: US 2017/0254381 A1
- Document ID: US20170254381A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/509,322
- Filed: 2015-09-04
- Published: 2017-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2014-09-16
- Assignees: KYB Corporation
- Applicants: Kyb Corporation
- Inventors: Satoshi CHIKAMATSU; Mitsuhiko HIROSE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170254381A1

## CPC

- F16F 9/3257: {in twin-tube type devices}
- B60G 13/08: hydraulic
- B60G 15/06: and fluid damper
- F16F 9/32: Details
- F16F 9/325: {for attachment of valve units}
- F16F 9/366: {functioning as guide only, e.g. bushings}
- B60G 2202/24: Fluid damper
- B60G 2204/4304: Bracket for lower cylinder mount of McPherson strut
- B60G 2206/41: Dampers
- F16F 9/062: {Bi-tubular units}
- F16F 9/185: {Bitubular units (where compression of gas leads to a clear spring action F16F9/062)}
- F16F 9/52: in case of change of temperature ({F16F9/003 takes precedence; } combined with external adjustment F16F9/44)
- F16F 2224/0241: Fibre-reinforced plastics [FRP]
- F16F: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- B60G: VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles B60V; {cycle suspensions B62K25/00})

## Abstract

In a shock absorber 100, 200, an inner case 1 is biased in the axial direction relative to an outer case 2 made of resin by a spring 5, and the inner case 1 and the outer case 2 abut each other in the radial direction via ribs 2g, 8c.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A shock absorber comprising:
an inner case filled with hydraulic fluid;
an outer case made of resin disposed so as to cover the inner case, the outer case forming a reservoir for storing the hydraulic fluid between the outer case and the inner case;
a biasing member accommodated within the reservoir, the biasing member being configured to bias the inner case relative to the outer case in the axial direction of the outer case;
and protrusions formed on either one of an outer peripheral surface of the inner case and an inner peripheral surface of the outer case so as to protrude toward and abut the other one of the outer peripheral surface of the inner case and the inner peripheral surface of the outer case.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions are a plurality of ribs formed spaced apart by intervals in the circumferential direction along the outer peripheral surface of the inner case or the inner peripheral surface of the outer case.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The shock absorber according to claim 1, further comprising:
a piston slidably inserted into the inner case, the piston partitioning the inside of the inner case into an extension-side chamber and a contraction-side chamber; and
a piston rod inserted into the inner case such that it can move into and out of the inner case, the piston rod being connected to the piston,
wherein the inner case comprises:
a cylindrical inner tube; and
a rod guide slidably inserted into the inner periphery of one end of the inner tube, the rod guide being formed a rod insertion hole into which the piston rod is inserted,
and wherein the biasing member is locked at one end to the outer peripheral surface of the inner tube and locked at the other end to the rod guide.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein the inner case comprises:
a cylindrical inner tube; and
a base valve fitted into the inner periphery of one end of the inner tube, the base valve having a passage that establishes communication between the inside of the inner tube and the reservoir,
wherein the protrusions protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the base valve toward the inner peripheral surface of the outer case.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The shock absorber according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of brackets that extend opposing each other along the axial direction from the outer periphery of the outer case and are joined to a support member that supports a vehicle wheel,
wherein an axial direction length of the protrusions is longer than an axial direction length of the brackets.