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.
Claims20
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;
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- 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.
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;
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- 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.
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;
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- 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.