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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2015
Sistemi Sospensioni S.p.a., Corbetta, IT;
Magneti Marelli S.p.a., Corbetta, IT;
Piero Antonio Conti, Asti, IT;
Giordano Greco, Turin, IT;
Andrea Nepote, Turin, IT;
Francesco Inglese, Grottaminardo, IT;
Mario Milazzo, Rocca Massima, IT;
Cesare Stefanini, Cascina, IT;
SISTEMI SOSPENSIONI S.p.A., Corbetta, IT;
MAGNETI MARELLI S.p.A., Corbetta, IT;
Abstract
The shock-absorber comprises: a cylinder containing a hydraulic working fluid; a piston slidably arranged in the cylinder so as to split the cylinder into two variable-volume working chambers, namely a first working chamber, or extension chamber, and a second working chamber, or compression chamber; an auxiliary conduit in fluid communication on one side with the first working chamber and on the other with the second working chamber; a train of permanent magnets slidably arranged in the auxiliary conduit so as to reciprocally move along the auxiliary conduit, dragged by the working fluid flowing between the first and second working chambers through the auxiliary conduit as a result of the reciprocating motion of the piston in the cylinder; and electric energy generating device for generating electric energy by exploiting the movement of the train of permanent magnets along the auxiliary conduit.