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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2022
Kyb Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shunsuke Kubo, Gifu, JP;
KYB CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A load holding mechanism includes a switching valve configured to switch an operation of an operation check valve, and a relief valve configured to open when pressure in a load-side pressure chamber reaches predetermined pressure, and the switching valve includes a drain chamber provided on an opposite side of a spring chamber with a spool interposed therebetween, a drain passage connected to the relief valve and connected to at least one of the drain chamber and the spring chamber, a pressure leading passage configured to connect the drain passage and a downstream side of the spool, and a check valve provided in the pressure leading passage and configured to allow only a flow of the working fluid from the drain passage to the downstream side of the spool.