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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2022
Applicant:

Kyb Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Kazuki Hasegawa, Gifu, JP;

Assignee:

KYB CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/46 (2006.01); F16F 9/19 (2006.01); B60G 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/465 (2013.01); F16F 9/19 (2013.01); B60G 17/08 (2013.01); B60G 2202/24 (2013.01); B60G 2204/62 (2013.01); B60G 2206/41 (2013.01); B60G 2500/114 (2013.01); B60G 2600/21 (2013.01); B60G 2800/162 (2013.01); B60G 2800/916 (2013.01); F16F 2222/12 (2013.01); F16F 2228/066 (2013.01);
Abstract

A damping unit of a shock absorber has: a damping valve provided in a second fluid passage, the damping valve being configured to impart variable resistance to a flow of working oil passing therethrough depending on positions; a bypass passage connected to the second fluid passage so as to bypass the damping valve; a solenoid valve configured to control the flow of the working oil in the bypass passage guided to the damping valve as a pilot pressure for switching the positions of the damping valve; a bottom-side restrictor portion configured to impart resistance to the flow of the working oil guided from the second fluid passage to the solenoid valve; and a rod-side relief valve configured to release the pressure in the bypass passage to a rod side chamber through the second fluid passage.


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