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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Juan S Bacardit, Barcelona, ES;
Assignee:
Bendix Espana S.A., Barcelona, ES;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188299 ; 188282 ; 188317 ; 18832214 ; 18832215 ; 280707 ; 280714 ;
Abstract
A variable rate shock absorber having the interior of a working cylinder divided by a piston into an upper and lower working chamber. The lower working chamber is connected to a reservoir by a bi-directional valve member. A solenoid valve housed in a hollow piston rod has an actuated state connecting the upper working chamber to the reservoir. The output of the solenoid valve is connected to the reservoir by an axially disposed telescoping cylinder passing through the piston and the bi-directional valve member. Other embodiments are also disclosed.