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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1995
Hiroshi Hoya, Atsugi, JP;
Unisia Jecs Corporation, Atsugi, JP;
Abstract
In a hydraulic shock absorber having a variable damping force characteristic structure, at least one extension phase one-way passageway and one compression phase one-way passageway are formed in a piston body so as to allow a fluid flow to be communicated between a first chamber and a second chamber in the extension and compression phases, respectively, and a grooved control rod forms a control valve element rotatably disposed in a hollow rod extended in a cylinder containing damping fluid. Extension and compression phase throttles are formed in the extension and compression phase one-way passageways by ports radially penetrated through a side wall of the hollow rod and the grooved control rod whose fluid cross sectional areas are varied according to a rotated position of the grooved control rod. In addition, four disc-shaped damping valves are formed in an interior of the cylinder.