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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jacques Dore, Colombes, FR;
Alain Oustaloup, Talence, FR;
Michel Nouillant, Talence, FR;
Xavier Moreau, Coutras, FR;
Assignee:
Automobiles Peugeot-Automobiles Citroen, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
26714014 ; 1882662 ; 188283 ; 280707 ; 280708 ;
Abstract
An arrangement for damping movement of a mass with respect to a support to which the mass is connected by a suspension device. The suspension device is provided with one or more springs and a hydraulic damping system through which a hydraulic fluid flows. One or more devices are present for wire-drawing this fluid through a respective aperture. Each wire-drawing device is arranged to continuously vary the damping characteristics by controlling the extent of opening of the aperture(s) and thus regulate the flow of the fluid through the hydraulic damping system.