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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroki Makino, Saitama, JP;
Tsutomu Tomizawa, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 1/500 ;
Abstract
An inexpensive damping force generating mechanism capable of generating both a compression side damping force and a tensile side damping force has a simple, lightweight structure. The damping force generating mechanism provides an inexpensive axle suspension capable of simplifying the suspension structure, reducing the weight, and effectively utilizing space. The damping force generating mechanism includes an elastic body which generates a damping force when being pressed. An internal pressure generating member is inserted in the elastic body and resists the pressing force.