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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2008
Satoshi Chikamatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Chikamatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A shock absorber comprises a first passage () and a second passage () connecting a first fluid chamber () and a second fluid chamber (). A throttle () narrows an inflow of fluid to the first passage () according to an applied displacement pressure. The displacement pressure includes a fluid pressure in one of the two fluid chambers () and a pressure that depends on a velocity of the fluid flow through the throttle (). A spring () biases the throttle () in the opposite direction to narrow the fluid flow. The second passage () comprises a pair of orifices (). By exerting a pressure between the pair of orifices () on the throttle () in the opposite direction to narrow the fluid flow, the spring load required of the spring () is reduced.