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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Kiyoshi Nakajima, Saitama, JP;
Tatsuhiro Tomari, Saitama, JP;
Toru Sukigara, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle damper of variable damping force including a cylinder, a piston and valves is disclosed. The valves have opening/closing parts and supporting parts. The opening/closing parts and the supporting parts are positioned separately so that a sufficient distance is obtained. Lengthening the distance from the supporting parts to the opening/closing parts makes it possible to reduce the opening and closing force of the opening/closing parts and to obtain highly responsive valves.