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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Sakuta, Gifu, JP;
Assignee:
KYB Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/12 (2006.01); F16F 9/52 (2006.01); F16F 9/14 (2006.01); F16F 9/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/12 (2013.01); F16F 9/145 (2013.01); F16F 9/34 (2013.01); F16F 9/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotary damper includes: a shaft capable of rotating about a central axis; a pair of side panels that support the shaft rotatably; a case provided between the pair of side panels such that an operating chamber is defined in an interior thereof; a vane provided on the shaft such that a tip end thereof slides against an inner periphery of the case, thereby dividing the operating chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber; and a damping valve provided in the shaft to apply resistance to a flow of a fluid traveling between the first chamber and the second chamber.