Abstract: A damper includes a cylinder, a rod including a first engaging portion at a tip end thereof, and a piston formed of an elastic resin material. The piston includes a convex portion provided so as to protrude at a base end portion located on a rod base end side and always in pressure contact with an inner circumference of the cylinder. During damper braking, the first engaging portion of the rod abuts against the other end portion of the piston, and an axial compression force acts on the piston between the first engaging portion and the convex portion in pressure contact with the inner circumference of the cylinder.

Abstract: A damper unit for use in a vibration-reducing assembly for a steering wheel is disclosed. An elastomeric damper element is molded on an inner sleeve and includes a plurality of elastomeric ribs forming a radially outer engagement surface, and a plurality of elastomeric support studs, which are mutually spaced in a circumferential direction are flexible in all directions transverse to said axis. Methods for making a damper unit and a damper assembly are also disclosed.

Abstract: Various residual braking torque indication devices, systems, and methods are described. The devices, systems, and methods can include a sensorized brake pad. An output signal of the sensorized brake pad can be processed to provide an indication of a residual braking torque. The residual braking torque indicator can be calibrated to reference data to provide an actual measurement of the residual braking torque.

Abstract: A damper that is made up of a number of dampening members that have a flexible core that is covered with an arctic grade rubber cover. Each dampening member is then attached to links that make up the damper chain. The steel core is made of steel wire that is fitted with a bolt at each end. The cover is placed over the steel core and is then sealed with end covers that are glued in place. Each end cover has a hole to receive a fastener that first passes through a link and then into the bolt at the end of the steel core. In this way, a strong, yet flexible damper chain is formed that is able to stand up to the harshest weather conditions for a long life.

Abstract: A stop buffer for absorbing kinetic energy in a collision between two objects, includes a first spring body made of an elastic material. The first spring body is connected to a carrier body, and includes at least one electrical sensor, which has a triggering element that can be mechanically actuated. The sensor outputs a signal when the triggering element is actuated. The sensor is arranged relative to the carrier body in such a way that the triggering element is actuated by a detachment of the first spring body from the carrier body, or an actuation mechanism is provided, by which the triggering element of the sensor is actuated by a force acting on the carrier body in a collision when the force exceeds a predefined magnitude that indicates a failure of the first spring body because of wear or, if the first spring body is intact, indicates excessive collision energy.

Abstract: A spring element, in particular a jounce bumper, for a vehicle shock absorber contains a longitudinal axis, a base body having a length along the longitudinal axis, and an end portion configured for contact against a damper cap of the vehicle shock absorber. The base body is elastically deformable between an uncompressed basic state and a compressed state in which the base body is at least partially compressed in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The end portion contains a contact surface that is wound along a helix around the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spring package (2) for use in a clutch and/or in a transmission, comprising a first supporting ring (4), a second supporting ring (6) which is arranged spaced apart (parallel) from the first supporting ring (4) in the axial direction, and a plurality of coil springs (8) arranged between the first supporting ring (4) and the second supporting ring (6) in distributed manner across the circumference thereof, wherein at least one of the supporting rings (4, 6) is formed from a sheet-metal strip (22) which is stamped and then bent into a ring shape and the ends of which are permanently connected to each other.

Abstract: A composite geometry structure for the absorption and dissipation of the energy generated by an impact includes a plurality of hollow cells, adjacent and stably connected to each other. On each cell there are identified one or more arc elements which develop starting from two juxtaposed areas of the same perimeter edge of the cell, such arc elements being configured to be elastically deformed.

Abstract: A shock absorber includes a cylinder which is a conductor; a rod inserted into the cylinder from one end side of the cylinder, a suspension spring arranged outside the cylinder, a spring receiver which receives a load of the suspension spring on the one end side of the rod, and a protective member arranged on the one end side of the rod and configured to protect the rod. The protective member has a coil configured to detect a relative position between the cylinder and the protective member, and an end portion formed on the one end side of the protective member is arranged so as not to receive a load from the spring receiver.

Abstract: A magnetic liquid damping shock absorber includes a housing, a thermal insulating material layer, a mass block and a magnetic liquid. The housing defines a sealed cavity, the sealed cavity has a first wall face and a second wall face opposite in a first direction and a circumferential wall face located between the first wall face and the second wall face in the first direction. The thermal insulating material layer is provided on an outer surface of the housing, on a wall face of the sealed cavity or in a housing wall of the housing. The mass block is located in the sealed cavity, and the mass block and the housing define a magnetic liquid cavity therebetween. The magnetic liquid is filled in the magnetic liquid cavity.

Abstract: A transportation vehicle with a brake system designed for rapid deceleration of a moving vehicle, which enhances the effectiveness of vehicular braking in emergency situations, and increases the safety of automobile traffic on roads, which results in greater road-traffic safety due to enhanced reliability and higher effectiveness of braking under emergency situations. A vehicular hydraulic brake system having a master brake cylinder with a hydraulic reservoir supplying a brake fluid, a control foot pedal and a vacuum booster connected to an operating brake cylinder of each wheel. The brake system has emergency braking assemblies mounted before the operating brake cylinders of at least rear wheels. The emergency braking assembly includes an electrical mechanism operating in a reciprocating manner and has a rod attached to a piston of a hydraulic cylinder. An inlet hole of the hydraulic cylinder is connected to a pipeline in communication with the master braking cylinder.

Abstract: A braking device includes: a reservoir; a master cylinder in which when the amount of operation performed on a brake pedal reaches or exceeds a predetermined amount, a port communicating between a pressure chamber and the reservoir is cut off and hydraulic pressure corresponding to the brake pedal operation amount is generated; a hydraulic pressure unit for adjusting the wheel cylinder hydraulic pressure; and a control unit for controlling the hydraulic pressure unit. The control unit determines, based on a temperature-related value related to the temperature of a friction member pressed by the wheel cylinder hydraulic pressure against a rotating member fixed to a wheel, whether the friction member is in a fade state. When the friction member is in a fade state, the control unit controls the hydraulic pressure unit to suction brake fluid from the reservoir through the port, and is fed to the wheel cylinder.

Abstract: A friction lining material mixture for brake or clutch linings, containing 8 to 22% by volume of binder, 3 to 20% by volume of organic fibers, 1 to 20% by volume of further organic compounds, 0 to 20% by volume of inorganic fibers, 5 to 50% inorganic oxides, 0 to 15% inorganic silicates, 1 to 20% inorganic sulfur or inorganic sulfur compounds, 0 to 10% metals or metal alloys and fillers, in particular petroleum coke and/or baryte. The friction linings produced from the friction lining material mixture are distinguished by excellent braking performance and excellent braking comfort and therefore combine the specific positive properties of both Low Steel (LS) and Non-Asbestos Organic (NAO) materials.

Abstract: Provided is a method for the production of a nozzle piston for arrangement in a damping space of a damper, which contains a damping fluid, wherein the piston divides the damping space into a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber. Also provided is a production method with the method according to the invention for a damper. Also provided is a nozzle piston for arrangement in a damping space of a damper, which contains a damping fluid, wherein the nozzle piston can be obtained by means of ultra-short pulse lasering of the recess from a piston blank. Also provided is a damper having a nozzle piston according to the invention. Also provided is a production plant for the production of a damper having at least one ultra-short pulse laser station for machining a piston blank for the damper by ultra-short pulse lasering.

Abstract: A wrench and nut combination, including: a wrench lug including: a wrench lug feature that substantially mates with a nut feature of a nut of a shock absorber during a first rotation of said nut, relative to external body threads on a body of the shock absorber, in a first direction, wherein the wrench lug feature and the nut feature release during a second rotation of said nut, relative to the external body threads, in a second direction, wherein at least one of the first rotation and the second rotation causes an adjustment to a compressive coil spring pre-load of a set of coil springs disposed in the shock absorber.

Abstract: An example cantilever assembly includes a cantilever including an anchor configured to be coupled to a support, a tip, and an arm positioned between the anchor and the tip, a hollow conductive tube positioned at the tip of the cantilever, and a magnet suspended inside the hollow conductive tube with a first spring and a second spring. The first spring and the second spring are positioned at a first end and a second end of the hollow conductive tube respectively, and the magnet is positioned between the first spring and the second spring. The magnet is configured to move coaxially inside the hollow conductive tube as permitted by the first spring and the second spring, and the magnet suspended inside the hollow conductive tube operates as a tuned mass damper (TMD) to limit a resonant response of the cantilever assembly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a brake mechanism, a joint actuator and a robot. The brake mechanism includes a friction member configured to be fixed to a rotor of the motor, a brake member abutting against one side of the friction member, a pushing member abutting against the other side of the friction member and configured to provide an adjustable pushing force to the brake member, a locking mechanism configured to prevent the brake member from rotating according to a brake command.

Abstract: A crimp portion provided to a damping force adjustable shock absorber includes a crimp groove portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of a solenoid case along a circumferential direction thereof, and one end portion of a thin wall portion of a valve case that is contained while being bent in this crimp groove portion. The crimp groove portion includes an inclined surface inclined into a case 40 from a valve case side toward a solenoid case side. Due to this configuration, the damping force adjustable shock absorber can securely fix the solenoid case and the valve case by crimping while reducing a load on a solenoid block and a valve block due to the crimp fixation to a minimum load.

Abstract: A shock absorber with a hydrostopper is provided. The hydrostopper includes a stopper piston that is relatively displaceable along a rod portion of a piston and partitions one cylinder chamber into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, and a compression coil spring that biases the stopper piston against a stopper disc fixed to the rod portion in the lower chamber. The stopper piston has an orifice passage connecting the upper and lower chambers. The hydrostopper includes an elastic disk functioning as an elastically deformable member that increases an amount of elastic deformation to increase an amount of reduction of an effective passage cross-sectional area of the orifice passage as a differential pressure between pressures in the upper and lower chambers is larger when the pressure in the upper chamber is higher than the pressure in the lower chamber.

Abstract: A damper system for a vehicle is provided that includes a pressurized gas damper, electromagnetic actuator, and pressurized gas spring. The pressurized gas damper includes first and second working chambers that are fluidly connected by a flow control orifice. The electromagnetic actuator includes a stator assembly with a stator cavity and a magnetic rotor that is slidingly received in the stator cavity. The magnetic rotor is fixed to a damper tube that houses the second working chamber. The stator cavity and an end of the damper tube cooperate to define the first working chamber. The pressurized gas spring includes a bellows chamber that extends annularly about the damper tube. The damper tube includes an opening between the second working chamber and the bellows chamber.