Abstract: A rotary damper includes a housing and a rotor rotatable in the housing. A clutch is movable toward and away from the housing when said rotor is rotated in first and second directions.

Abstract: A latching rack damper assembly configured to dampen movement between two structures includes a rack and a damper housing. The rack includes a toothed track and an integrally formed first latching member. The damper housing is movably secured to the rack and includes a second latching member configured to securely latch to the first latching member.

Abstract: A rotary damper includes a housing and a rotor rotatable in the housing. A clutch is movable toward and away from the housing when said rotor is rotated in first and second directions.

Abstract: The viscous damper is formed with a body with a cylindrical wall presenting an edge with a circular tongue element thereon. A cap with a corresponding circular groove element is placed thereon so that the tongue and groove elements align with each other. The resulting tongue and groove configuration is ultrasonically welded thereby forming a hermetic seal. This particularly results in a very precise damper height which is important for small or miniature dampers.

Abstract: The damper includes a piston assembly which travels within a cylindrical damper housing between an extended position and a retracted position. A transverse channel is formed proximate to the open end of the damper housing. A latching diamond travels within the transverse channel. The piston assembly includes a piston shaft with a camming wall sub-assembly formed thereon which engages the latching diamond so that the piston assembly is latched in a “push-push” configuration in the extended position. In this latched configuration, the latching diamond is detent engaged by a concave detent apex formed on an island which includes a longitudinally chamfered portion. Additionally, the flexibility of the island in which the concave detent apex is formed may be increased by transverse passageways or “cored-out” areas in the piston shaft immediately adjacent to the island.