Abstract: A clamp has a shell and a spring plate received in the shell. the spring plate has a pair of spring arms. A free end of the each spring arm forms at least one jaw head. The clamp further has a pillar firmly fixed in the shell, a shell cover having a hole defined therein, a shaft linking to the spring plate and extending out from the shell from the hole, a spring between the spring plate and the shell, and, an eccentric wheel pivotally linked to an free end of the shaft extending out from the shell. The clamp is free of self-locking and able to be engage and disengage very quickly and reliably.

Abstract: A clamp is provided that allows for easily and securely mounting an object such as a PV panel to a rail having an internal recess or channel. The clamp utilizes one or more splice bars that extend into a recess of a rail that supports a PV panel. In one arrangement, the splice bar is inserted through an end of the rail into the recess such that a portion the splice bar extends beyond the end of the rail. A sliding clamp body engages lateral edges of the slice bar to, in one embodiment, compress a PV panel against a surface of the rail. The sliding clamp body may be affixed to the splice bar to secure the panel.

Abstract: An alternative connection element to a permanent structural connection, with the ability to be disassembled or reconfigured. The apparatus and method creates a stable compression and tension connection that is near the strength of a fixed connection but still allows for dis-assembly and use of dissimilar materials and finishes.

Abstract: A method for installing an anchor having: making a hole into the material in which the anchor is to be installed, by using a hammer drill; after associating an anchor driver with the chuck of the hammer drill, using the so created anchor driver-hammer drill first assembly, with the hammer drill in hammer mode, to hammer the anchor into the hole; and, after switching the hammer drill to drill mode, tightening the nut or bolt of the anchor using the anchor driver-hammer drill first assembly, or a second assembly comprising the hammer drill and a socket.

Abstract: A metal anchoring fastener fastens millwork onto walls constructed with wall cladding fastened to steel studs. The load typical of a loaded cabinet is borne by the steel stud anchors owing to the mate between the profile of the steel stud anchor and the layers of millwork and wall cladding and steel stud that said anchor penetrates. The pitch of the thread adorning the profile of the steel stud anchor progresses non-linearly along the length of said shaft, the shaft is generally non-linear in profile, and the thread profile is non-uniform along the length of said shaft. The anchor can also support a secondary screw concentrically penetrating the void at the center of the anchor, in order to hang loads from a wall, with or without millwork. Predrilling of the holes can enable installation of these zinc anchors.

Abstract: A two-piece, one-sided-installation fastener system may have an internally-threaded sleeve having a shank and a sleeve head. The fastener system may include an externally-threaded core bolt having a frangible driving provision and a core bolt head.

Abstract: A method for increasing tensile strength of a cold workable alpha-beta titanium alloy comprises solution heat treating a cold workable alpha-beta titanium alloy in a temperature range of T?-106° C. to T?-72.2° C. for 15 minutes to 2 hours; cooling the alpha-beta titanium alloy at a cooling rate of at least 3000° C./minute; cold working the alpha-beta titanium alloy to impart an effective strain in the range of 5 percent to 35 percent in the alloy; and aging the alpha-beta titanium alloy in a temperature range of T?-669° C. to T?-517° C. for 1 to 8 hours. Fastener stock and fasteners including solution treated, quenched, cold worked, and aged alpha-beta titanium alloys are also disclosed.

Abstract: A slotted set screw includes a shank, a slot, a cut metal waste storing recess and an outer thread portion. The slot is provided an end of the shank and includes an opening and a slot bottom surface. The cut metal waste storing recess is provided on the opening of the slot and includes a first vertical wall, a second vertical wall and a horizontal bottom surface. A first horizontal bottom edge connects between the first vertical wall and the horizontal bottom surface while a second horizontal bottom edge connects between the second vertical wall and the horizontal bottom surface. An included angle is formed between the first horizontal bottom edge or the second horizontal bottom edge and a longitudinal axis of the slot less than a right angle. In an embodiment, the bottom surface is lower than a level of the slot bottom surface in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A cap for forming a sealed cavity around one end of a fastener, the cap having a two-piece construction comprising an outer cap member and an inner cap member. A quantity of sealant is provided between the inner and outer cap members which, upon installation of the cap, is urged to flow between the inner and outer cap members and collect at the base of the outer cap member, to form a bead of sealant around the circumference of the cap, sufficient to adhere the cap to the structure when the sealant cures. A plurality of channels are provided between the inner and outer cap members to facilitate the flow of sealant.

Abstract: A lock washer for releasably locking a fastener to an object is provided. The washer includes a body defining a bore configured for alignment with a bore disposed in the object. The bores are configured to receive a shank of the fastener and are disposed about a center axis along which the fastener extends. The washer further includes one or more fingers each having a first end coupled to the body and a second end configured to selectively engage a flat on either a head of the fastener or a nut. The finger is movable between a disengaged position wherein the second end of the finger is configured for disengagement from the flat and an engaged position wherein the second end of the finger is configured for engagement with the flat. The finger is biased towards the engaged position.

Abstract: A fixing assembly and a fastener structure thereof are introduced. The fastener structure includes an engaging member and a mating member connected together. The fixing assembly includes a fastening member and the fastener structure. The fastening member includes sequentially connected head portion, assembling section and fastening section, while the assembling section is assembled to the engaging member. A method of assembling the fixing assembly is also introduced, according to which the engaging member is first connected to the mating member, the assembling section of the fastening member is then forced through an insertion-hole section of the engaging member to be assembled thereto, and finally, a first inner retaining section of the mating member is movably connected to an outer retaining section of a locating member, which is connected to a workpiece. Therefore, the fixing assembly and the fastener structure thereof have a simple structure and can be easily completed.

Abstract: A screw includes a shank portion, an outer thread portion and a laterally-extruded thread portion. The shank portion has an outer circumferential surface on which to form the outer thread portion having grooves.

Abstract: A lock ring comprises an elongated body including an end comprising a male portion, including a tip having a transverse cross-section larger in diameter than an adjacent portion of the lock ring body. Another end of the body comprises a female portion including a tip having a transverse cross-section larger in diameter than the tip of the male portion of the body. The tip of the female portion defines a groove open to the exterior of the tip of the female portion. The groove is configured for receiving the tip of the male portion of the body, wherein the ends of the body are in a connected position. A cover is configured for closing the groove in the tip of the female portion of the body for securing the male portion of the body in the female portion in the connected position.

Abstract: A fracture-separated engine component and a method for manufacturing same is described. The engine component includes first and second parts each having a fracture surface extending along a fracture plane. Prior to fracture separation, the engine component is case-hardened by nitriding and has a nitriding hardness depth of 0.4 to 0.7 mm. After the nitriding, the engine component is cooled such that each one of the subsequent fracture surfaces reaches a temperature below ?100° C. The fracture separation is then performed. After, the engine component has two fracture surfaces along a fracture plane, the fracture surfaces having hardened peripheral areas and unhardened core sections. No point of the unhardened core sections located in the fracture plane is located at a distance greater than 1.1 mm from a nearest hardened peripheral area. Each one of the fracture surfaces includes elongated partial fracture surfaces with a width of less than 3.2 mm.

Abstract: The ball joint includes: a ball stud including: a shaft member; and a ball portion formed at one end of the shaft member; and a holder made of a synthetic resin and configured to accommodate the ball portion in a pivotable manner. The holder includes: an opening portion from which the shaft member protrudes; a first member including a first ball sliding contact surface having a concave spherical shape approximate to a spherical surface of the ball portion; and a second member including: a second ball sliding contact surface having a concave spherical shape approximate to the spherical surface of the ball portion; and the opening portion formed in a center of the second ball sliding contact surface. Further, the first member and the second member respectively include joining surfaces fixed to each other by welding, and respectively include fixation reference surfaces that are brought into abutment against each other.

Abstract: A locking mechanism (10) for a hinge (4) is disclosed. A latch member (11) engages with a lip (12). A positive drive means (20, 23, 24, 41) enables the latch member to be driven into and out of engagement with the lip. The driven engagement when the hinge is used in relation to columns (1, 101) prevents small movements at the hinge being magnified into large movements at the end of the column members. The driven dis-engagement enables the hinge to be opened notwithstanding mechanical loads, corrosion, insect nests and similar obstacles. The drive means preferably takes two forms, namely threaded fasteners (20, 23, 24) and a spring loaded rotatable actuator (41) with ramped surfaces (48, 49) which male with ramped surfaces (61, 62) on the latch member (11).

Abstract: Provided is a thrust sliding bearing which, while allowing a shaft member to smoothly rotate, can support for a long period of time a thrust load acting on the shaft member. A thrust sliding bearing comprises: an upper case (2) mounted to an upper support for mounting a strut-type suspension to a vehicle body; a lower case (3) mounted to an upper spring seat for supporting the upper end of the coil spring of the strut-type suspension, the lower case (3) being combined with the upper case (2) to form an annular space (5); and an annular center plate (4) disposed in the annular space (5) and enables the relative rotation between the upper case (2) and the lower case (3). The annular space (5) is filled with lubricating grease.

Abstract: A rotary lever assembly, in particular of a vehicle heating/ventilation or air-conditioning apparatus, has a rotary lever (12) and a bearing (22) formed in a base body (14) and having a receiving opening (24) for a bearing pin (18) of the rotary lever (12). The receiving opening (24) has an insertion end (26) for the bearing pin (18) of the rotary lever (12) and is defined by a wall (28), with part of the wall (28) being formed as a radially flexible tongue (30) which presses against the rotary lever (12).

Abstract: A system for elastically compensating for wear, thermal expansion and misalignment comprises a ring located between a housing and a pin in the bore of the housing. The ring has a backing layer, an expanded grid structure having a plurality of openings, a low friction layer penetrated into the openings of the expanded grid structure, and adhesive for bonding the backing layer, expanded grid structure and low friction layer together to provide elastic deformation of the ring between the housing and pin.

Abstract: An object is to provide a motion guide apparatus that can facilitate an assembly operation. An end member (4a, 4b) including an inner peripheral side of a direction changing path (2c) is placed on an end surface in a movement direction of a moving member body (3). At least one of a pair of the end members (4a and 4b) includes an opening (21) linking to the inner peripheral side of the direction changing path (2c) to load rolling elements (42) into a circulation path. Opposing surfaces (18) of the pair of the end members (4a and 4b) to the moving member body (3) are formed in flat surfaces. The pair of the end members (4a and 4b) molded integrally with a holding portion (5) is incorporated into the moving member body (3) in a direction orthogonal to the movement direction of the moving member body (3). A lid member (7a, 7b) closes the opening (21) in the end member (4a, 4b).

Abstract: In an embodiment, a bearing assembly may include a support ring to which one or more superhard bearing elements may be mounted. The support ring may include one or more relief features configured to reduce residual stresses in the superhard bearing elements that are induced by brazing the superhard bearing elements to the support ring, operational loads, other processes, or combinations of the foregoing. Reducing the residual stresses in the superhard bearing elements may help prevent damage to the superhard bearing elements. The bearing assembly may be used in subterranean drilling systems and/or other types of systems.

Abstract: A rolling component material of the present invention is a steel material for a rolling component to be used in an environment in which hydrogen enters steel, and is a material used for a rolling component of a rolling bearing, for example, a bearing ring. In the rolling component material, a non-metallic inclusion of the steel material has a radius not greater than a radius d determined by the following formula (1) and not less than 1.0 ?m, where Pmax is defined as a maximum contact surface pressure acting on a rolling surface of the rolling component, d=64729(Pmax/4)?1.441??(1).

Abstract: A rolling bearing (1) for an exhaust gas turbocharger, including an outer race (2) and an inner race (3), between which there roll rolling bodies (4) guided by a cage (7). The cage (7) is then guided with a cage guiding surface (9) on a raceway (10) of the outer race (2) and is equipped with openings (11) which connect the cage guiding surface (9) with that side of the cage (7) oriented toward the inner race (3), in order to guide lubricant thrown off through the inner race (3) between the cage guiding surface (9) and the raceway (10). In order to now improve a lubricant supply to the cage guide, the cage (7) is provided, on the side oriented toward the inner race (3), with at least one groove (12) into which each of the openings (11) opens.

Abstract: A bearing ring of a rolling-element bearing includes a raceway for rolling elements and at least one flange for guiding the rolling elements, the flange merging into a bearing ring shoulder and extending to a height above the raceway. A free space such as a recess is formed between the bearing ring shoulder and the flange such that the flange is freestanding over its entire height.

Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a casing, a rotatable shaft disposed in the casing, a bearing unit coaxially coupled between the rotatable shaft and the casing, and an oil seal arrangement. The oil seal arrangement includes an inner sealing member, and an outer sealing member, and an oil filling unit. The inner sealing member is coaxially extended from the rotatable shaft to the casing for enclosing the bearing unit within the casing and for sealing and retaining lubricant within the casing. The outer sealing member is coaxially extended from the rotatable shaft to the casing at a position apart from the inner sealing member to form an oil reserving chamber between the inner and outer sealing members for reserving a predetermined of reserved lubricant. The oil filling unit is formed at the casing to communicate with the oil reserving chamber for refilling the reserved lubricant thereinto.

Abstract: Self-adjusting bushing bearing with a shaft seal for engaging a shaft. The self-adjusting bushing bearing has a plurality of bearing segments configured to receive a shaft therein. A springy element engages an outer surface of the plurality of bearing segments and biases the plurality of bearing segments towards the shaft. A shaft seal coupled to the springy element is configured to contact the shaft when the shaft is received in the plurality of bearing segments so as to create an operable seal between the shaft and the housing.

Abstract: A dynamically aligning, maintenance-free, radial insert ball bearing is provided, including an inner ring and an outer ring. An outer surface of the outer ring has a partial spherical contour. An enclosure ring is located about the outer ring and has an inner surface with a complementary shaped contour to the partial spherical contour, allowing tilting of the outer ring relative to the enclosure ring via sliding contact. Rolling elements are located between the inner and outer rings. First and second inner seals are located on opposing sides of the rolling elements and extend between the inner and outer rings. Outer seals are located on opposing sides of the rolling elements axially outward of the respective first and second inner seals and extend between the enclosure ring and the inner ring to define a lubricant reservoir for the sliding contact of the partial spherical contour in the complementary shaped contour.

Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, and a cage that holds the balls. The inner ring is a rotating ring, and the outer ring is a fixed ring. An annular groove for creep suppression is formed in a fitting surface of the rolling bearing that is fitted on a mating member to which the outer ring is attached. The annular groove has a groove main body portion and inclined groove portions located on opposite sides of the groove main body portion in an axial direction and formed to be shallower than the groove main body portion such that the depth of each of the inclined groove portions increases toward the groove main body portion. The inclined groove portions come into contact with the mating member when the outer ring is elastically deformed by a radial load received from the balls.

Abstract: A preloading axle clamp for a wheel bearing includes an axle adapted to receive a wheel bearing and a connecting fork. A bushing is positioned about a first end of the axle. A fastener having a first flange is coupled to the first end of the axle, wherein a portion of the fastener is inserted into the first end to retain the connecting fork on the axle. A nut is threadedly coupled to the bushing, wherein rotation of the nut on the bushing causes a preloading force on the wheel bearing.

Abstract: A device for supporting and installing a bearing assembly includes an inner ring having an inner ring axial face, an outer ring having an outer ring axial face and an outer diameter, and a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the inner ring and the outer ring. The device comprises a sleeve having an inner diameter sized and configured to receive and support the outer ring along the outer diameter, and a disc positioned within the sleeve. The disc includes a disc outer diameter sized and configured to permit sliding of the disc along the sleeve inner diameter in an axial direction of the sleeve and a disc face surface sized and configured to engage the inner ring axial face, or the outer ring axial face, or both when the bearing assembly is received in the sleeve.

Abstract: A vehicle drive system comprises a first shaft and a second shaft that includes an opening configured to receive the first shaft. A shaft retention apparatus comprises a support component extending axially and along the outer contour of the outer surface of the first shaft and the outer surface of the second shaft, to bridge the two shafts at an intersection thereof. A first clip portion extends from the support component and engages a groove in the outer surface of first shaft and a second axially spaced clip portion extends from the support component and engages a groove in the outer surface of the second shaft, preventing prevent axial movement therebetween.

Abstract: A method of forming a damper assembly is provided. The method includes providing springs into an interior space of a spring retainer such that the springs circumferentially contact carrier pins; compressing the springs via the carrier pins into a preloaded orientation; providing tabs in the interior space of the spring retainer such that each of the tabs is between two of the carrier pins; and removing the carrier pins such that the tabs hold the springs in the preloaded orientation. A damper assembly and a torque converter are also provided.

Abstract: A vehicle drivetrain assembly having a clutch collar actuator mechanism. The clutch collar actuator mechanism may include an air bellow and a fork that may operatively connect an actuator rod to a clutch collar. The clutch collar actuator mechanism may actuate the clutch collar from a first position to a second position when the air bellow is inflated.

Abstract: A plate carrier for a multi-plate clutch comprises: an annular member with a first circumferential face and a second circumferential face; a toothing in the first circumferential face of the annular member, having circumferentially distributed teeth and gaps; at least one groove in the second circumferential face of the annular member, wherein the groove extends over a circumferential portion of the annular member, wherein the groove and the toothing intersect one another, so that radial apertures are formed in the regions of intersection between the groove and the tooth gaps. A multi-plate clutch can be provided with such a plate carrier.

Abstract: A synchronizer ring (10) for synchronized manual transmissions is manufactured by forming or reshaping a flat material of metal, wherein a conical friction surface (20) is produced, into which axial grooves (24) are incorporated by chipless machining, wherein a tool is axially shifted relative to the friction surface (20) to produce the final friction surface (20). At least the friction surface (20) is vibration-ground and subsequently hardened.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit includes a clutch actuator operatively associated with a clutch that may be disposed in a transmission. A hydraulic fluid source supplies pressurized hydraulic fluid for the clutch actuator. To measure the filling rate of the hydraulic actuator, a reference actuator having a predetermined filling rate is disposed in parallel with the hydraulic actuator and in fluid communication with the hydraulic fluid source. If hydraulic pressure associated with the reference actuator does not correspond to the hydraulic pressure associated with the clutch actuator, a compensation valve can appropriately respond by selectively directing hydraulic fluid to or from the clutch actuator. In a further embodiment, the reference actuator and compensation valve may be replaced with an electrohydraulic valve utilizing feedback from the hydraulic pressure present at the inlet of the clutch actuator.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit includes a clutch actuator operatively with a clutch that may be disposed in a transmission. A hydraulic fluid source supplies pressurized hydraulic fluid for the clutch actuator. An on-off valve is disposed in fluid communication between the clutch actuator and the hydraulic fluid source; the on-off valve configured to fill the clutch actuator with hydraulic fluid. An accumulator is disposed in parallel with the on-off valve and in fluid communication with the clutch actuator. The accumulator is adapted to receive hydraulic fluid redirected from the clutch actuator and to provide a counter-pressure for modulating the clutch actuator.

Abstract: A selectable one-way clutch includes a pocket plate; a notch plate; engagement pieces housed in housing recesses of the pocket plate; elastic members biasing the engagement pieces; a selector plate switching states of the engagement pieces; and elastic bodies disposed at least in one of contact portions where contact are made between the engagement pieces and the notch plate and contact portions where contacts are made between the engagement pieces and the pocket plate.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for learning a touch point of a clutch. The method of learning the touch point of the clutch comprises a step of outputting a first control signal for controlling a touch point learning mode to be entered if a preset condition is satisfied, a step of calculating a reference value by dividing a difference value between driving speed of a drive shaft clutch and driving speed of a non-drive shaft clutch by a difference value between driving speed of an engine and the driving speed of the drive shaft clutch, a step of outputting a second control signal for moving the non-drive shaft clutch toward the engine if the reference value is less than a preset threshold value and a step of determining a position of the non-drive shaft clutch at a time when the reference value reaches the preset threshold value to be the touch point.

Abstract: In a non-excitation operative brake, a friction plate faces the inner disk part of an attraction plate made from a magnetic material, and an electromagnet faces the outer disk part of the attraction plate. A part for generating a brake force acting on a hollow shaft is located on an inner circumferential side in a radial direction of the attraction plate, while a part for magnetically attracting the attraction plate so as to release the brake force is located on an outer circumferential side in the radial direction of the attraction plate. A flat non-excitation operative brake having a reduced length in the direction of an axis line can be realized.

Abstract: A brake shoe for a drum brake includes a brake table and one or more webs supporting the brake table. One end of each web is pivotally coupled to an associated brake spider and another end of each web responds to a force applied by an actuator that causes the brake shoe to move between positions of engagement and disengagement with an associated braking surface. The brake shoe further includes means for damping movement of the brake shoe, during engagement of the brake shoe with the braking surface, for a natural frequency of the brake shoe having an order of at least two and a causing a bending modal shape of the brake shoe. In one embodiment, the damping means includes a damping plate disposed on one side of a web. A spring acts on a side of the plate opposite the web to urge the plate towards the web.

Abstract: A brake pad for a disc brake with decreased wear characteristics is provided. The brake pad is configured with the distribution of brake pad friction material weighted toward the radially outer region of the brake pad, with the lateral sides of the pad material being generally aligned with radial lines originating at the rotation axis of the brake disc of the disc brake. The brake pad friction material distribution results in decreased brake application pressure between the brake pad and the brake disc while obtaining the same braking force provided by a comparable generally rectangular brake pad, resulting in lower brake pad wear at the same braking force levels.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for mounting, removing and retaining brake pads in disc brakes, such as air-operated disc brakes utilized on commercial vehicles, in a manner which does not require the use of separate brake pad retaining devices while providing positive retention of the brake pad. A preferred embodiment includes a brake caliper mount having brake pad abutment surfaces having radially-oriented and lateral grooves which permit a brake pad with corresponding projections on is lateral sides to be inserted through an opening of the brake caliper into the radially-oriented grooves until the backing plate projections are aligned with the lateral groove, and advancing the brake actuator behind the brake pad to place the brake pad in an operating position in which the actuator prevents the brake pad from realigning with the radially-oriented grooves until the actuator is retracted to permit brake pad extraction.

Abstract: This invention relates to a brake clip for use with a disc brake assembly. The brake clip includes a U-shaped section having a base leg with opposing first and second legs extending from the base leg. An abutment leg extends from at least one of the first and second legs of the U-shaped section. An extension leg extends from the abutment leg. The abutment leg is in contact with an anchor bracket of the disc brake assembly and the extension leg is in contact with a brake pad of the disc brake assembly when the brake clip is disposed therebetween.

Abstract: The invention relates to a brake system in particular for wedge-actuated drum brakes, comprising a carrier unit, an actuation unit, a reference unit and an indicator unit, wherein the reference unit shields the carrier unit and the actuation unit at least in regions, wherein the actuation unit engages on the carrier unit and displaces the carrier unit into a particular position relative to the reference unit or secures the carrier unit in one position relative to the reference unit, wherein the carrier unit engages on the indicator unit in order to displace the indicator unit into a particular position relative to the reference unit, wherein a state of wear of the brake system can be determined from outside the brake system by way of the position of the indicator unit relative to a reference geometry provided on the reference unit.

Abstract: An electromechanical actuator comprising a body and an electric motor driving at least one motion transmission element connected to the body via a brake device, and a unidirectional transmission member, the brake device including an electrical activator member so that when the activator member is powered, the unidirectional transmission member is released relative to the body, and when the activator member is not powered, the unidirectional transmission member is secured to the body and opposes pivoting of the transmission element in one direction of rotation up to a maximum transmissible torque defined by the torque limiter.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a vibration isolation device in which stress added to an adhesion layer of a vibration isolation body at enlargement of an inner pipe can be made small and a spring constant in an axis direction can be increased. A vibration isolation body which is enlarged as going toward a first end surface of an inner pipe and an enlarged portion with non-adhesion state are formed in the inner pipe. A flection portion bent toward an outer side in a radial direction by bending an end portion in the axis direction at a side of the enlarged portion in an outer pipe is formed in the outer pipe. A stopper portion protruded toward the enlarged portion from a clearance between the inner pipe and the outer pipe and the flection portion is formed in the vibration isolation body.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a vibration isolation device in which a spring constant in an axis direction can be increased. An enlarged portion with a tapered shape as going to a first end surface of an inner pipe is formed in the inner pipe and a stopper portion protruded toward the enlarged portion from a clearance between the inner pipe and an outer pipe is formed in a vibration isolation body. A slanted surface corresponding to a surface to which force is added from the enlarged portion is formed in the stopper portion and the slanted surface is formed in a shape corresponding to a shape of an outer peripheral surface of the enlarged portion in the axis direction. As a result, there is an effect that the spring constant in the axis direction can be increased.

Abstract: A shock absorber for a vehicle is disclosed which has a pressure tube defining a fluid chamber, a piston rod, and a piston disposed within the fluid chamber, and carried on the piston rod, which divides the fluid chamber into upper and lower working chambers, and which has a plurality of passages extending between the upper and lower working chambers. A valve disc assembly controls a flow of fluid, and includes a spring disc. The spring disc has a non-symmetrical circumferential shape which enables a stiffness of the valve disc assembly to be tailored so that it begins to open at a first peripheral point, and continuously gradually opens about a non-symmetrical circumferential path until reaching a second peripheral point adjacent the first peripheral point.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic mount (2), comprising a supporting spring (36), a working chamber (4), which is at least partially surrounded by the supporting spring (36) and is filled with a hydraulic fluid, an equalization chamber (6), a hydraulic mount (8), which is arranged between the working chamber (4) and the equalization chamber (6), a throttle channel (10) for the exchange of hydraulic fluid, which throttle channel is formed between the working chamber (4) and the equalization chamber (6), a control membrane (12), which is designed to change a working chamber volume (14) of the working chamber (4), and an actuator (16) for deflecting the control membrane (12), wherein the hydraulic mount (2) has a control channel (24), which 40 leads from the working chamber (4) to the control membrane (12), and wherein a flow resistance of the control channel (24) is greater than a flow resistance of the throttle channel (10). The invention further relates to a motor vehicle having such a hydraulic mount (2).