Abstract: An air damper is provided which can exhibit an appropriate braking force in accordance with an input load. There is provided an air damper including: a tubular cylinder 1 in which both end portions are opened; a piston 2 which moves within the cylinder 1; and a cap 3 which closes a one-end opening of the cylinder 1, wherein the cylinder 1 has an annular seal surface 4 formed on a circumferential surface of the one-end opening, wherein the cap is mounted on the one-end opening side of the cylinder 1 so as to be moveable or deformable along an axial direction of the cylinder 1, wherein the cap is brought into contact with or separated from the seal surface 4 in accordance with a pressure change due to a movement of the piston 2 within the cylinder 1, and wherein a first orifice 14 is opened in a base plate 12 of the cap, characterized in that: a second orifice having an inlet area smaller than the first orifice is defined between the cap 3 and the cylinder 1 during an operation of the first orifice 14.

Abstract: A gas spring (10) for a sliding refractory gate valve, comprising a container (12), a ram (28) which is extendable relative to the container, a bellows (30) connected at one end to the ram and at the other end to a part of the container, a gas (33) within the container outside the bellows and acting to compress the bellows and extend the ram, wherein the ram has a blind internal bore (49) and a mechanical compression spring (46) is at least partially disposed in the bore so as to be interposed between the ram and the container and also acting to extend the ram.

Abstract: In a spring shock absorber for a motor vehicle, with a first body part and a second body part, the first body part forms a first changeable volume with the second body part by way of a first rolling bellows, and the second body part forms a second changeable volume with a roll-off piston connected to the first body part by way of a second rolling bellows. The two rolling bellows are arranged in such a way that they are guided in the radial direction during a rolling motion by lateral contours of the two body parts and the roll-off piston. The two volumes are connected to one another via a throttle element and form a hermetically closed two-volume system with respect to a deflection of the spring shock absorber. The roll-off piston is guided through the second body part in a longitudinally displaceable manner by means of a sealing element.

Abstract: In a pneumatic vibration isolator that includes a housing, an upper part with a first cylindrical side wall and a lower part with a second cylindrical side wall, a pneumatic spring is disposed in an annular gap between the first and the second cylindrical side wall and which opposes radially directed relative movements between the upper part and the lower part and a bearing in axial direction between the upper part and the lower part which permits relative movements of the upper part and the lower part in radial direction such that the stiffness and or the damping of the pneumatic spring are controlled or changed from the outside by means of a pressure control or respectively an adjustable throttle that are part of a pneumatic line system connected to the pneumatic spring.

Abstract: An adjustable length gas spring comprises a housing, in which a piston mounted on a piston rod is guided for displacement. The piston divides the housing into two partial volumes. Furthermore, a valve is provided for the interconnection of the partial volumes. A device is provided for closing the valve, by means of which the valve is closed when the partial volume which the piston rod does not pass through reaches a given minimum length.

Abstract: A pneumatically damped vehicle suspension system. The suspension system provides damping which is load-dependent, i.e., the amount of damping varies in approximate proportion to the load supported by the suspension system, thereby maintaining a nearly constant fraction of critical damping over the normal range of operating loads. The damping provided by the system is also frequency-dependent, a characteristic not achievable with hydraulic dampers. Two independent damping circuits provide maximum damping at the suspension's two resonant frequencies, or modes of vibration--the bounce mode and the axlehop mode. Relatively little damping is provided at other frequencies, resulting in improved isolation of road inputs.

Abstract: A cylinder type air damper includes a cylinder having at least one rib projecting radially inwardly and extending in the axial direction, a piston inserted for reciprocation within the cylinder and axially dividing the interior of the cylinder into a front compartment and a rear compartment. An exhaust hole axially penetrates the piston and is provided with a valve for blocking the exchange of air between the two compartments in response to an axial movement of the piston in one direction. An orifice also axially penetrates the piston within an area thereof subject to blocking by means of the valve for permitting the exchange of air between the two compartments in response to the axial movement of the piston. A vent duct communicates at one end with the orifice and is open at the other end within an area other than the area subject to blocking by means of the valve.

Abstract: A suspension system according to the present invention comprises a cylinder assembly, which includes a cylinder and a rod fitted therein for axial reciprocation. An oil chamber containing oil and a gas chamber containing gas are defined inside the cylinder assembly. A damping-force generating mechanism is provided in the oil chamber, whereby a damping force is applied to the reciprocation of the rod. A bellows is contained in the cylinder assembly. The bellows includes an oil-resistant body made of an elastomer, and a gas-barrier film made of a material impermeable to gas and formed on the surface of the body. The oil and gas chambers are isolated completely from each other by the bellows.

Abstract: A dash pot device for application to a deceleration control system for delaying a return action to the engine idle speed position of a carburetor throttle valve for automobile engines. The device includes a body member having a partition wall dividing an interior of the body member into a diaphragm chamber and an air chamber, a diaphragm disposed within the diaphragm chamber, an air filter positioned within the air chamber, a shaft fastened to the diaphragm, a pinhole type orifice passage installed in the partition wall, and a check valve located in the partition wall and oriented parallel to the orifice passage.

Abstract: A dash pot which functions to control a throttle throughout its movement and also functions as a throttle return spring comprising a cylindrical body in which a guide member and associated shaft are positioned with the shaft extending externally of the body and a chamber associated with the cylinder having a diaphragm defining one wall thereof. The chamber and cylinder are filled with an incompressible fluid and an orifice is provided between the chamber and the cylinder. A spring yieldingly urges the shaft inwardly. A check valve and orifice are provided in the body to restrict the flow of fluid as the guide member is moved inwardly and permit the relatively free flow of liquid from one side of the guide member to the other as the guide member and associated shaft are moved outwardly. The end of the shaft is connected to the throttle so that when the throttle is released by the operator of the vehicle, the return velocity of the throttle to idle position is controlled throughout its movement.

Abstract: A dashpot apparatus is shown as having a housing containing a movable diaphragm which, in turn, effectively establishes or defines two variable and distinct chambers at either side thereof within the housing; a movable rod or actuator extending generally through a wall of the housing is operatively connected to the diaphragm; and a porous air bleed member operatively carried by the actuator within the housing serves to permit a controlled rate of air flow from a first of the two variable chambers to the other of the two variable chambers in order to thereby control the velocity of movement of the actuator in the direction of travel toward the first of such chambers.

Abstract: A dashpot assembly having a single annular diaphragm the inner periphery of which forms a valve movable relative to a metering passage between chambers formed at opposite sides of a plunger assembly in the dashpot. Upon movement in one direction the valve element requires air to pass through the metering passage and upon movement in the opposite direction the valve moves out of engagement to permit free flow between opposite sides of the plunger. The dashpot incorporates a ring element which serves to maintain the metering passage free of obstructions and dirt and which extends the effective area of the diaphragm.