WO2023042817A1 - 減衰力発生機構 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a damping force generating mechanism.
- This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-150023 filed in Japan on September 15, 2021, the content of which is incorporated herein.
- shock absorber that has a damping force generating mechanism in which the damping force is variable in response to frequency (see Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example).
- the purpose of the present invention is to provide a damping force generating mechanism that can be made smaller.
- the biasing force generating member that generates a biasing force in the valve closing direction to the first damping force generating member that is cylindrical with a bottom and arranged on the opening side; a regulating member provided on the bottom side of the force generating member and forming a passage communicating between one side chamber and the other side chamber; and a movable portion provided between the regulating member and the first damping force generating member.
- a damping force generating mechanism is provided that includes a member.
- FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing the shock absorber including the damping force generating mechanism of the first embodiment; It is a partial cross-sectional view showing the damping force generating mechanism of the first embodiment. It is a half sectional view showing a damping force generation mechanism of a 1st embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a hydraulic circuit diagram of a portion around a piston of the shock absorber including the damping force generating mechanism of the first embodiment; It is a half sectional view showing a damping force generating mechanism of a second embodiment. It is a half sectional view showing a damping force generation mechanism of a 3rd embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a hydraulic circuit diagram of a portion around a piston of the shock absorber including the damping force generating mechanism of the first embodiment; It is a half sectional view showing a damping force generating mechanism of a second embodiment. It is a half sectional view showing a damping force generation mechanism of a 3rd embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a hydraulic circuit diagram of a portion around a piston of a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism of a third embodiment; It is a half sectional view showing a damping force generating mechanism of a fourth embodiment. It is a half sectional view showing the damping force generation mechanism of a 5th embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a half sectional view showing a damping force generating mechanism of a sixth embodiment;
- FIG. 11 is a half sectional view showing a damping force generating mechanism of a seventh embodiment;
- FIG. 11 is a half sectional view showing a damping force generating mechanism of an eighth embodiment;
- FIG. 21 is a half sectional view showing a damping force generating mechanism of a ninth embodiment;
- FIG. 21 is a half sectional view showing a damping force generating mechanism of a tenth embodiment;
- FIG. 21 is a half sectional view showing a damping force generating mechanism of an eleventh embodiment;
- FIG. 15 A shock absorber including the damping force generating mechanism of the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
- FIG. In the following, for convenience of explanation, the upper side in FIGS. The lower side in FIG. 15 will be described as "lower”.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a shock absorber 1 including a damping force generating mechanism 190 of the first embodiment.
- the shock absorber 1 is a so-called twin-tube hydraulic shock absorber.
- the shock absorber 1 has a cylinder 2 in which hydraulic fluid (not shown) as working fluid is sealed.
- the cylinder 2 has an inner cylinder 3 and an outer cylinder 4 .
- the inner cylinder 3 is cylindrical.
- the outer cylinder 4 is cylindrical with a bottom.
- the inner diameter of the outer cylinder 4 is larger than the outer diameter of the inner cylinder 3 .
- the inner cylinder 3 is arranged inside the outer cylinder 4 .
- the central axis of the inner cylinder 3 and the central axis of the outer cylinder 4 coincide.
- a reservoir chamber 6 is provided between the inner cylinder 3 and the outer cylinder 4 .
- the damper 1 has a cover 7 , a main bracket 8 and a spring seat 9 .
- a cover 7 covers the upper opening side of the outer cylinder 4 .
- Both the main bracket 8 and the spring seat 9 are fixed to the outer circumference of the outer cylinder 4 .
- the outer cylinder 4 has a body portion 11 and a cylinder bottom portion 12 .
- the barrel 11 is cylindrical.
- the cylinder bottom portion 12 is provided below the body portion 11 .
- the cylinder bottom portion 12 closes the lower portion of the body portion 11 .
- the body portion 11 and the cylinder bottom portion 12 are seamlessly and integrally formed from one raw material.
- the shock absorber 1 has a piston 18 (regulation member).
- the piston 18 is fitted inside the inner cylinder 3 of the cylinder 2 .
- the piston 18 is slidable relative to the cylinder 2 in the axial direction of the cylinder 2 . That is, the piston 18 is movably inserted inside the cylinder 2 .
- the piston 18 divides the interior of the inner cylinder 3 into two chambers, an upper chamber 19 (one side chamber) and a lower chamber 20 (other side chamber).
- the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 are filled with oil as a working fluid.
- a reservoir chamber 6 between the inner cylinder 3 and the outer cylinder 4 is filled with oil and gas as working fluids.
- the shock absorber 1 has a piston rod 21 (shaft member). One axial end of the piston rod 21 is disposed inside the inner cylinder 3 of the cylinder 2 . One end of the piston rod 21 is connected to the piston 18 . The piston rod 21 extends from the cylinder 2 to the outside of the cylinder 2 at the other end side opposite to the one end side in the axial direction. Piston 18 is fixed to piston rod 21 . Therefore, the piston 18 and the piston rod 21 move together. In the shock absorber 1, the stroke in which the piston rod 21 moves in the direction to increase the amount of projection from the cylinder 2 is the extension stroke in which the entire length is extended.
- the stroke in which the piston rod 21 moves in the direction to reduce the amount of projection from the cylinder 2 is the contraction stroke in which the overall length is reduced.
- the piston 18 moves toward the upper chamber 19 during the extension stroke.
- the piston 18 moves toward the lower chamber 20 during the compression stroke.
- a rod guide 22 is fitted to the upper opening side of the inner cylinder 3 and the upper opening side of the outer cylinder 4 .
- a sealing member 23 is fitted to the outer cylinder 4 above the rod guide 22 .
- a friction member 24 is provided between the rod guide 22 and the seal member 23 .
- the rod guide 22, seal member 23 and friction member 24 are all annular.
- the piston rod 21 is inserted inside each of these rod guide 22 , friction member 24 and seal member 23 .
- the piston rod 21 slides along the axial direction of the rod guide 22, friction member 24 and seal member 23, respectively.
- the piston rod 21 extends from the inside of the cylinder 2 to the outside of the cylinder 2 beyond the seal member 23 .
- the rod guide 22 regulates the radial movement of the piston rod 21 with respect to the inner cylinder 3 and the outer cylinder 4 of the cylinder 2 .
- the piston rod 21 is fitted in the rod guide 22 and the piston 18 is fitted in the inner cylinder 3 .
- the central axis of the piston rod 21 and the central axis of the cylinder 2 are aligned.
- the piston rod 21 is provided along the central axis of the cylinder 2 by the piston 18 fixed to one axial end side thereof and the rod guide 22 supporting the intermediate portion.
- the rod guide 22 supports the piston rod 21 movably in the axial direction of the piston rod 21 .
- the seal member 23 is in close contact with the outer cylinder 4 at its outer peripheral portion.
- the seal member 23 has its inner peripheral portion in close contact with the outer peripheral portion of the piston rod 21 .
- the piston rod 21 moves in the axial direction of the sealing member 23 with respect to the sealing member 23 .
- the seal member 23 prevents the oil in the inner cylinder 3 and the high-pressure gas and oil in the reservoir chamber 6 from leaking to the outside.
- the friction member 24 contacts the outer peripheral portion of the piston rod 21 at its inner peripheral portion.
- the piston rod 21 moves in the axial direction of the friction member 24 relative to the friction member 24 .
- the friction member 24 generates frictional resistance against the piston rod 21 .
- the outer circumference of the rod guide 22 has a larger diameter at the upper portion than at the lower portion.
- the rod guide 22 is fitted to the inner peripheral portion of the upper end of the inner cylinder 3 at the smaller diameter lower portion.
- the rod guide 22 is fitted to the inner peripheral portion of the upper portion of the outer cylinder 4 at the large-diameter upper portion.
- a base valve 25 is installed on the cylinder bottom portion 12 of the outer cylinder 4 .
- the base valve 25 is radially positioned with respect to the outer cylinder 4 .
- the base valve 25 separates the lower chamber 20 and the reservoir chamber 6 .
- the inner peripheral portion of the lower end of the inner cylinder 3 is fitted to the base valve 25 .
- the upper end portion of the outer cylinder 4 is crimped inward in the radial direction of the outer cylinder 4 .
- the sealing member 23 is sandwiched and fixed between the crimped portion and the rod guide 22 .
- the piston rod 21 has a main shaft portion 27 and a mounting shaft portion 28 .
- the mounting shaft portion 28 has an outer diameter smaller than that of the main shaft portion 27 .
- the mounting shaft portion 28 is arranged inside the cylinder 2 .
- a piston 18 is attached to the attachment shaft portion 28 .
- the main shaft portion 27 has a shaft stepped portion 29 .
- the shaft step portion 29 is provided at the end portion of the main shaft portion 27 on the mounting shaft portion 28 side.
- the axial step portion 29 widens in a direction orthogonal to the central axis of the piston rod 21 .
- a passage groove 30 is formed in the piston rod 21 from the shaft stepped portion 29 to the outer peripheral portion of the mounting shaft portion 28 .
- the passage groove 30 has a groove portion 51 and a groove portion 52 .
- the groove portion 51 is formed in the axial step portion 29 .
- the groove portion 51 extends along the radial direction of the axial step portion 29 .
- the groove portion 52 is formed in the mounting shaft portion 28 .
- the groove portion 52 extends along the axial direction of the mounting shaft portion 28 .
- the groove portion 51 and the groove portion 52 are continuous.
- a male thread 31 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the mounting shaft portion 28 at the end opposite to the main shaft portion 27 with respect to the passage groove 30 in the axial direction of the mounting shaft portion 28 .
- a groove portion 51 formed in the axial step portion 29 of the passage groove 30 opens to the upper chamber 19 .
- the piston rod 21 is provided with an annular stopper member 32 , a pair of annular cushioning bodies 33 and a coil spring 34 .
- the stopper member 32 , the pair of shock absorbers 33 and the coil spring 34 are all provided in a portion of the main shaft portion 27 between the piston 18 and the rod guide 22 .
- the stopper member 32 has the piston rod 21 inserted in its inner peripheral side.
- the stopper member 32 is crimped and fixed to the main shaft portion 27 .
- a damping body 33 , a coil spring 34 , and a damping body 33 are arranged on the main shaft portion 27 in order from the stopper member 32 side on the rod guide 22 side of the stopper member 32 .
- the pair of buffers 33 and coil springs 34 are arranged between the stopper member 32 and the rod guide 22 .
- the shock absorber 1 is connected to the vehicle body, for example, with the portion of the piston rod 21 protruding from the cylinder 2 arranged at the top. At that time, the shock absorber 1 is connected to the wheel side of the vehicle with the main bracket 8 provided on the cylinder 2 side arranged at the lower part thereof. Conversely, the shock absorber 1 may be connected to the vehicle body on the cylinder 2 side. In this case, the shock absorber 1 has the piston rod 21 connected to the wheel side.
- the wheels vibrate relative to the vehicle body as it travels. Then, in the shock absorber 1, the relative positions of the cylinder 2 and the piston rod 21 change with this vibration. This change is suppressed by the fluid resistance of the flow path provided in the buffer 1 . As will be described in detail below, the fluid resistance of the flow path provided in the damper 1 is made different depending on the speed and amplitude of the vibration described above. The ride comfort of the vehicle is improved by damper 1 suppressing vibration.
- inertial force and centrifugal force generated in the vehicle body as the vehicle travels also act between the cylinder 2 and the piston rod 21 .
- a centrifugal force is generated in the vehicle body when the direction of travel is changed by operating the steering wheel. Then, a force based on this centrifugal force acts between the cylinder 2 and the piston rod 21 .
- the shock absorber 1 has excellent characteristics against vibrations caused by forces generated in the vehicle body as the vehicle travels. The shock absorber 1 provides the vehicle with high running stability.
- the piston 18 has a piston body 35 and a sliding member 36.
- the piston body 35 is made of metal and is integrally formed seamlessly.
- the piston body 35 has an annular shape and is formed by sintering.
- the piston body 35 of the piston 18 is fitted to the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 .
- the sliding member 36 is made of synthetic resin and has an annular shape.
- the sliding member 36 is integrally attached to the outer peripheral surface of the piston body 35 .
- the piston 18 slides on the inner cylinder 3 while the sliding member 36 is in contact with the inner cylinder 3 .
- the piston body 35 has a body base portion 56 and a body tubular portion 57 .
- a body base portion 56 and a body cylindrical portion 57 are seamlessly and integrally formed.
- the body base portion 56 is disc-shaped.
- the main body tubular portion 57 is cylindrical and extends from the outer peripheral portion of the main body base portion 56 to one side along the axial direction of the main body base portion 56 .
- the piston main body 35 has a concave portion 58 formed on the main body tubular portion 57 side in the axial direction of the main body base portion 56 and on the inner peripheral side of the main main tubular portion 57 .
- the recess 58 is recessed along the axial direction of the piston body 35 from one axial end of the piston body 35 .
- the piston 18 has a recessed portion 58 having a smaller axial dimension in a predetermined radially inner range than in other ranges.
- the piston main body 35 has a main body cylindrical portion 57 extending from a main body base portion 56 toward the lower chamber 20 side.
- the sliding member 36 is mounted over the outer circumferences of both the main body base portion 56 and the main body cylindrical portion 57 .
- a passage hole 37 , a passage groove 38 , a passage hole 39 , and a passage groove 40 are provided in the main body base portion 56 of the piston main body 35 .
- the passage hole 37 penetrates the body base portion 56 in the axial direction of the body base portion 56 .
- a plurality of passage holes 37 are formed in the body base portion 56 at intervals in the circumferential direction of the body base portion 56 .
- the passage hole 39 penetrates the body base portion 56 in the axial direction of the body base portion 56 .
- a plurality of passage holes 39 are formed in the main body base portion 56 at intervals in the circumferential direction of the main body base portion 56 .
- passage holes 37 and passage holes 39 are alternately formed at regular intervals in the circumferential direction of the main body base portion 56 .
- the passage groove 38 is formed in an annular shape in the body base portion 56 in the circumferential direction of the body base portion 56 .
- the passage groove 38 is formed at one end portion of the main body base portion 56 on the side of the main body cylindrical portion 57 in the axial direction. All the passage holes 37 are open to the passage grooves 38 at the ends of the main body cylindrical portion 57 side in the axial direction of the main body base portion 56 .
- the passage groove 40 is formed in the main body base portion 56 in an annular shape in the circumferential direction of the main body base portion 56 .
- the passage groove 40 is formed at the other end portion of the main body base portion 56 on the side opposite to the main body cylindrical portion 57 in the axial direction.
- All the passage holes 39 are open to the passage grooves 40 at the ends of the main body base portion 56 opposite to the main body cylindrical portion 57 in the axial direction.
- the ends of the plurality of passage holes 37 opposite to the passage grooves 38 in the axial direction of the main body base portion 56 are open outside the passage grooves 40 in the radial direction of the main body base portion 56 .
- the ends of the plurality of passage holes 39 on the side opposite to the passage grooves 40 in the axial direction of the main body base portion 56 are open outside the passage grooves 38 in the radial direction of the main body base portion 56 .
- the inner side of the plurality of passage holes 37 and the inner side of the passage groove 38 form a piston passage 43 (passage).
- the inside of the plurality of passage holes 39 and the inside of the passage groove 40 form a piston passage 44. As shown in FIG.
- the shock absorber 1 has a damping force generating portion 41 provided for the piston passage 43 of the piston 18 .
- the damping force generator 41 opens and closes the piston passage 43 to generate a damping force.
- the damping force generating portion 41 is provided on the lower chamber 20 side of the piston 18 in the axial direction of the piston 18 .
- the piston passage 43 serves as a passage through which oil flows out from the upper chamber 19 toward the lower chamber 20 when the piston 18 moves toward the upper chamber 19 .
- the piston passage 43 serves as an extension-side passage through which oil flows from the upper chamber 19 toward the lower chamber 20 during the extension stroke of the shock absorber 1 .
- the damping force generating portion 41 is an extension side damping force generating portion that suppresses the flow of oil in the piston passage 43 to generate a damping force.
- the shock absorber 1 has a damping force generating mechanism 42 provided for the piston passage 44 of the piston 18 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 42 opens and closes the piston passage 44 to generate damping force.
- the damping force generating mechanism 42 is provided on the upper chamber 19 side of the piston 18 in the axial direction of the piston 18 .
- the piston passage 44 serves as a passage through which oil flows out from the lower chamber 20 toward the upper chamber 19 when the piston 18 moves toward the lower chamber 20 .
- the piston passage 44 serves as a contraction-side passage through which oil flows from the lower chamber 20 toward the upper chamber 19 during the contraction stroke of the shock absorber 1 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 42 is a compression-side damping force generating mechanism that suppresses the flow of oil in the piston passage 44 to generate a damping force.
- the piston passage 43 communicates between the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 by the movement of the piston 18 so that oil can flow.
- the piston passage 43 is formed in the piston 18 and communicates the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 .
- the piston passage 44 allows oil to flow between the lower chamber 20 and the upper chamber 19 as the piston 18 moves.
- the piston passage 44 is formed in the piston 18 and communicates the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 .
- Hydraulic fluid passes through the piston passage 43 when the piston rod 21 and the piston 18 move to the extension side (upper side in FIG. 2). Hydraulic fluid passes through the piston passage 44 when the piston rod 21 and the piston 18 move toward the compression side (lower side in FIG. 2).
- the piston main body 35 has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted to the inner peripheral portion of the ring-shaped main body base portion 56 .
- An inner seat portion 46 and a valve seat portion 47 are formed radially inward of the main body cylindrical portion 57 at the end portion of the main body base portion 56 on the side of the lower chamber 20 in the axial direction.
- the inner seat portion 46 is annular.
- the valve seat portion 47 is also annular.
- the inner seat portion 46 is arranged radially inward of the main body base portion 56 from the opening of the passage groove 38 on the lower chamber 20 side.
- the valve seat portion 47 is arranged radially outside the body base portion 56 from the opening of the passage groove 38 on the lower chamber 20 side.
- the valve seat portion 47 is part of the damping force generating portion 41 .
- An inner seat portion 48 and a valve seat portion 49 are formed at the end portion of the body base portion 56 on the side of the upper chamber 19 in the axial direction, that is, the end portion of the piston body 35 on the side of the upper chamber 19 in the axial direction.
- the inner seat portion 48 is annular.
- the valve seat portion 49 is also annular.
- the inner seat portion 48 is arranged radially inward of the main body base portion 56 from the opening of the passage groove 40 on the upper chamber 19 side.
- the valve seat portion 49 is arranged radially outside the body base portion 56 from the opening of the passage groove 40 on the upper chamber 19 side.
- the valve seat portion 49 is part of the damping force generating mechanism 42 .
- the lower chamber 20 side openings in all the passage holes 39 are arranged on the opposite side of the passage groove 38 of the valve seat portion 47 in the radial direction of the main body base portion 56 .
- the upper chamber 19 side openings of all the passage holes 37 are arranged on the opposite side of the passage groove 40 of the valve seat portion 49 in the radial direction of the main body base portion 56 .
- a hard valve 61 made up of a plurality of discs 60 is provided on the lower chamber 20 side in the axial direction of the main body base portion 56 .
- An intervening disk 62 is provided on the opposite side of the hard valve 61 from the body base portion 56 in the axial direction.
- Both the intervening disc 62 and the plurality of discs 60 are made of metal.
- Both the intervening disk 62 and the plurality of disks 60 are flat plates with a constant thickness and are annular.
- the intervening disc 62 and the plurality of discs 60 are both formed by pressing a plate material.
- the intervening disc 62 and the plurality of discs 60 are both fitted with the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 on the inner peripheral side thereof.
- the outer diameter of the intervening disc 62 is smaller than the outer diameter of any one of the plurality of discs 60 .
- the inner seat portion 46 of the piston 18 abuts against the inner peripheral side of the disk 60 closest to the main body base portion 56 side of the hard valve 61 .
- the valve seat portion 47 of the piston 18 contacts the outer peripheral portion of the disk 60 closest to the main body base portion 56 side of the hard valve 61 .
- the hard valve 61 opens and closes the piston passage 43 provided in the piston 18 to generate a damping force by being seated and separated from the valve seat portion 47 .
- the hard valve 61 closes the opening of the piston passage 43 on the side of the lower chamber 20 .
- the hard valve 61 constitutes the damping force generating portion 41 on the extension side.
- the damping force generating portion 41 has a fixed orifice 65 shown in FIG.
- the fixed orifice 65 allows the piston passage 43 to communicate with the lower chamber 20 even when the hard valve 61 and the valve seat portion 47 shown in FIG.
- a disc valve 71 made up of a plurality of discs 70 is provided on the upper chamber 19 side in the axial direction of the piston 18 .
- a single intervening disc 72 is provided on the side opposite to the piston 18 in the axial direction of the disc valve 71 .
- An annular member 73 is provided on the opposite side of the intervening disc 72 from the disc valve 71 in the axial direction.
- the intervening disc 72, the annular member 73 and the plurality of discs 70 are all made of metal.
- the intervening disk 72, the annular member 73, and the plurality of disks 70 are all flat plates with a constant thickness, and all are annular.
- the intervening disc 72 and the plurality of discs 70 are both formed from a plate material by press molding.
- the intervening disc 72, the annular member 73 and the plurality of discs 70 all have the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted on the inner peripheral side thereof.
- the outer diameter of the intervening disc 72 is smaller than the outer diameter of any one of the plurality of discs 70 .
- the outer diameter of the annular member 73 is larger than the outer diameter of the intervening disc 72 and smaller than the outer diameter of any one of the plurality of discs 70 .
- the annular member 73 is thicker and more rigid than the discs 70 constituting the disc valve 71 .
- the annular member 73 contacts the axial step portion 29 of the piston rod 21 .
- a throttle 77 is formed surrounded by the groove portion 51 of the passage groove 30 of the piston rod 21 and the annular member 73 .
- the throttle 77 communicates with the upper chamber 19 .
- the inner seat portion 48 of the piston 18 contacts the inner peripheral side of the disc 70 that is closest to the main body base portion 56 in the axial direction of the disc valve 71 .
- the valve seat portion 49 of the piston 18 contacts the outer peripheral portion of the disc 70 closest to the body base portion 56 of the disc valve 71 .
- the disc valve 71 opens and closes the piston passage 44 provided in the piston 18 to generate a damping force by being seated and separated from the valve seat portion 49 .
- the disc valve 71 closes the opening of the piston passage 44 on the side of the upper chamber 19 .
- the disk valve 71 constitutes the damping force generating mechanism 42 on the compression side.
- the damping force generating mechanism 42 has a fixed orifice 75 shown in FIG.
- the fixed orifice 75 allows the piston passage 44 to communicate with the upper chamber 19 even when the disk valve 71 and the valve seat portion 49 shown in FIG.
- the annular member 73 comes into contact with the disk valve 71 when the disk valve 71 is deformed in the opening direction, and suppresses the deformation of the disk valve 71 beyond a specified level.
- a seal case 81 is provided on the opposite side of the intervening disk 62 from the hard valve 61 in the axial direction.
- the seal case 81 has a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and has a lid portion 82 , a tapered portion 83 and a cylindrical wall portion 84 .
- the seal case 81 is made of metal and is seamlessly and integrally formed.
- the lid portion 82 has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness and an annular shape.
- the tapered portion 83 has a tapered shape and extends from the outer peripheral edge portion of the lid portion 82 to one side of the lid portion 82 in the axial direction while increasing in diameter.
- the tubular wall portion 84 has a cylindrical shape and extends from the outer peripheral edge portion of the tapered portion 83 in the axial direction of the tapered portion 83 to the side opposite to the lid portion 82 .
- a lid portion 82, a tapered portion 83, and a cylindrical wall portion 84 are seamlessly and integrally formed from a single plate material by press molding.
- the seal case 81 fits the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 to the inner peripheral side of the lid portion 82 .
- the lid portion 82 of the seal case 81 abuts on the side of the intervening disk 62 opposite to the hard valve 61 .
- the seal case 81 is oriented such that the cylindrical wall portion 84 extends from the tapered portion 83 to the side opposite to the hard valve 61 in the axial direction of the piston rod 21 .
- the seal case 81 has a shape having the lid portion 82 , the tapered portion 83 , and the tubular wall portion 84 as described above, and is thicker than the discs 60 constituting the hard valve 61 . Therefore, the seal case 81 has higher rigidity than each disc 60 .
- the seal case 81 comes into contact with the hard valve 61 when the hard valve 61 is deformed in the opening direction, and suppresses deformation of the hard valve 61 beyond a specified limit.
- a pilot case 91 (biasing force generating member) is provided on the opposite side of the intervening disk 62 of the lid portion 82 in the axial direction of the seal case 81 .
- the pilot case 91 has a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and has a case bottom portion 92 (bottom portion), a case cylindrical portion 93 , a one-side projecting portion 94 , and a other-side projecting portion 95 .
- the pilot case 91 has a large diameter hole portion 101 and a small diameter hole portion 102 on its inner peripheral side.
- the large diameter hole portion 101 has a larger diameter than the small diameter hole portion 102 .
- the large-diameter hole portion 101 is formed at one axial end of the pilot case 91 .
- the small-diameter hole portion 102 is formed from the intermediate portion to the other end portion of the pilot case 91 in the axial direction.
- the case bottom portion 92 is annular and has a base portion 111 and a disc-shaped portion 112 .
- the base portion 111 has a small-diameter hole portion 102 on its inner peripheral side.
- An axial groove 121 extending in the axial direction of the base portion 111 is formed on one axial side of the outer peripheral portion of the base portion 111 .
- the disc-shaped portion 112 spreads outward in the radial direction of the base portion 111 from the outer peripheral portion of the base portion 111 on the side where the axial groove 121 is not formed in the axial direction.
- the one-side protruding portion 94 is cylindrical and protrudes from the base portion 111 to one side along the axial direction of the base portion 111 .
- the one-side protruding portion 94 protrudes in the direction opposite to the disk-shaped portion 112 from the end of the base portion 111 on the opposite side to the disk-shaped portion 112 in the axial direction.
- the one-side projecting portion 94 has an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the base portion 111 .
- the one-side protruding portion 94 is part of the large-diameter hole portion 101 and the small-diameter hole portion 102 on the inner peripheral side.
- the one-side protruding portion 94 has a radial groove 125 that crosses the one-side protruding portion 94 in the radial direction of the one-side protruding portion 94 at the end opposite to the base portion 111 in the axial direction. .
- the other-side protruding part 95 is cylindrical and protrudes from the base part 111 along the axial direction of the base part 111 to the other side opposite to the one-side protruding part 94 .
- the projecting portion 95 on the other side has a conical portion 131 and a cylindrical portion 132 .
- the conical portion 131 is formed on the side of the base portion 111 in the axial direction of the projecting portion 95 on the other side.
- the cylindrical portion 132 is formed on the opposite side of the other-side projecting portion 95 from the base portion 111 in the axial direction.
- the conical portion 131 protrudes from the base portion 111 while decreasing in outer diameter.
- the cylindrical portion 132 protrudes from the end of the conical portion 131 on the smaller diameter side along the axial direction of the conical portion 131 .
- the maximum outer diameter of the conical portion 131 is smaller than the outer diameter of the base portion 111 .
- the other-side projecting portion 95 has a small-diameter hole portion 102 on the inner peripheral side.
- the pilot case 91 has a passage hole 141 , and the inside of the passage hole 141 serves as an in-case passage 142 .
- the passage hole 141 and the in-case passage 142 pass through the conical portion 131 and the base portion 111 of the other-side projecting portion 95 along their axial directions. Therefore, the passage hole 141 and the in-case passage 142 pass through the case bottom portion 92 along the axial direction of the case bottom portion 92 .
- the passage hole 141 and the in-case passage 142 are arranged at an end position outside the one-side protrusion 94 of the base portion 111 and on the one-side protrusion 94 side in the radial direction of the base portion 111 .
- the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 is fitted into the small-diameter hole portion 102 on the inner peripheral side of the base portion 111 and the projecting portion 95 on the other side.
- the case tubular portion 93 has a cylindrical shape and protrudes from the outer peripheral edge of the disk-shaped portion 112 to the same side as the other-side projecting portion 95 in the axial direction of the disk-shaped portion 112 .
- the pilot case 91 has an opening 145 on the opposite side of the case cylindrical portion 93 from the case bottom portion 92 in the axial direction.
- the projection length of the case tubular portion 93 from the case bottom portion 92 is shorter than the projection length of the other-side projection portion 95 from the case bottom portion 92 .
- the pilot case 91 contacts the lid portion 82 of the seal case 81 at its one-side projecting portion 94 .
- the portion of the pilot case 91 opposite to the disk-shaped portion 112 of the base portion 111 in the axial direction is fitted inside the cylindrical wall portion 84 of the seal case 81 .
- the base portion 111 of the pilot case 91 is press-fitted into the tubular wall portion 84 of the seal case 81 .
- the seal housing chamber 151 is formed surrounded by the lid portion 82 , the tapered portion 83 and the cylindrical wall portion 84 of the seal case 81 and the one-side projecting portion 94 and the base portion 111 of the pilot case 91 .
- the seal accommodation chamber 151 is annular. Further, by this press-fitting, the throttle 152 is formed surrounded by the lid portion 82 of the seal case 81 and the radial groove 125 of the pilot case 91 . Further, by this press fitting, the lower chamber side passage 153 is formed surrounded by the axial groove 121 of the pilot case 91 and the cylindrical wall portion 84 of the seal case 81 .
- the seal housing chamber 151 is formed via a throttle 152 in the radial groove 125 of the pilot case 91, a rod chamber 155 in the groove 52 of the piston rod 21, and a throttle 77 in the groove 51 of the piston rod 21 shown in FIG. , and communicates with the upper chamber 19 .
- the diaphragm 77 , the rod chamber 155 and the diaphragm 152 form an upper chamber side passage 161 .
- One end of the upper chamber side passage 161 opens into the seal housing chamber 151 and the other end opens into the upper chamber 19 .
- the upper chamber side passage 161 communicates the seal housing chamber 151 with the upper chamber 19 .
- the seal housing chamber 151 communicates with the lower chamber 20 via a lower chamber-side passage 153 inside the axial groove 121 of the pilot case 91 .
- One end of the lower chamber side passage 153 opens into the seal housing chamber 151 and the other end opens into the lower chamber 20 .
- the lower chamber side passage 153 communicates the seal housing chamber 151 with the lower chamber 20 .
- the seal housing chamber 151 is provided between the lower chamber side passage 153 and the throttle 152 of the upper chamber side passage 161 .
- a seal member 171 (movable portion) is provided in the seal housing chamber 151 .
- the seal member 171 is arranged between the pilot case 91 and the seal case 81 when the pilot case 91 is press-fitted into the seal case 81 .
- the seal member 171 has an annular shape.
- the seal member 171 is an O-ring having a circular cross section along a plane including its central axis.
- the seal member 171 is an elastic member having rubber elasticity.
- the seal member 171 is housed in the seal housing chamber 151 .
- the seal member 171 contacts the lid portion 82 of the seal case 81 and the base portion 111 of the pilot case 91 at the same time. At that time, the sealing member 171 is elastically deformed in the axial direction of the sealing member 171 . In other words, the seal member 171 is in contact with the lid portion 82 and the base portion 111 with an interference.
- the seal member 171 moves in the radial direction of the seal member 171 within the seal housing chamber 151 .
- the seal member 171 is elastically deformed in the radial direction of the seal member 171 within the seal housing chamber 151 .
- the seal member 171 can expand at least the inner diameter in the radial direction of the seal member 171 within the seal housing chamber 151 .
- the sealing member 171 can be reduced in at least the outer diameter in the radial direction of the sealing member 171 within the sealing chamber 151 .
- the sealing member 171 has a sealing portion 181 , a sealing portion 182 , a pressure receiving portion 183 and a pressure receiving portion 184 .
- the seal portion 181 contacts the lid portion 82 of the seal case 81 and seals the lid portion 82 .
- the seal portion 182 comes into contact with the base portion 111 of the pilot case 91 and seals with the base portion 111 .
- the seal portions 181 and 182 are also provided in the seal housing chamber 151 . In the seal member 171 , the seal portions 181 and 182 suppress the flow of oil from the upper chamber side passage 161 including the throttle 152 to the lower chamber side passage 153 .
- the seal portions 181 and 182 also suppress the flow of oil from the lower chamber side passage 153 side to the upper chamber side passage 161 side.
- the pressure receiving portion 183 is a radially inner portion of the seal member 171 .
- the pressure receiving portion 183 receives the pressure on the side of the upper chamber side passage 161 .
- the pressure receiving portion 184 is a radially outer portion of the seal member 171 .
- the pressure receiving portion 184 receives the pressure on the lower chamber side passage 153 side.
- the sealing member 171 has a sealing function to divide the inside of the seal accommodating chamber 151 into an upper chamber communication chamber 185 and a lower chamber communication chamber 186 .
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185 communicates with the upper chamber side passage 161 .
- the lower chamber communication chamber 186 communicates with the lower chamber side passage 153 .
- the sealing member 171 has both this sealing function and the property of being elastically deformed.
- the sealing member 171 has a sealing function, a volume variation function, and a spring element function.
- the pressure receiving portion 183 forms an upper chamber communication chamber 185 .
- the pressure receiving portion 184 forms a lower communication chamber 186 .
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185 communicates with the in-case passage 142 in the passage hole 141 of the pilot case 91 .
- the sealing member 171 blocks the communication between the in-case passage 142 and the lower chamber side passage 153 .
- the seal housing chamber 151 and the seal member 171 constitute a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 that responds to the frequency of the reciprocating motion of the piston 18 to vary the damping force.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190 is an accumulator.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 is arranged on the lower chamber 20 side of the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 communicates with the upper chamber 19 via the upper chamber side passage 161 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 communicates with the lower chamber 20 via the lower chamber side passage 153 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 has a seal housing chamber 151 formed by two members, the seal case 81 and the pilot case 91 .
- a damping force generating portion 193 is provided on the opposite side of the pilot case 91 from the piston 18 in the axial direction.
- the damping force generating section 193 constitutes a damping force generating mechanism 190 by the damping force generating section 41 and the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 .
- a damping force generating mechanism 190 including a damping force generating portion 41 , a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 and a damping force generating portion 193 is provided in the lower chamber 20 of the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 .
- the damping force generating portion 193 communicates with the upper chamber 19 via the rod chamber 155 in the groove portion 52 of the piston rod 21 and the throttle 77 in the groove portion 51 of the piston rod 21 .
- the damping force generating section 193 includes a damping valve 203 (first damping force generating member), a disk 204 and a seat forming member 205 .
- the damping valve 203 has one damping valve body 201 and one disk 202 .
- the damping valve body 201 has a disc 211 and a seal portion 212 .
- Disk 211 is made of metal.
- the disk 211 has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness and an annular shape.
- the disk 211 is formed from a plate material by press molding.
- the disk 211 has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted on the inner peripheral side thereof.
- Disk 211 is flexible.
- the sealing portion 212 is made of an elastic material having a sealing property, specifically rubber.
- the seal portion 212 is adhered to the disc 211 .
- the seal portion 212 has an annular shape.
- the seal portion 212 is fixed to the piston 18 side of the disc 211 in the axial direction of the damping valve body 201 .
- the seal portion 212 is fixed to the outer peripheral portion of the disc 211 in the radial direction of the damping valve body 201 .
- the center axis of the seal portion 212 and the center axis of the disk 211 are aligned.
- the damping valve main body 201 is a packing valve with rubber.
- the damping valve body 201 abuts on the cylindrical portion 132 of the projecting portion 95 on the other side of the pilot case 91 on the inner peripheral side of the disc 211 .
- the damping valve main body 201 is arranged on the opening 145 side of the bottomed cylindrical pilot case 91 .
- a seal portion 212 of the damping valve body 201 is slidably and liquid-tightly fitted over the entire circumference of the inner peripheral surface of the case cylindrical portion 93 of the pilot case 91 .
- the seal portion 212 always seals the gap between the damping valve main body 201 and the case tubular portion 93 .
- the damping valve body 201 and the pilot case 91 form a pilot chamber 221 . In other words, pilot chamber 221 is formed in pilot case 91 .
- Both the disks 202 and 204 are made of metal. Each of the disks 202 and 204 is flat with a constant thickness and has an annular shape. Both of the disks 202 and 204 are formed from a plate material by press molding. The disk 202 has an outer diameter smaller than that of the disk 211 . Disk 204 has an outer diameter smaller than that of disk 202 . Both of the discs 202 and 204 have the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted on the inner peripheral side thereof. Disk 202 is flexible. The disk 202 is in contact with the disk 211 on the side opposite to the seal portion 212 in the axial direction. The disk 204 abuts the disk 202 on the opposite side of the damping valve body 201 in its axial direction.
- the pilot chamber 221 applies pressure to the damping valve 203 in the direction opposite to the piston 18 in the axial direction of the damping valve 203 .
- the pilot chamber 221 communicates with the upper chamber communication chamber 185 of the seal housing chamber 151 via the case internal passage 142 in the passage hole 141 of the pilot case 91 . Therefore, the pilot chamber 221 communicates with the upper chamber 19 via the case interior passage 142, the upper chamber communication chamber 185, the throttle 152, the rod chamber 155, and the throttle 77 shown in FIG. Due to the in-case passage 142, the pilot chamber 221 and the upper chamber communication chamber 185 have almost the same pressure.
- the seat forming member 205 is made of metal and has an annular shape.
- the sheet forming member 205 is seamlessly and integrally formed by sintering.
- the seat forming member 205 has a member body portion 231, an inner seat portion 232, and a valve seat portion 233 (seat).
- a member body portion 231, an inner seat portion 232, and a valve seat portion 233 are seamlessly and integrally formed.
- the seat forming member 205 has a large diameter hole portion 241 and a small diameter hole portion 242 on its inner peripheral side.
- the large diameter hole portion 241 has a larger diameter than the small diameter hole portion 242 .
- the seat forming member 205 has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted into the small diameter hole portion 242 .
- the member main body part 231 is in the shape of a perforated disk, and the inner peripheral side of the member main body part 231 is a part of the small diameter hole part 242 and the large diameter hole part 241 .
- the inner sheet portion 232 protrudes from the inner peripheral edge portion of the member body portion 231 toward one axial side of the member body portion 231 .
- the inner seat portion 232 has an annular shape and has a large-diameter hole portion 241 on the inner peripheral side thereof.
- a passage groove 245 is formed in the inner seat portion 232 so as to cross the inner seat portion 232 along its radial direction.
- the valve seat portion 233 protrudes from the outer peripheral portion of the member body portion 231 in the axial direction of the member body portion 231 .
- the valve seat portion 233 has an annular shape.
- the valve seat portion 233 protrudes from the member body portion 231 to the same side as the inner seat portion 232 in the axial direction of the member body portion 231 .
- the disk 202 has an outer diameter larger than that of the valve seat portion 233 .
- the disk 204 has an outer diameter approximately equal to the outer diameter of the inner seat portion 232 .
- the seat forming member 205 is oriented in its axial direction such that the inner seat portion 232 and the valve seat portion 233 are located on the damping valve 203 side. At this time, the inner seat portion 232 contacts the disc 204 and the valve seat portion 233 contacts the disc 202 of the damping valve 203 .
- the damping valve 203 opens and closes the valve passage 250 with the seat forming member 205 by the disc 202 being seated and separated from the valve seat portion 233 of the seat forming member 205 .
- the valve passage 250 is surrounded by the member body portion 231 , the inner seat portion 232 and the valve seat portion 233 of the seat forming member 205 , the disk 204 and the damping valve 203 .
- a main passage 251 is composed of the throttle 77 and the rod chamber 155 of the piston rod 21 shown in FIG.
- the main passage 251 communicates between the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 by movement of the piston 18 so that oil can flow.
- Hydraulic fluid passes through the main passage 251 when the piston rod 21 and the piston 18 move to the extension side (upper side in FIG. 2).
- the damping valve 203 opens and closes the valve passage 250 of the main passage 251 to control the flow of the oil liquid by being seated and separated from the valve seat portion 233 . At that time, the damping valve 203 generates a damping force.
- the damping valve 203 and the valve seat portion 233 constitute a damping force generating portion 193 .
- the damping force generator 193 is a damping force generator on the rebound side.
- the above-described pilot chamber 221 causes the damping valve 203 to generate a force in the direction of decreasing the flow passage area between the damping valve 203 and the valve seat portion 233 due to the internal pressure.
- the damping valve 203 is a pilot type damping valve provided with a pilot chamber 221 on the axial side of the piston 18 .
- the damping valve 203 and the pilot chamber 221 form part of the damping force generating section 193 .
- the damping force generator 193 includes the damping valve 203 and the pilot chamber 221, and is a pressure control type valve mechanism.
- the pilot case 91 is cylindrical with a bottom and generates a biasing force in the valve closing direction on the damping valve 203 arranged on the opening 145 side.
- the piston 18 is provided on the case bottom 92 side of the case bottom 92 and the case cylindrical portion 93 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91 .
- a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 is provided between the damping valve 203 and the pilot case 91 and the piston 18 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 is provided with a movable seal member 171 to vary the urging force to the damping valve 203 .
- the male thread 31 shown in FIG. 1 of the mounting shaft portion 28 protrudes from the seat forming member 205 to the side opposite to the piston 18 .
- a nut 271 is screwed onto this projecting portion of the male screw 31 .
- an annular member 73, an intervening disc 72, a disc valve 71, a piston 18, a hard valve 61, an intervening disc 62, a seal case 81, a pilot case 91, a damping valve body 201, discs 202, 204 and the seat forming member 205 are sandwiched between the shaft stepped portion 29 and the nut 271 .
- the annular member 73, intervening disc 72, disc valve 71, piston 18, hard valve 61, intervening disc 62, seal case 81, pilot case 91, damping valve main body 201, discs 202 and 204, and seat forming member 205 are Each is axially clamped at least on the inner peripheral side.
- the annular member 73, intervening disc 72, disc valve 71, piston 18, hard valve 61, intervening disc 62, seal case 81, pilot case 91, damping valve body 201, discs 202 and 204, and seat forming member 205 are The respective center axes are aligned with the center axis of the piston rod 21 .
- the piston rod 21 passes through the seal member 171 inside the seal housing chamber 151 in the radial direction.
- the base end position of the male screw 31 shown in FIG. 1 overlaps with the small diameter hole portion 242 of the seat forming member 205 shown in FIG. 3 in the axial direction.
- the seat forming member 205 is positioned with respect to the piston rod 21 in the radial direction while ensuring the length of the nut 271 to be screwed.
- the seat forming member 205 also functions as a washer necessary when fastening the nut 271 .
- At least part of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 is accommodated in the recess 58 of the piston 18 .
- the entire seal accommodation chamber 151 and the entire seal member 171 are accommodated in the recess 58 .
- the entirety of the seal housing chamber 151 and the entirety of the seal member 171 overlap the concave portion 58 in the axial direction of the piston rod 21 and in the radial direction of the piston rod 21 .
- a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 is provided between the pilot case 91 and the damping valve 203 and the piston 18 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 is provided with a movable sealing member 171 to vary the biasing force to the damping valve 203 .
- the seat forming member 205 is provided on the opening 145 side of the pilot case 91 and has a valve seat portion 233 on which the damping valve 203 is seated.
- FIG. 4 A hydraulic circuit diagram of the peripheral portion of the piston 18 of the shock absorber 1 configured as above is shown in FIG.
- the damper 1 is provided with a piston passage 43 connecting the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 .
- a hard valve 61 and a fixed orifice 65 that both constitute the damping force generating portion 41 are provided in parallel in the piston passage 43 .
- the buffer 1 is also provided with a piston passage 44 connecting the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 .
- a disc valve 71 and a fixed orifice 75, both of which constitute the damping force generating mechanism 42, are provided in parallel in the piston passage 44.
- the buffer 1 is also provided with a main passage 251 connecting the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 .
- Main passageway 251 includes aperture 77 and rod chamber 155 .
- a damping force generator 193 having a damping valve 203 is provided in the main passage 251 .
- a throttle 152 is branched from the rod chamber 155 of the main passage 251 in the shock absorber 1 .
- the main passage 251 communicates with the pilot chamber 221 and the upper chamber communication chamber 185 of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 via the throttle 152 . This pressure in the pilot chamber 221 acts on the damping valve 203 .
- a lower chamber communication chamber 186 of the seal accommodation chamber 151 communicates with the lower chamber 20 .
- An upper communication chamber 185 and a lower communication chamber 186 of the seal housing chamber 151 are separated by a seal member 171 .
- the above-described base valve 25 is provided between the inner cylinder 3 and the cylinder bottom portion 12 of the outer cylinder 4 .
- This base valve 25 has a base valve member 281 , a disc valve 282 , a disc valve 283 and a mounting pin 284 .
- the base valve member 281 separates the lower chamber 20 and the reservoir chamber 6 .
- the disc valve 282 is provided below the base valve member 281, that is, on the reservoir chamber 6 side.
- the disk valve 283 is provided above the base valve member 281, that is, on the lower chamber 20 side.
- Mounting pins 284 attach disc valve 282 and disc valve 283 to base valve member 281 .
- the base valve member 281 is annular.
- a mounting pin 284 is inserted in the center of the base valve member 281 in the radial direction.
- a plurality of passage holes 285 and a plurality of passage holes 286 are formed in the base valve member 281 .
- a plurality of passage holes 285 allow fluid to flow between the lower chamber 20 and the reservoir chamber 6 .
- a plurality of passage holes 286 allow fluid to flow between the lower chamber 20 and the reservoir chamber 6 .
- the plurality of passage holes 286 are provided outside the plurality of passage holes 285 in the radial direction of the base valve member 281 .
- the disc valve 282 on the reservoir chamber 6 side allows oil to flow from the lower chamber 20 to the reservoir chamber 6 via the passage hole 285 .
- the disc valve 282 restricts the flow of oil through the passage hole 285 from the reservoir chamber 6 to the lower chamber 20 .
- the disc valve 283 allows oil to flow from the reservoir chamber 6 to the lower chamber 20 through the passage hole 286 .
- the disc valve 283 restricts the flow of oil through the passage hole 286 from the lower chamber 20 to the reservoir chamber 6 .
- the disc valve 282 and the base valve member 281 constitute a damping force generating mechanism 287 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 287 opens during the contraction stroke of the shock absorber 1 to allow oil to flow from the lower chamber 20 to the reservoir chamber 6 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 287 generates a damping force at that time.
- the damping force generation mechanism 287 is a compression side damping force generation mechanism.
- the disc valve 283 and the base valve member 281 constitute a suction valve 288 .
- the suction valve 288 opens during the extension stroke of the shock absorber 1 to allow oil to flow from the reservoir chamber 6 into the lower chamber 20 .
- the suction valve 288 allows oil to flow from the reservoir chamber 6 to the lower chamber 20 so as to compensate for the lack of liquid caused mainly by the extension of the piston rod 21 from the cylinder 2 . At that time, the suction valve 288 functions to flow the oil without substantially generating a damping force.
- the speed of movement of the piston 18 will be referred to as piston speed.
- the frequency of the reciprocating motion of the piston 18 is hereinafter referred to as the piston frequency.
- the shock absorber 1 does not have the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 during the extension stroke in which the piston rod 21 moves to the extension side. 2 does not open the damping valve 203 of the main passage 251 and flows downward through the piston passage 43 in a very low speed region where the piston speed is slower than the first predetermined value. It will flow into chamber 20 .
- the oil from the upper chamber 19 is throttled by the fixed orifice 65 shown in FIG. 4 and flows into the lower chamber 20 .
- a damping force having an orifice characteristic is generated in the shock absorber 1 .
- the orifice characteristic is a characteristic in which the damping force is approximately proportional to the square of the piston speed.
- the characteristic of the damping force with respect to the piston speed becomes a hard characteristic in which the rate of increase of the damping force is relatively high with respect to the increase of the piston speed.
- a valve characteristic is a characteristic in which the damping force is approximately proportional to the piston speed. In the low speed range, the rate of increase in damping force with respect to the increase in piston speed is lower than that in the very low speed range. In the low speed range, the damping force becomes softer than in the very low speed range.
- the force acting on the damping valve 203 is such that the force in the opening direction applied from the valve passage 250 and the force in the closing direction applied from the pilot chamber 221 are: greater than power. Therefore, in this region, as the piston speed increases, the damping valve 203 opens further away from the valve seat portion 233 of the seat forming member 205 than in the middle speed region. Then, in addition to the flow of oil to the lower chamber 20 through the piston passage 43 while the hard valve 61 is opened as described above, the damping valve 203 is opened above the middle speed range to flow through the main passage 251 to the lower chamber 20.
- the increase in damping force is further suppressed. Therefore, in the high speed range, the rate of increase in damping force relative to the increase in piston speed is lower than in the medium speed range. In the high speed range, the damping force is softer than in the medium speed range.
- the characteristic of the damping force with respect to the piston speed is such that the rate of increase of the damping force with respect to the increase of the piston speed is lower than that in the very low speed range. Therefore, at this time, the damping force becomes softer than in the very low speed range.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 varies the damping force according to the piston frequency even when the piston speed is the same.
- the seal member 171 When the piston frequency is high, the amplitude of the piston 18 is small.
- the pressure in the upper chamber 19 increases during the extension stroke when the piston frequency is high, oil is introduced from the upper chamber 19 through the upper chamber passage 161 into the upper communication chamber 185 of the seal housing chamber 151 .
- the seal member 171 provided in the seal housing chamber 151 receives pressure while blocking the communication between the upper chamber side passage 161 and the lower chamber side passage 153 with the seal portions 181 and 182 shown in FIG.
- the portion 183 receives the pressure of the hydraulic fluid on the side of the upper chamber side passage 161 .
- the seal member 171 deforms while moving in the direction of enlarging the inner diameter inside the seal housing chamber 151 .
- the seal member 171 discharges the oil liquid in the lower chamber communication chamber 186 of the seal housing chamber 151 to the lower chamber 20 through the lower chamber side passage 153 .
- the seal member 171 moves and deforms so as to be brought closer to the lower chamber 20 side of the seal housing chamber 151 to expand the volume of the upper chamber communication chamber 185 .
- the sealing member 171 blocks communication between the upper chamber side passage 161 and the lower chamber side passage 153 . As a result, no oil is discharged from the upper chamber side passage 161 to the lower chamber 20 .
- the amplitude of the piston 18 is large.
- the frequency of deformation of the seal member 171 also decreases accordingly.
- more oil is introduced from the upper chamber side passage 161 into the upper communication chamber 185 of the seal housing chamber 151 than when the piston frequency is high.
- the seal member 171 is greatly deformed in the seal housing chamber 151 so as to come closer to the lower chamber 20 side. After the sealing member 171 contacts the tubular wall portion 84 of the seal case 81 and is compressed and deformed toward the tubular wall portion 84 , the tubular wall portion 84 restricts movement and deformation.
- the pressure in the upper chamber communication chamber 185 rises, and the pressure in the pilot chamber 221 communicating with the upper chamber communication chamber 185 also rises.
- the damping valve 203 of 193 is suppressed from opening.
- the damping force generator 193 is in a state in which the damping valve 203 does not open and oil flows from the upper chamber 19 to the lower chamber 20 through the fixed orifice 65 . Therefore, the damping force on the extension side when the piston frequency is low becomes harder than the damping force on the extension side when the piston frequency is high.
- the oil in the upper chamber 19 opens the hard valve 61 of the damping force generating section 41 . Then, the oil from the upper chamber 19 flows into the lower chamber 20 through the piston passage 43 including the gap between the hard valve 61 and the valve seat portion 47 .
- the hydraulic fluid opens the damping valve 203 of the damping force generating section 193 and flows from the valve passage 250 of the main passage 251 into the lower chamber 20. will flow.
- the seal member 171 discharges the oil in the upper chamber communication chamber 185 of the seal housing chamber 151 to the upper chamber 19 through the upper chamber side passage 161 including the throttle 152 . That is, the seal member 171 moves and deforms so as to be brought closer to the upper chamber 19 side of the seal housing chamber 151 . Also at this time, the sealing member 171 blocks communication between the lower chamber side passage 153 and the upper chamber side passage 161 . Therefore, no oil is introduced from the lower chamber 20 into the upper chamber side passage 161 .
- the frequency of deformation of the seal member 171 also decreases accordingly.
- the seal member 171 comes into contact with the one-side protrusion 94 of the pilot case 91 and is compressed and deformed toward the one-side protrusion 94 , and then the one-side protrusion 94 restricts movement and deformation. Then, the oil stops flowing from the lower chamber 20 to the lower chamber communication chamber 186 .
- the sealing member 171 blocks communication between the lower chamber side passage 153 and the upper chamber side passage 161 . Therefore, no oil is introduced from the lower chamber 20 into the upper chamber side passage 161 .
- the disk valve 71 of the damping force generating mechanism 42 is opened so that the flow rate of the oil flowing to the upper chamber 19 through the piston passage 44 does not decrease. Become.
- the damping force on the compression side when the piston frequency is low becomes harder than the damping force on the compression side when the piston frequency is high.
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 describe shock absorbers having a damping force generating mechanism in which the damping force is variable in response to frequency.
- a damping force generating mechanism is required to be downsized and to improve the degree of freedom in designing the damping force.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190 of the first embodiment has a pilot case 91 that is cylindrical with a bottom and that generates a biasing force in the closing direction on the damping valve 203 arranged on the opening 145 side. Further, the damping force generating mechanism 190 has a piston 18 which is provided on the side of the case bottom portion 92 of the pilot case 91 and in which a piston passage 43 communicating between the upper chamber 19 and the lower chamber 20 is formed. Further, the damping force generating mechanism 190 is provided between the damping valve 203 and the pilot case 91 and the piston 18, and the sealing member 171 is movably provided to apply a biasing force to the damping valve 203 in the valve closing direction. It has a variable frequency sensitive mechanism 191 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 190 also has a seat forming member 205 provided on the opening 145 side of the pilot case 91 and having a valve seat portion 233 on which the damping valve 203 is seated.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190 has the piston 18 on the case bottom 92 side of the bottomed cylindrical pilot case 91 , and the damping valve 203 and the seat forming member 205 on the opening 145 side of the pilot case 91 . . Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190 can bring the pilot case 91 and the piston 18 close to each other in the axial direction without interfering with each other while securing the outer diameter of the damping valve 203 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 190 is provided with a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 between the damping valve 203 and the pilot case 91 and the piston 18 . Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190 can bring the pilot case 91 and the piston 18, including the frequency sensitive mechanism 191, close to each other in the axial direction without interfering with each other. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190 can be made smaller.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190 has a seat forming member 205 formed with a valve seat portion 233 on which the damping valve 203 is seated, separately from the pilot case 91 . Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190 can tune the pressure receiving area of the damping valve 203 and the seat diameter of the valve seat portion 233 by changing the shape of the seat forming member 205 . Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190 can easily tune the pressure receiving area portion of the damping valve 203 and the seat diameter of the valve seat portion 233 compared to the case where the piston is provided with the valve seat portion on which the damping valve is seated. Moreover, the damping force generating mechanism 190 can improve the degree of freedom in the shape of the piston compared to the case where the piston is provided with a valve seat portion on which the damping valve is seated.
- damping force generating mechanism 190 shares the pilot case 91 with the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 and the damping force generating section 193, the number of parts can be reduced.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190 has a recess 58 having a smaller axial dimension than other ranges in a predetermined range radially inside the piston 18 . At least part of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 of the damping force generating mechanism 190 is housed in the concave portion 58 . Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190 can be further miniaturized. Moreover, the damping force generating mechanism 190 can ensure the axial length of the portion of the piston 18 that contacts the inner cylinder 3 even after being miniaturized. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190 can stabilize the movement of the piston 18 with respect to the inner cylinder 3 .
- a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly based on FIG. 5, focusing on differences from the first embodiment. Parts common to those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same designations and the same reference numerals.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190A generates a damping force generating portion 41A that is partially different from the damping force generating portion 41. It has instead of the part 41.
- the damping force generating section 41A has a sub-valve 61A (second damping force generating member), which is partially different from the hard valve 61, instead of the hard valve 61.
- the sub-valve 61A has one disc 60 and one urging member 301 instead of the multiple discs 60 and the intervening discs 62 .
- the disk 60 abuts against the valve seat portion 47 to block one opening of the piston passage 43 .
- the biasing member 301 biases the disk 60 in the direction of contacting the valve seat portion 47 .
- the biasing member 301 has a disk-shaped portion 302 and an extension portion 303 .
- the disc-shaped portion 302 has a perforated disc-like shape, and the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 is fitted on the inner peripheral side thereof.
- the extending portion 303 extends from the outer peripheral edge portion of the disk-shaped portion 302 to the side opposite to the disk 60 in the axial direction of the disk-shaped portion 302 while increasing in diameter.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190A has a support pipe 311 and a seal ring 312.
- the support pipe 311 is made of metal and has a cylindrical shape.
- the support pipe 311 is arranged between the disc-shaped portion 302 of the biasing member 301 and the one-side projecting portion 94 of the pilot case 91 .
- the support pipe 311 has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted on its inner peripheral side.
- the seal ring 312 is made of synthetic resin and has a cylindrical shape.
- the seal ring 312 is arranged between the disc-shaped portion 302 of the biasing member 301 and the one-side projecting portion 94 of the pilot case 91 .
- the support pipe 311 is fitted on the inner peripheral side of the seal ring 312 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 190A has a seal case 81A that is partially different from the seal case 81 instead of the seal case 81.
- the seal case 81A has a lid portion 82A having a larger inner diameter than the lid portion 82 instead of the lid portion 82.
- the seal case 81A has a tubular wall portion 84A having an inner diameter slightly larger than that of the tubular wall portion 84 instead of the tubular wall portion 84.
- the seal case 81A has a seal ring 312 fitted to the inner peripheral side of the lid portion 82A.
- the seal case 81A is slidable with respect to the seal ring 312 in its axial direction.
- the seal case 81A is also slidable with respect to the base portion 111 of the pilot case 91 in its axial direction.
- the seal ring 312 allows the seal case 81A to move in its axial direction while sealing the gap between the seal case 81A and the lid portion 82A.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190A has a seal accommodation chamber 151A that is partially different from the seal accommodation chamber 151 instead of the seal accommodation chamber 151.
- the seal housing chamber 151A is extendable along the axial direction of the pilot case 91 . Therefore, the seal storage chamber 151A has an upper communication chamber 185A, which is partially different from the upper communication chamber 185, instead of the upper communication chamber 185A.
- the seal housing chamber 151A has a lower chamber communication chamber 186A that is partially different from the lower chamber communication chamber 186 instead of the lower chamber communication chamber 186. As shown in FIG.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185A communicates with the upper chamber side passage 161 .
- the lower chamber communication chamber 186A communicates with the lower chamber side passage 153 .
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185A and the lower chamber communication chamber 186A are also extendable along the axial direction of the pilot case 91 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 190A has a frequency sensitive mechanism 191A, which is different from the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 in these points, instead of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 A also has a seal housing chamber 151 A and a seal member 171 housed in the recess 58 of the piston 18 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 190A of the second embodiment operates in substantially the same manner as the damping force generating mechanism 190, but differs from the damping force generating mechanism 190 in the following operations.
- the pressure in the upper communication chamber 185A of the seal housing chamber 151A increases, the pressure in the pilot chamber 221 increases.
- the seal case 81A moves toward the disk 60 in its axial direction, increasing the force exerted by the force exerting member 301 on the disk 60.
- the pilot case 91 applies a biasing force in the valve closing direction to the damping valve 203 and also applies a biasing force in the valve closing direction to the sub-valve 61A.
- the seal member 171 expands radially outward. It abuts on the base portion 111 . Thereby, the seal member 171 maintains the sealed state of the seal portions 181 and 182 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 190A of the second embodiment has a sub-valve 61A that abuts against the valve seat portion 47 and closes one opening of the piston passage 43, and generates a biasing force in the valve-closing direction on the sub-valve 61A. Let Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190A can apply not only the biasing force of the pilot chamber 221 to the damping valve 203 in the closing direction, but also the biasing force in the valve closing direction to the sub-valve 61A. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190A can increase the damping force when the pressure in the pilot chamber 221 increases.
- a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, focusing on differences from the first embodiment. Parts common to those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same designations and the same reference numerals.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190B has a seal member 331 (movable portion) instead of the seal case 81 and the seal member 171. are doing.
- the seal member 331 has a seal case portion 81B that is partially different from the seal case 81 and a seal body portion 171B.
- the seal case portion 81B has a lid portion 82B having a larger outer diameter than the lid portion 82 instead of the lid portion 82. As shown in FIG. 6, in the shock absorber 1B including the damping force generating mechanism 190B of the third embodiment, the damping force generating mechanism 190B has a seal member 331 (movable portion) instead of the seal case 81 and the seal member 171. are doing.
- the seal member 331 has a seal case portion 81B that is partially different from the seal case 81 and a seal body portion 171B.
- the seal case portion 81B has a lid portion 82B having a larger outer diameter than the lid portion 82 instead of the lid portion 82.
- the seal case portion 81B has a tapered portion 83B having a shorter length than the tapered portion 83 in the radial direction of the lid portion 82B and the axial direction of the lid portion 82B instead of the tapered portion 83 .
- the seal case portion 81B has a tubular wall portion 84B, which is longer than the tubular wall portion 84 in the axial direction of the lid portion 82B, instead of the tubular wall portion 84.
- the seal case portion 81B is made of metal and is formed seamlessly and integrally.
- the seal case portion 81B is formed by press molding from a sheet of plate material.
- the seal body portion 171B is annular.
- the seal body portion 171B is an elastic member having rubber elasticity.
- the seal body portion 171B is adhered to the metallic seal case portion 81B.
- the seal body portion 171B extends in a tubular shape from the radially outer portion of the lid portion 82B to the same side as the tubular wall portion 84 in the axial direction of the lid portion 82B.
- the seal main body portion 171B is fixed to the end surface of the lid portion 82B on the side of the tubular wall portion 84 in the axial direction, the inner peripheral surface of the tapered portion 83B, and the inner peripheral surface of the tubular wall portion 84 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 190B has a pilot case 91B (biasing force generating member) that is partially different from the pilot case 91 instead of the pilot case 91.
- the pilot case 91B has a case bottom portion 92B (bottom portion) that is partially different from the case bottom portion 92 instead of the case bottom portion 92.
- the pilot case 91 ⁇ /b>B has a one-side projecting portion 94 ⁇ /b>B that is partially different from the one-side projecting portion 94 instead of the one-side projecting portion 94 .
- the pilot case 91B has a projecting portion 95B on the other side that is partially different from the projecting portion 95 on the other side instead of the projecting portion 95 on the other side.
- the case bottom portion 92B has a base portion 111B that is partially different from the base portion 111 instead of the base portion 111.
- the case bottom portion 92B has a disk-shaped portion 112B that is partially different from the disk-shaped portion 112 instead of the disk-shaped portion 112 .
- the disc-shaped portion 112B extends radially outward of the base portion 111B from the intermediate portion in the axial direction of the base portion 111B.
- the one-side protruding portion 94B is longer than the one-side protruding portion 94 in the axial direction.
- the other-side projecting portion 95B has a cylindrical shape and is longer than the other-side projecting portion 95 in the axial direction.
- the pilot case 91B has a passage hole 141B instead of the passage hole 141. As shown in FIG. The passage hole 141B penetrates the base portion 111B in the axial direction of the base portion 111B. The inside of the passage hole 141B forms an in-case passage 142B.
- the lid portion 82B of the seal case portion 81B of the seal member 331 contacts the one-side projecting portion 94B of the pilot case 91B.
- the cylindrical wall portion 84B of the sealing member 331 is spaced outward in the radial direction of the base portion 111B of the pilot case 91B with respect to the base portion 111B.
- the seal body portion 171B of the seal member 331 abuts on the outside of the passage hole 141B in the radial direction of the base portion 111B.
- a seal housing chamber 151B is formed by being surrounded by the lid portion 82B, the tapered portion 83B and the cylindrical wall portion 84B of the seal case portion 81B and the one-side projecting portion 94B and the base portion 111B of the pilot case 91B.
- the seal accommodation chamber 151B has an annular shape.
- a lower chamber side passage 153B is formed between the base portion 111B of the pilot case 91B and the tubular wall portion 84B of the seal case portion 81B.
- the seal housing chamber 151B communicates with the upper chamber 19 (see FIG. 2) via an upper chamber-side passage 161 including the throttle 152 in the radial groove 125 of the pilot case 91B.
- the seal housing chamber 151B communicates with the lower chamber 20 via a lower chamber side passage 153B between the pilot case 91 and the seal case portion 81B.
- a seal body portion 171B of the seal member 331 is accommodated in the seal accommodation chamber 151B.
- the seal main body portion 171B is fixed to the seal case portion 81B on the side of the seal case portion 81B.
- the seal body portion 171B moves in the radial direction while being deformed in the radial direction with reference to the portion fixed to the seal case portion 81B.
- the seal body portion 171B contacts the base portion 111B of the pilot case 91B. At that time, the seal body portion 171B is elastically deformed in the axial direction of the seal body portion 171B. In other words, the seal body portion 171B is in contact with the base portion 111B of the pilot case 91B with an interference.
- the seal body portion 171B is elastically deformed in the radial direction of the seal body portion 171B. At least the inner diameter of the seal main body 171B can be expanded in the radial direction of the seal main body 171B within the seal housing chamber 151B. At least the outer diameter of the seal main body portion 171B can be reduced in the radial direction of the seal main body portion 171B within the seal housing chamber 151B.
- the seal body portion 171B has a seal portion 182B, a pressure receiving portion 183B, and a pressure receiving portion 184B.
- the seal portion 182B comes into contact with the base portion 111B of the pilot case 91B and seals with the base portion 111B.
- a seal portion 182B is also provided in the seal housing chamber 151B.
- the seal portion 182B suppresses the flow of oil from the upper chamber side passage 161 side including the throttle 152 to the lower chamber side passage 153B side.
- the seal portion 182B also suppresses the flow of oil from the lower chamber side passage 153B side to the upper chamber side passage 161 side.
- the pressure receiving portion 183B is a radially inner portion of the seal body portion 171B.
- the pressure receiving portion 183B receives the pressure on the upper chamber side passage 161 side.
- the pressure receiving portion 184B is a radially outer portion of the seal body portion 171B.
- the pressure receiving portion 184B receives the pressure on the side of the lower chamber side passage 153B.
- the seal body portion 171B partitions the interior of the seal housing chamber 151B into an upper chamber communication chamber 185B and a lower chamber communication chamber 186B.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185B communicates with the upper chamber side passage 161 .
- the lower chamber communication chamber 186B communicates with the lower chamber side passage 153 .
- the seal body portion 171B has a sealing function that divides the inside of the seal housing chamber 151B into an upper communication chamber 185B and a lower communication chamber 186B.
- the seal main body portion 171B also has both the sealing function and the characteristic of being elastically deformed, and also serves as the sealing function, the volume variation function, and the function of the spring element.
- the pressure receiving portion 183B forms an upper chamber communication chamber 185B.
- the pressure receiving portion 184B forms a lower communication chamber 186B.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185B communicates with the in-case passage 142B inside the passage hole 141B of the pilot case 91B.
- the seal body portion 171B blocks communication between the case inner passage 142B and the lower chamber side passage 153B.
- the seal main body portion 171B of the seal member 331 maintains a state of contact with the base portion 111B even when deformed most toward the cylindrical wall portion 84B. That is, even if the seal body portion 171B is deformed most toward the cylindrical wall portion 84B, it blocks the communication between the upper chamber communication chamber 185B and the lower chamber communication chamber 186B. The seal body portion 171B moves away from the base portion 111B in the axial direction of the base portion 111B when moved toward the one-side projecting portion 94B by a predetermined amount.
- the seal member 331 and the pilot case 91B prevent oil from flowing from the lower chamber-side passage 153B to the upper chamber-side passage 161 while blocking oil from flowing from the upper chamber-side passage 161 to the lower chamber-side passage 153B. It constitutes a check valve 332 that allows flow.
- the seal housing chamber 151B and the seal body portion 171B constitute a frequency sensitive mechanism 191B that responds to the frequency of the reciprocating motion of the piston 18 to vary the damping force.
- Frequency sensitive mechanism 191B is also an accumulator.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191B communicates with the upper chamber 19 via the upper chamber side passage 161. As shown in FIG.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191B communicates with the lower chamber 20 through the lower chamber side passage 153B.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191B has a seal housing chamber 151B formed by two members, the pilot case 91B and the seal member 331. As shown in FIG.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191B also has the seal housing chamber 151B and the seal main body 171B housed in the recess 58 of the piston 18 .
- the damping valve main body 201 and the pilot case 91B form a pilot chamber 221B.
- a pilot chamber 221B is formed in the pilot case 91B.
- the damping force generator 193B includes a damping valve 203, a disk 204, a seat forming member 205, and a pilot chamber 221B.
- a damping force generating portion 193B is provided on the opposite side of the piston 18 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91B.
- the pilot chamber 221 ⁇ /b>B causes the damping valve 203 to generate a force in the direction of decreasing the flow passage area between the damping valve 203 and the valve seat portion 233 due to the internal pressure.
- the pilot chamber 221B communicates with the upper chamber communication chamber 185B of the seal housing chamber 151B via an in-case passage 142B in the passage hole 141B of the pilot case 91B. Due to the in-case passage 142B, the pilot chamber 221B and the upper chamber communication chamber 185B have substantially the same pressure.
- the seal body portion 171B of the seal member 331 has a seal function by contacting the pilot case 91B with an interference.
- the seal main body 171B prevents the pressure in the pilot chamber 221B from leaking to the lower chamber 20. As shown in FIG.
- the pilot case 91B is cylindrical with a bottom and generates a biasing force in the valve closing direction on the damping valve 203 arranged on the opening 145 side.
- the piston 18 is provided on the case bottom 92B side of the case bottom 92B and the case tubular portion 93 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91B.
- Frequency sensitive mechanism 191B is provided between damping valve 203 and pilot case 91B and piston 18 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191B has a movable seal main body 171B and changes the biasing force to the damping valve 203. As shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 A hydraulic circuit diagram of the peripheral portion of the piston 18 of the shock absorber 1B having the above configuration is shown in FIG.
- the main passage 251 communicates with the pilot chamber 221B and the upper chamber communication chamber 185B of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191B through the throttle 152.
- the pressure in the pilot chamber 221B acts on the damping valve 203.
- a lower chamber communication chamber 186B of the seal accommodation chamber 151B communicates with the lower chamber 20.
- a check valve 332 is provided between the upper communication chamber 185 of the seal housing chamber 151 and the lower chamber 20 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 190B of the third embodiment operates in substantially the same manner as the damping force generating mechanism 190. That is, in the extension stroke when the piston frequency is high, oil is introduced from the upper chamber 19 through the upper chamber side passage 161 into the upper chamber communication chamber 185B. Then, in response to this, the seal main body portion 171B blocks the communication between the upper chamber side passage 161 and the lower chamber side passage 153B with the seal portion 182B, and the pressure of the hydraulic fluid on the side of the upper chamber side passage 161 with the pressure receiving portion 183B. receive. As a result, the seal main body portion 171B is deformed in the direction of enlarging the inner diameter. When the piston frequency is high, the seal main body portion 171B is deformed in this way every time the extension stroke is performed, and the oil flows from the upper chamber 19 to the upper chamber communication chamber 185B.
- the seal body portion 171B receives the pressure of the hydraulic fluid on the side of the lower chamber side passage 153B at the pressure receiving portion 184B while the communication between the lower chamber side passage 153B and the upper chamber side passage 161 is blocked by the seal portion 182B. As a result, the seal body portion 171B is deformed while moving in the direction of reducing the outer diameter.
- the seal main body portion 171B is deformed in this way each time the compression stroke is performed, and the oil flows from the lower chamber 20 to the lower chamber communication chamber 186B. That is, during the contraction stroke, the seal main body 171B receives pressure from the lower chamber 20 and bends and deforms inward.
- a damping force generating mechanism 190B of the third embodiment is provided with a check valve 332 in a frequency sensitive mechanism 191B. Therefore, when the damping force generating mechanism 190B is subjected to a certain amount of pressure load during the contraction stroke, the tip of the seal main body 171B separates from the pilot case 91B, and oil flows from the lower chamber 20 to the pilot chamber 221B. As a result, the damping force generating mechanism 190B closes the damping valve 203, which was opened in the previous extension stroke, by receiving the pressure in the pilot chamber 221B as back pressure. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190B can suppress the closing delay of the damping valve 203 .
- the damping force generating mechanism 190B has a seal member 331 in which the seal case portion 81B and the seal body portion 171B are integrated. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190B can reduce the number of parts. Also, when the damping force generating mechanism 190B is assembled to the piston rod 21, it suffices to assemble one part, the seal member 331, instead of assembling two parts, the seal case and the seal member. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190B can improve the ease of assembly.
- a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 8, focusing on differences from the third embodiment. Parts common to those of the third embodiment are denoted by the same designations and the same reference numerals.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190C has a seal member 331C (movable portion) that is partially different from the seal member 331. I have it instead.
- the seal member 331C has a seal case 81C (seat portion) similar to the seal case portion 81B, and a seal main body member 341 (elastic fixing member) separate from the seal case 81C.
- the seal body member 341 has a support disk 342 (fixed portion) and an elastically deformable seal body portion 171C (elastic portion) substantially similar to the seal body portion 171B.
- Support disk 342 is made of metal.
- the support disk 342 has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness and an annular shape.
- the support disk 342 is formed from a plate material by press molding.
- a seal body portion 171C is adhered to the outer peripheral portion of the first surface 345 on one side of the support disk 342 in the axial direction.
- the seal body member 341 is seated on the lid portion 82B of the seal case 81C on the second surface 346 of the support disk 342 on the opposite side of the seal body portion 171C in the axial direction.
- the support disk 342 has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted on the inner peripheral side thereof.
- the damping force generation mechanism 190C of the fourth embodiment operates similarly to the damping force generation mechanism 190B.
- the seal member 331C has two parts, a seal body member 341 and a separate seal case 81C.
- the seal body member 341 comprises a support disk 342 to which the elastically deformable seal body portion 171C is secured to a first surface 345.
- a seal case 81C is disposed between the seal body member 341 and the piston 18 and allows the second surface 346 of the support disk 342 to be seated.
- the seal member 331C is composed of two parts, namely, the seal body member 341 having the seal body portion 171C and the seal case 81C. Therefore, even when the characteristics of the seal body portion 171C are changed, the damping force generating mechanism 190C only needs to change the seal body member 341, and the seal case 81C need not be changed. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190C can use the seal case 81C as a common component for a plurality of types of seal members 331C having different characteristics. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190C can improve versatility.
- a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 9, focusing on differences from the first embodiment. Parts common to those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same designations and the same reference numerals.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190D does not have the seal case 81.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190D has a pilot case 91D (biasing force generating member) that is partially different from the pilot case 91 instead of the pilot case 91.
- the pilot case 91D has a pilot case main body 350 that is partially different from the pilot case 91, a passage forming disk 361 (supporting portion), a reinforcing disk 362 (supporting portion), and a plurality of disks 363.
- the pilot case main body 350 has a case bottom portion 92 ⁇ /b>D (bottom portion) that is partially different from the case bottom portion 92 instead of the case bottom portion 92 . Pilot case main body 350 is not provided with one-side projecting portion 94 and other-side projecting portion 95 .
- the case bottom portion 92 ⁇ /b>D has a base portion 111 ⁇ /b>D that is partially different from the base portion 111 instead of the base portion 111 .
- the case bottom portion 92 ⁇ /b>D has a disc-shaped portion 112 ⁇ /b>D that is partially different from the disc-shaped portion 112 instead of the disc-shaped portion 112 .
- the case bottom portion 92D abuts on the intervening disk 62 at the base portion 111D.
- the disk-shaped portion 112D spreads outward in the radial direction of the base portion 111D from the outer end of the base portion 111D in the axial direction opposite to the intervening disk 62 .
- a case tubular portion 93 extends from the outer peripheral edge of the disk-shaped portion 112D to the side opposite to the base portion 111D in the axial direction of the disk-shaped portion 112D.
- the inner peripheral side of the base portion 111D does not have the large-diameter hole portion 101, and forms a hole portion 102D with the same diameter as the small-diameter hole portion 102 and a constant inner diameter.
- the pilot case main body 350 has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted into the hole portion 102D.
- the base portion 111D is formed with an accommodating recess 351 (accommodating portion) on the case cylindrical portion 93 side in the axial direction and on the disk-shaped portion 112D side in the radial direction.
- the housing recess 351 is recessed from the side of the case tubular portion 93 in the axial direction of the base portion 111D toward the side opposite to the case tubular portion 93 along the axial direction of the base portion 111D.
- the housing recess 351 has an annular shape coaxial with the hole 102D.
- passage holes 355 and 356 are formed in the base portion 111D at the position of the bottom portion of the housing recess 351 so as to pass through the base portion 111D in the axial direction thereof.
- the passage hole 355 is formed at the inner end position in the radial direction of the housing recess 351 .
- the passage hole 356 is formed at the outer end position in the radial direction of the housing recess 351 . Therefore, the passage hole 356 is located outside the passage hole 355 in the radial direction of the housing recess 351 .
- a plurality of passage holes 355 are provided in the base portion 111D at regular intervals in the circumferential direction of the housing recess 351 .
- a plurality of passage holes 356 are provided in the base portion 111 ⁇ /b>D at regular intervals in the circumferential direction of the housing recess 351 . Although both the passage holes 355 and the passage holes 356 are shown in FIG. 9, the passage holes 355 and the passage holes 356 are provided alternately in the circumferential direction of the accommodation recess 351 .
- the passage hole 141 is not formed in the base portion 111D.
- the passage forming disc 361, reinforcing disc 362 and multiple discs 363 are all made of metal.
- the passage forming disk 361, the reinforcing disk 362, and the plurality of disks 363 are all flat plates with a constant thickness, and all are annular.
- the passage forming disk 361, the reinforcing disk 362, and the plurality of disks 363 are all formed by press molding a plate material.
- the passage forming disk 361, the reinforcing disk 362, and the plurality of disks 363 are all fitted with the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 on the inner peripheral side thereof.
- the passage forming disk 361 is formed with a notch 371 extending radially outward from its inner peripheral edge.
- the passage forming disk 361 abuts on the side opposite to the intervening disk 62 in the axial direction of the base portion 111D.
- the notch 371 extends radially outward from the radially inner end position of the housing recess 351 .
- the passage forming disk 361 and the disk-shaped portion 112D overlap each other.
- the reinforcement disk 362 has the same outer diameter as the passage forming disk 361 .
- the reinforcing disk 362 abuts on the opposite side of the passage forming disk 361 from the base portion 111D in the axial direction.
- the reinforcing disc 362 covers the notch portion 371 of the passage forming disc 361 on the side opposite to the base portion 111D.
- the reinforcement disk 362 overlaps the disk-shaped portion 112D.
- Each of the plurality of discs 363 has an outer diameter smaller than that of the reinforcing disc 362 .
- a plurality of discs 363 are provided between the disc 211 of the damping valve body 201 and the reinforcing disc 362 and abut against them.
- a seal housing chamber 151D is formed by being surrounded by the passage forming disk 361, the reinforcing disk 362, and the housing recess 351 of the pilot case main body 350.
- the seal accommodation chamber 151D is formed in the accommodation recess 351 and has an annular shape.
- the inside of the notch 371 of the passage forming disk 361 forms a throttle 152D that communicates the rod chamber 155 and the seal housing chamber 151D.
- the inner side of the passage holes 355, 356 and the space between the piston 18 and the pilot case main body 350 form a lower chamber side passage 153D that communicates the lower chamber 20 and the seal accommodation chamber 151D.
- the lower chamber side passage 153D includes a passage between the body tubular portion 57 of the piston 18 and the disk-shaped portion 112D of the pilot case body 350. As shown in FIG.
- the seal housing chamber 151D is formed through an upper chamber 19 (see FIG. 2) through a throttle 152D in the notch 371 of the passage forming disk 361, a rod chamber 155 of the piston rod 21, and a throttle 77 of the piston rod 21 (see FIG. 2). reference).
- the diaphragm 77, the rod chamber 155, and the diaphragm 152D form an upper chamber side passage 161D.
- One end of the upper chamber side passage 161D opens to the seal housing chamber 151D and the other end opens to the upper chamber 19.
- the upper chamber side passage 161D communicates the seal housing chamber 151D with the upper chamber 19.
- the seal housing chamber 151D communicates with the lower chamber 20 via a lower chamber side passage 153D including passage holes 355 and 356 of the pilot case main body 350.
- One end of the lower chamber side passage 153D opens to the seal housing chamber 151D and the other end opens to the lower chamber 20.
- the seal housing chamber 151D is provided between the lower chamber side passage 153D and the throttle 152D of the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190D is provided with a seal member 171D (movable portion) having a different size from the seal member 171 instead of the seal member 171.
- the sealing member 171D is an elastic member having rubber elasticity.
- the sealing member 171D is an O-ring.
- the seal member 171D is housed in the seal housing chamber 151D.
- the seal member 171D contacts the radially inner inner wall portion of the accommodating recess 351 of the pilot case main body 350 and the radially outer outer wall portion of the accommodating recess 351 at the same time. At that time, the sealing member 171D is elastically deformed in the radial direction of the sealing member 171D.
- the seal member 171D is in contact with the inner and outer wall portions of the housing recess 351 with interference.
- the seal member 171D moves in the axial direction of the seal member 171D within the seal housing chamber 151D.
- the seal member 171D is elastically deformed in the axial direction of the seal member 171D within the seal housing chamber 151D.
- the sealing member 171D has a sealing portion 181D, a sealing portion 182D, a pressure receiving portion 183D, and a pressure receiving portion 184D.
- the seal portion 181D comes into contact with the inner wall portion of the housing recess 351 and seals with this inner wall portion.
- the seal portion 182D comes into contact with the outer wall portion of the housing recess 351 and seals with this outer wall portion.
- the seal portions 181D and 182D are also provided in the seal storage chamber 151D. In the seal member 171D, the seal portions 181D and 182D suppress the flow of oil from the upper chamber side passage 161D including the throttle 152D to the lower chamber side passage 153D.
- the seal portions 181D and 182D also suppress the flow of oil from the lower chamber side passage 153D side to the upper chamber side passage 161D side.
- the pressure receiving portion 183D is a portion of the sealing member 171D on the side of the passage forming disk 361 in the axial direction.
- the pressure receiving portion 183D receives the pressure on the side of the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the pressure receiving portion 184D is a portion of the sealing member 171D on the bottom side of the housing recess 351 in the axial direction.
- the pressure receiving portion 184D receives the pressure on the side of the lower chamber side passage 153D.
- the sealing member 171D has a sealing function to divide the inside of the seal accommodating chamber 151D into an upper communication chamber 185D and a lower communication chamber 186D.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185D communicates with the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the lower chamber communication chamber 186D communicates with the lower chamber side passage 153D.
- the sealing member 171D has both this sealing function and the property of being elastically deformed.
- the seal member 171D also has a seal function, a volume change function, and a spring element function.
- the pressure receiving portion 183D forms an upper chamber communication chamber 185D.
- the pressure receiving portion 184D forms a lower communication chamber 186D.
- a passage 142D is provided between the disk-shaped portion 112D of the pilot case main body 350 and the passage forming disk 361 and the reinforcing disk 362. As shown in FIG.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185D communicates with this passage 142D.
- the sealing member 171D blocks communication between the throttle 152D and the passage 142D and the lower chamber side passage 153D.
- the seal housing chamber 151D and the seal member 171D constitute a frequency sensitive mechanism 191D that responds to the frequency of the reciprocating motion of the piston 18 to vary the damping force.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190D is also an accumulator.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191D communicates with the upper chamber 19 via the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191D communicates with the lower chamber 20 through the lower chamber side passage 153D.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191D also has a seal housing chamber 151D and a seal member 171D housed in the recess 58 of the piston 18. As shown in FIG.
- the pilot case main body 350, reinforcing disc 362 and multiple discs 363 of the pilot case 91D, and the damping valve main body 201 form a pilot chamber 221D.
- a pilot chamber 221D is formed in the pilot case 91D.
- the damping force generator 193D includes a damping valve 203, a disk 204, a seat forming member 205, and a pilot chamber 221D.
- a damping force generating portion 193D is provided on the side opposite to the piston 18 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91D.
- the pilot chamber 221 ⁇ /b>D causes the damping valve 203 to generate a force in the direction in which the flow passage area between the damping valve 203 and the valve seat portion 233 decreases due to the internal pressure.
- the pilot chamber 221D communicates with the upper chamber communication chamber 185D of the seal housing chamber 151D through the passage 142D. Therefore, the pilot chamber 221D communicates with the upper chamber 19 (see FIG. 2) via the passage 142D, the upper chamber communication chamber 185D and the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the passage 142D allows the pilot chamber 221D and the upper chamber communication chamber 185D to have substantially the same pressure.
- the pilot case 91D is cylindrical with a bottom and generates a biasing force in the valve closing direction on the damping valve 203 arranged on the opening 145 side.
- the piston 18 is provided on the case bottom 92D side of the case bottom 92D and the case cylindrical portion 93 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91D.
- a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 D is provided between the piston 18 and the damping valve 203 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191D is provided with a movable sealing member 171D to vary the biasing force to the damping valve 203. As shown in FIG.
- the hydraulic circuit diagram of the peripheral portion of the piston 18 of the shock absorber 1D configured as above is the same as that of the shock absorber 1 shown in FIG.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190D operates in substantially the same manner as the damping force generating mechanism 190.
- oil is introduced from the upper chamber 19 into the upper chamber communication chamber 185D from the upper chamber side passage 161D during the extension stroke when the piston frequency is high.
- the seal member 171D blocks the communication between the upper chamber side passage 161D and the lower chamber side passage 153D at the seal portions 181D and 182D, and the oil liquid at the upper chamber side passage 161D side is blocked at the pressure receiving portion 183D. under pressure.
- the seal member 171D is deformed while moving toward the bottom of the housing recess 351 .
- the seal member 171D moves and deforms in this way each time the extension stroke is performed, allowing oil to flow from the upper chamber 19 to the upper chamber communication chamber 185D.
- the passage forming disk 361 and the reinforcing disk 362 cover the seal member 171D accommodated in the seal accommodation chamber 151D so as not to move toward the pilot chamber 221D.
- the sealing member 171D blocks the communication between the lower chamber side passage 153D and the upper chamber side passage 161D even during the compression stroke when the piston frequency is low.
- the sealing member 171D is housed in the housing recess 351 of the pilot case main body 350. Therefore, in the damping force generating mechanism 190D, the seal member 171D can be previously fitted into the housing recess 351 of the pilot case main body 350, and the seal member 171D can be assembled to the piston rod 21 together with the pilot case main body 350. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190D can be easily assembled with the sealing member 171D.
- a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly based on FIG. 10, focusing on differences from the fifth embodiment. Parts common to those of the fifth embodiment are denoted by the same designations and the same reference numerals.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190E uses a pilot case 91E (biasing force generating member) that is partially different from the pilot case 91D. It has instead of the case 91D.
- the pilot case 91E has a pilot case main body 350E (the other side portion), which is partially different from the pilot case main body 350, instead of the pilot case main body 350.
- the pilot case 91E has an inner member 381 (one side portion), a passage forming disc 361E (support portion), and a plurality of discs 363 .
- the reinforcing disk 362 is not provided in the pilot case 91E.
- the passage forming disk 361E is thicker than the passage forming disk 361 and has higher rigidity. Similar to the passage forming disc 361, the passage forming disc 361E forms an aperture 152D with a notch 371. As shown in FIG.
- the pilot case main body 350E is made of metal and is seamlessly and integrally formed.
- the pilot case main body 350E has a case bottom portion 92E (bottom portion) that is partially different from the case bottom portion 92D instead of the case bottom portion 92D.
- the case bottom portion 92E has a base portion 111E that is partially different from the base portion 111D instead of the base portion 111D.
- the case bottom portion 92E has a tubular portion 385 between the base portion 111E and the disk-shaped portion 112D.
- the tubular portion 385 is cylindrical.
- the tubular portion 385 extends from the inner peripheral edge portion of the disk-shaped portion 112D to the opposite side of the case tubular portion 93 in the axial direction of the disk-shaped portion 112D.
- the base portion 111E spreads radially inward of the cylindrical portion 385 from the end portion of the cylindrical portion 385 opposite to the disk-shaped portion 112D in the axial direction.
- the inner peripheral side of the base portion 111E forms a hole portion 102E with a constant inner diameter that is the same as the hole portion 102D.
- the pilot case main body 350E has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted into the hole portion 102E.
- the base portion 111E has a body portion 391 and an inner projecting portion 392.
- the body portion 391 has a flat plate shape and an annular shape.
- the inner protruding portion 392 protrudes from the inner peripheral side of the body portion 391 toward the disk-shaped portion 112 ⁇ /b>D in the axial direction of the body portion 391 .
- the inner protruding portion 392 has a tapered surface in which the diameter of the outer peripheral surface thereof decreases as the distance from the main body portion 391 increases in the axial direction.
- the body portion 391 has a plurality of passage holes 355E (first holes) similar to the plurality of passage holes 355 and a plurality of passage holes between the inner protruding portion 392 and the cylindrical portion 385 in the radial direction.
- a plurality of passage holes 356E first holes similar to 356 are formed.
- the inner member 381 is made of metal and is seamlessly and integrally formed.
- the inner member 381 has an annular shape and is formed by sintering.
- the inner member 381 has a maximum outer diameter equal to that of the inner protrusion 392 .
- the inner member 381 has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted on its inner peripheral side.
- the inner member 381 is chamfered on both sides in the axial direction of the outer peripheral surface.
- a passage forming disk 361E abuts on the side of the inner member 381 opposite to the base portion 111E in the axial direction.
- a plurality of discs 363 are stacked on the side opposite to the inner member 381 in the axial direction of the passage forming disc 361E.
- the passage forming disk 361E has an outer diameter larger than that of the inner member 381. As shown in FIG. The maximum inner diameter of the notch 371 of the passage forming disk 361E is the same as the outer diameter of the inner member 381 . The passage forming disk 361E overlaps the disc-shaped portion 112D in its axial position. Each of the plurality of discs 363 has an outer diameter smaller than the maximum inner diameter of the notch 371 of the passage forming disc 361E.
- a housing recess 351E substantially similar to the housing recess 351 is formed surrounded by the cylindrical section 385, the main body section 391, the inner protruding section 392, and the inner member 381.
- Passage holes 355E and 356E are arranged at the bottom of the housing recess 351E.
- An elastically deformable seal member 171D (first portion) and an elastically deformable spring disk 401 (second portion) are provided in the accommodation recess 351E.
- the seal member 171D and the spring disk 401 constitute a movable portion 405. As shown in FIG.
- the spring disk 401 is made of metal.
- the spring disk 401 has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness and an annular shape.
- the spring disk 401 is flexible and formed by press molding from a plate material.
- the spring disc 401 has a radially inner inner peripheral portion sandwiched between the inner member 381 and the inner protruding portion 392 of the pilot case main body 350E. Therefore, the spring disk 401 is restrained from axially displacing at the inner circumferential portion on the radially inner side.
- the spring disk 401 has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted on its inner peripheral side.
- the spring disk 401 extends radially outward beyond the inner member 381 and the inner protrusion 392 .
- the spring disk 401 is allowed to be displaced in the axial direction at the outer portion, which is a part of the radially outer side.
- a disk hole 402 (second hole) is formed in the spring disk 401 radially outside the surfaces of the inner member 381 and the inner protrusion 392 that contact the spring disk 401 .
- the disk hole 402 penetrates the spring disk 401 in the axial direction of the spring disk 401 .
- a seal housing chamber 151E is formed by being surrounded by the passage forming disk 361E and the housing recess 351E.
- the seal accommodation chamber 151E is formed in the accommodation recess 351E and has an annular shape.
- An upper chamber side passage 161D including a throttle 152D of the passage forming disk 361E communicates the upper chamber 19 (see FIG. 2) and the seal accommodating chamber 151E.
- the inner side of the passage holes 355E, 356E and the space between the piston 18 and the pilot case main body 350E form a lower chamber side passage 153E that communicates the lower chamber 20 and the seal housing chamber 151E.
- the spring disk 401 has its outer peripheral side arranged in the seal housing chamber 151E.
- the spring disk 401 has a radial clearance with the cylindrical portion 385 .
- the spring disk 401 has lower rigidity than the passage forming disk 361E and is easily deformed.
- the seal member 171D is housed in the seal housing chamber 151E. At that time, the sealing member 171D is arranged between the spring disk 401 and the passage forming disk 361E. The seal member 171D simultaneously contacts the outer peripheral portion of the inner member 381, which is the inner wall portion of the housing recess 351E, and the inner peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion 385, which is the radial outer wall portion of the housing recess 351E. At that time, the sealing member 171D is elastically deformed in the radial direction of the sealing member 171D. The seal member 171D moves in the axial direction of the seal member 171D within the seal housing chamber 151D.
- the seal member 171D is elastically deformed in the axial direction of the seal member 171D within the seal housing chamber 151D.
- a sealing portion 181D of the sealing member 171D contacts the outer peripheral portion of the inner member 381 to seal the outer peripheral portion.
- a sealing portion 182D of the sealing member 171D comes into contact with the inner peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion 385 to seal the inner peripheral portion.
- the seal portions 181D and 182D are also provided in the seal storage chamber 151E.
- the seal portions 181D and 182D suppress the flow of oil from the upper chamber side passage 161D including the throttle 152D to the lower chamber side passage 153E.
- the seal portions 181D and 182D also suppress the flow of oil from the lower chamber side passage 153E side to the upper chamber side passage 161D side.
- the seal member 171D partitions the inside of the seal housing chamber 151E into an upper communication chamber 185E and a lower communication chamber 186E.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185E communicates with the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the lower chamber communication chamber 186E communicates with the lower chamber side passage 153E.
- the pressure receiving portion 183D forms an upper chamber communication chamber 185E.
- the pressure receiving portion 184D forms a lower communication chamber 186E.
- a passage 142E is provided between the disk-shaped portion 112D of the pilot case main body 350E and the passage forming disk 361E.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185E communicates with this passage 142E.
- the sealing member 171D blocks communication between the throttle 152D and the passage 142E and the lower chamber side passage 153E.
- the seal housing chamber 151E, the seal member 171D, and the spring disc 401 constitute a frequency sensitive mechanism 191E that responds to the frequency of the reciprocating motion of the piston 18 to vary the damping force.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190E is also an accumulator.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E communicates with the upper chamber 19 via the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E communicates with the lower chamber 20 through the lower chamber side passage 153E.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E also has the seal housing chamber 151E, the seal member 171D and the spring disc 401 housed in the recess 58 of the piston 18. As shown in FIG.
- the pilot case main body 350E of the pilot case 91E, the passage forming disc 361E, the plurality of discs 363, and the damping valve main body 201 form a pilot chamber 221E.
- a pilot chamber 221E is formed in the pilot case 91E.
- the throttle 152D communicates with the upper chamber communication chamber 185E and the pilot chamber 221E.
- the damping force generator 193E includes a damping valve 203, a disk 204, a seat forming member 205, and a pilot chamber 221E.
- a damping force generating portion 193E is provided on the opposite side of the piston 18 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91E.
- the pilot chamber 221 ⁇ /b>E causes the damping valve 203 to generate a force in the direction of decreasing the flow passage area between the damping valve 203 and the valve seat portion 233 due to the internal pressure. Pilot chamber 221E communicates with upper chamber communication chamber 185E via throttle 152D and passage 142E. As a result, the pilot chamber 221E and the upper chamber communication chamber 185E have substantially the same pressure.
- the pilot case 91E is cylindrical with a bottom and generates a biasing force in the valve closing direction on the damping valve 203 arranged on the opening 145 side.
- the piston 18 is provided on the case bottom 92E side of the case bottom 92E and the case tubular portion 93 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91E.
- a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 E is provided between the piston 18 and the damping valve 203 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E is provided with a movable portion 405 so as to be able to move, and changes the urging force to the damping valve 203. As shown in FIG.
- the passage forming disk 361E supports one side of the movable portion 405 (the side opposite to the piston 18).
- the pilot case 91E has a housing recess 351E that houses the movable portion 405.
- the movable portion 405 is in contact with the elastically deformable sealing member 171D and the surface of the sealing member 171D on the other side (piston 18 side), and at least the outer portion, which is a part of the radially outer side, allows displacement in the axial direction.
- It has a plate-like spring disc 401 that is The spring disk 401 is restrained from axially displacing at its inner portion, which is radially inner than its outer portion.
- the pilot case 91E has passage holes 355E and 356E provided on the other side (piston 18 side) of the spring disk 401 and communicating with the outside.
- the spring disk 401 has a disk hole 402 that communicates the accommodation recess 351E and the passage holes 355E and 356E.
- the pilot case 91E is composed of an inner member 381 located on the one side (the side opposite to the piston 18) and a pilot case main body 350E, at least a part of which is located on the other side (the piston 18 side) of the inner member 381. split.
- the passage holes 355E and 356E are provided through the pilot case main body 350E in the axial direction of the pilot case main body 350E.
- the hydraulic circuit diagram of the peripheral portion of the piston 18 of the shock absorber 1E configured as above is the same as that of the shock absorber 1 shown in FIG.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190E operates in substantially the same manner as the damping force generating mechanism 190D.
- oil is introduced from the upper chamber 19 into the upper chamber communication chamber 185E from the upper chamber side passage 161D during the extension stroke when the piston frequency is high.
- the seal member 171D blocks the communication between the upper chamber side passage 161D and the lower chamber side passage 153E at the seal portions 181D and 182D, and the oil liquid at the upper chamber side passage 161D side is blocked at the pressure receiving portion 183D. under pressure.
- the seal member 171D is deformed while moving toward the bottom of the housing recess 351 .
- the seal member 171D deforms the spring disk 401 toward the bottom of the housing recess 351.
- the seal member 171D moves and deforms and the spring disk 401 deforms in each extension stroke, thereby allowing oil to flow from the upper chamber 19 to the upper chamber communication chamber 185E.
- the seal member 171D receives the pressure of the hydraulic fluid on the side of the lower chamber side passage 153D at the pressure receiving portion 184D while the seal portions 181D and 182D block communication between the lower chamber side passage 153E and the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the seal member 171D deforms while moving toward the passage forming disk 361E.
- the seal member 171D moves and deforms in this way each time the compression stroke occurs, allowing oil to flow from the lower chamber 20 to the lower chamber communication chamber 186E.
- the movable portion 405 of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E is in contact with the elastically deformable seal member 171D and the surface of the seal member 171D on the piston 18 side, and a portion of the radially outer side of the seal member 171D. has a plate-like spring disc 401 that allows displacement in the axial direction. Therefore, in the damping force generating mechanism 190E, the characteristics of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E do not depend only on the characteristics of the sealing member 171D. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190E can suppress temporal changes in the characteristics of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E and variation in the characteristics of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E due to the influence of temperature and the like.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190E can increase the variable amount of the volume of the seal housing chamber 151E of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190E can expand the flow area of the throttle 77 and the throttle 152D. This also allows the damping force generating mechanism 190E to suppress variations in the characteristics of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190E can change the characteristics of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E by changing the spring disk 401. FIG. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190E can improve tunability.
- the spring disk 401 is restricted from axially displacing at the inner portion radially inner than the outer portion. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190E can stabilize the characteristics of the spring disk 401, and can stabilize the characteristics of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191E.
- the spring disc 401 has a disc hole 402 that communicates the accommodation recess 351E and the passage holes 355E and 356E. Therefore, the damping force generating mechanism 190E can discharge the air in the housing recess 351E from the disc hole 402 through the passage holes 355E and 356E when the oil is injected.
- the pilot case 91E is divided into an inner member 381 located on the opposite side of the piston 18 and a pilot case main body 350E at least partially located on the piston 18 side of the inner member 381. Therefore, the spring disk 401 can be easily assembled to the damping force generating mechanism 190E.
- a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly based on FIG. 11, focusing on differences from the fifth and sixth embodiments. Parts common to the fifth and sixth embodiments are denoted by the same designations and the same reference numerals.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190F uses a pilot case 91F (biasing force generating member) that is partially different from the pilot case 91D. It has instead of the case 91D.
- the pilot case 91F has a pilot case main body 350F that is partially different from the pilot case main body 350, a passage forming disc 361E, and a plurality of discs 363. As shown in FIG. The reinforcing disk 362 is not provided in the pilot case 91F.
- the pilot case main body 350F has a case bottom portion 92F (bottom portion) that is partially different from the case bottom portion 92D instead of the case bottom portion 92D.
- the case bottom portion 92F has a base portion 111F that is partially different from the base portion 111D instead of the base portion 111D.
- the case bottom portion 92F abuts on the intervening disk 62 at the base portion 111F.
- the pilot case main body 350F has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted into the hole portion 102D of the base portion 111F.
- a housing recess 351F (storage section) that is partially different from the housing recess 351 is formed in the base section 111F instead of the housing recess 351 .
- the bottom surface 421 of the housing recess 351F is tapered.
- the bottom surface 421 is inclined so that the outer side in the radial direction is closer to the disk-shaped portion 112D in the axial direction.
- a plurality of passage holes 355F first hole portions
- a plurality of passage holes 356F first hole portions
- An elastically deformable sealing member 171D (first portion) and an elastically deformable spring disk 431 (second portion) are provided in the accommodation recess 351F.
- the seal member 171D and the spring disk 431 constitute a movable portion 435. As shown in FIG.
- the spring disk 431 is made of metal.
- the spring disk 431 has a flat plate shape with a constant thickness and an annular shape.
- the spring disk 431 is flexible and formed by press molding from a plate material.
- the spring disk 431 is arranged in the housing recess 351F.
- a seal housing chamber 151F is formed by being surrounded by the passage forming disk 361E and the housing recess 351F of the pilot case main body 350F.
- the seal accommodation chamber 151F is formed in the accommodation recess 351F and has an annular shape.
- An upper chamber side passage 161D including a throttle 152D of the passage forming disk 361E communicates the upper chamber 19 (see FIG. 2) and the seal accommodating chamber 151F.
- the inner side of the passage holes 355F, 356F and the space between the piston 18 and the pilot case main body 350F form a lower chamber side passage 153F that communicates the lower chamber 20 and the seal housing chamber 151F.
- the spring disk 431 is entirely arranged within the seal housing chamber 151F.
- the spring disk 431 moves in the axial direction of the seal housing chamber 151F within the seal housing chamber 151F.
- the spring disk 431 has lower rigidity than the passage forming disk 361E and is easily deformed.
- the seal member 171D is housed in the seal housing chamber 151F. At that time, the sealing member 171D is arranged between the spring disk 431 and the passage forming disk 361E. The seal member 171D simultaneously contacts the inner wall portion of the accommodating recessed portion 351F and the outer wall portion of the accommodating recessed portion 351F. At that time, the sealing member 171D is elastically deformed in the radial direction of the sealing member 171D. The seal member 171D moves in the axial direction of the seal member 171D within the seal housing chamber 151F. The seal member 171D is elastically deformed in the axial direction of the seal member 171D within the seal housing chamber 151F.
- a sealing portion 181D of the sealing member 171D comes into contact with the inner wall portion of the housing recess 351F to seal with the inner wall portion.
- a sealing portion 182D of the sealing member 171D comes into contact with the outer wall portion of the housing recess 351F to seal with the outer wall portion.
- the seal portions 181D and 182D are also provided in the seal storage chamber 151F.
- the seal portions 181D and 182D suppress the flow of oil from the upper chamber side passage 161D side including the throttle 152D to the lower chamber side passage 153F side.
- the seal portions 181D and 182D also suppress the flow of oil from the lower chamber side passage 153F side to the upper chamber side passage 161D side.
- the seal member 171D partitions the inside of the seal housing chamber 151F into an upper communication chamber 185F and a lower communication chamber 186F.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185F communicates with the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the lower chamber communication chamber 186F communicates with the lower chamber side passage 153E.
- the pressure receiving portion 183D forms an upper chamber communication chamber 185F.
- the pressure receiving portion 184D forms a lower communication chamber 186F.
- the passage forming disk 361E overlaps the disk-shaped portion 112D of the pilot case body 350F in the axial direction.
- a passage 142F is provided between the passage forming disk 361E and the disk-shaped portion 112D.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185F communicates with the throttle 152D and the passage 142F.
- the seal member 171D blocks communication between the throttle 152D and the passage 142F and the lower chamber side passage 153F.
- the seal housing chamber 151F, the seal member 171D, and the spring disc 431 constitute a frequency sensitive mechanism 191F that responds to the frequency of the reciprocating motion of the piston 18 to vary the damping force.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190F is also an accumulator.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191F communicates with the upper chamber 19 via the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191F communicates with the lower chamber 20 via the lower chamber side passage 153F.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191F also has a seal housing chamber 151F, a seal member 171D and a spring disk 431 housed in the recess 58 of the piston 18. As shown in FIG.
- the pilot case main body 350F of the pilot case 91F, the passage forming disc 361E and the plurality of discs 363, and the damping valve main body 201 form a pilot chamber 221F.
- a pilot chamber 221F is formed in the pilot case 91F.
- the throttle 152D communicates with the upper chamber communication chamber 185F and the pilot chamber 221F.
- the damping force generator 193F includes a damping valve 203, a disk 204, a seat forming member 205, and a pilot chamber 221F.
- a damping force generating portion 193F is provided on the opposite side of the piston 18 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91F.
- the pilot chamber 221 ⁇ /b>F causes the damping valve 203 to generate a force in the direction in which the flow passage area between the damping valve 203 and the valve seat portion 233 decreases due to the internal pressure. Pilot chamber 221F communicates with upper chamber communication chamber 185F via throttle 152D and passage 142F. As a result, the pilot chamber 221F and the upper chamber communication chamber 185F have substantially the same pressure.
- the pilot case 91F is cylindrical with a bottom and generates a biasing force in the valve closing direction on the damping valve 203 arranged on the opening 145 side.
- the piston 18 is provided on the case bottom 92F side of the case bottom 92F and the case tubular portion 93 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91F.
- a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 F is provided between the piston 18 and the damping valve 203 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191 ⁇ /b>F has a movable portion 435 movably provided to vary the biasing force to the damping valve 203 .
- the passage forming disk 361E supports one side of the movable portion 435 (the side opposite to the piston 18).
- the pilot case 91F has a housing recess 351F that houses the movable portion 435.
- the movable portion 435 includes an elastically deformable sealing member 171D and a plate-like spring disk 431 that contacts the surface of the sealing member 171D on the other side (piston 18 side) and is allowed to be displaced in the axial direction as a whole. have.
- the pilot case 91F is provided on the other side (piston 18 side) of the spring disk 431 and has passage holes 355F and 356F that can communicate with the outside.
- the hydraulic circuit diagram of the peripheral portion of the piston 18 of the shock absorber 1F with the above configuration is the same as that of the shock absorber 1 shown in FIG.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190F operates in substantially the same manner as the damping force generating mechanism 190D.
- oil is introduced from the upper chamber 19 into the upper chamber communication chamber 185F from the upper chamber side passage 161D during the extension stroke when the piston frequency is high.
- the seal member 171D blocks the communication between the upper chamber side passage 161D and the lower chamber side passage 153F with the seal portions 181D and 182D, and the oil liquid in the upper chamber side passage 161D is prevented by the pressure receiving portion 183D. under pressure.
- the sealing member 171D moves toward the bottom surface 421 of the housing recess 351F, and deforms while pressing the spring disk 431 against the bottom surface 421 of the housing recess 351F. At that time, the spring disk 431 deforms into a tapered shape following the bottom surface 421 .
- the seal member 171D moves and deforms and the spring disc 431 moves and deforms in each extension stroke, thereby allowing oil to flow from the upper chamber 19 to the upper chamber communication chamber 185F.
- the movable portion 435 of the frequency sensitive mechanism 191F is in contact with the elastically deformable sealing member 171D and the piston 18 side surface of the sealing member 171D, and is displaced in the axial direction. It has a plate-like spring disk 431 that is allowed. Therefore, the same effects as in the sixth embodiment are obtained.
- a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 12, focusing on differences from the sixth embodiment. Parts common to those in the sixth embodiment are denoted by the same designations and the same reference numerals.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190G uses a pilot case 91G (biasing force generating member) that is partially different from the pilot case 91E. It has instead of the case 91E.
- the pilot case 91 ⁇ /b>G has an inner member 381 ⁇ /b>G (one side portion) that is partially different from the inner member 381 instead of the inner member 381 .
- the inner member 381G is made of metal and seamlessly integrally formed by sintering.
- the inner member 381G is annular.
- the inner member 381G is formed by sintering.
- the inner member 381G has an inner component portion 451 and a support portion 452 .
- Inner component 451 is substantially similar to inner member 381 .
- the inner forming portion 451 is chamfered only on the side of the spring disk 401 among both sides in the axial direction of the outer peripheral surface.
- the support portion 452 spreads outward in the radial direction of the inner structural portion 451 from the end of the inner structural portion 451 opposite to the spring disk 401 in the axial direction.
- a passage hole 455 is formed in the inner end portion of the support portion 452 on the side of the inner component portion 451 in the radial direction.
- the passage hole 455 penetrates the support portion 452 in the axial direction of the support portion 452 .
- the pilot case 91G has one disk 363 interposed between the passage forming disk 361E and the inner member 381G.
- the inner member 381G has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted on its inner peripheral side.
- the supporting portion 452 overlaps the disk-shaped portion 112D of the pilot case main body 350E in its axial direction.
- a housing recess 351G substantially similar to the housing recess 351E is formed surrounded by the cylindrical section 385, the body section 391, the inner protruding section 392, and the inner structural section 451.
- the spring disk 401 has a radially inner inner peripheral portion sandwiched between the inner component portion 451 of the inner member 381G and the inner protruding portion 392 of the pilot case main body 350E. The spring disk 401 extends radially outward beyond the inner forming portion 451 and the inner protruding portion 392 .
- a seal accommodation chamber 151G which is substantially the same as the seal accommodation chamber 151E, is formed by being surrounded by the support portion 452 of the inner member 381G and the accommodation recess 351G.
- the seal housing chamber 151G is formed within the housing recess 351G.
- Pilot case main body 350E, inner member 381G, passage forming disc 361E and a plurality of discs 363 of pilot case 91G, and damping valve main body 201 form pilot chamber 221G.
- a pilot chamber 221G is formed in the pilot case 91G.
- a throttle 152D in the passage forming disk 361E communicates with the pilot chamber 221G.
- a passage 142G is provided between the disc-shaped portion 112D of the pilot case main body 350E and the support portion 452 of the inner member 381G.
- the seal housing chamber 151G communicates with the pilot chamber 221G through the passage in the passage hole 455 and the passage 142G.
- the passage in the passage hole 455 is such that when the seal member 171D abuts against the support portion 452, the corner between the inner component portion 451 and the support portion 452 and the seal member 171D form a sealed space. suppress
- the seal member 171D is configured such that the seal portions 181D and 182D are configured to flow from the upper chamber side passage 161D including the throttle 152D to the lower chamber side passage 153G via the pilot chamber 221G, the passage in the passage hole 455, and the passage 142G. restrain the flow of The seal portions 181D and 182D also suppress the flow of oil from the lower chamber side passage 153G side to the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber side passage 161D side.
- the seal member 171D partitions the inside of the seal housing chamber 151G into an upper communication chamber 185G and a lower communication chamber 186G.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185G communicates with the upper chamber side passage 161D via the passage in the passage hole 455, the passage 142G and the pilot chamber 221G.
- the lower chamber communication chamber 186G communicates with the lower chamber side passage 153G.
- the pressure receiving portion 183D forms an upper chamber communication chamber 185G.
- the pressure receiving portion 184D forms a lower communication chamber 186G.
- the seal housing chamber 151G, the seal member 171D, and the spring disc 401 constitute a frequency sensitive mechanism 191G that responds to the frequency of the reciprocating motion of the piston 18 to vary the damping force.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190G is also an accumulator.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191G communicates with the upper chamber 19 via the passage in the passage hole 455, the passage 142G, the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191G communicates with the lower chamber 20 through the lower chamber side passage 153G.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191G also has a seal housing chamber 151G, a seal member 171D and a spring disk 401 housed in the recess 58 of the piston 18. As shown in FIG.
- the passage in the passage hole 455 and the passage 142G allow the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber communication chamber 185G to have substantially the same pressure.
- the damping force generator 193G includes a damping valve 203, a disk 204, a seat forming member 205, and a pilot chamber 221G.
- a damping force generating portion 193G is provided on the side opposite to the piston 18 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91G.
- the pilot chamber 221 ⁇ /b>G causes the damping valve 203 to generate a force in the direction of decreasing the flow passage area between the damping valve 203 and the valve seat portion 233 due to the internal pressure.
- the pilot case 91G is cylindrical with a bottom and generates a biasing force in the valve closing direction on the damping valve 203 arranged on the opening 145 side.
- the piston 18 is provided on the case bottom 92E side of the case bottom 92E and the case tubular portion 93 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91G.
- a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 G is provided between the piston 18 and the damping valve 203 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191G is provided with a movable portion 405 so as to be able to move, and changes the urging force to the damping valve 203.
- a support portion 452 that supports one side of the movable portion 405 (the side opposite to the piston 18) is formed integrally with the inner member 381G.
- the hydraulic circuit diagram of the portion around the piston 18 of the shock absorber 1G configured as above is the same as that of the shock absorber 1 shown in FIG.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190G operates in substantially the same manner as the damping force generating mechanism 190E.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190G in the extension stroke, transfers oil from the upper chamber 19 to the upper chamber communication chamber 185G via the pilot chamber 221G, the passage in the passage hole 455, and the passage 142G from the upper chamber side passage 161D. is introduced.
- oil is introduced from the lower chamber 20 into the lower chamber communication chamber 186G via the lower chamber side passage 153G.
- a support portion 452 that supports the side of the movable portion 405 opposite to the piston 18 is formed integrally with the inner member 381G. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and the number of assembling man-hours can be reduced.
- a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 13, focusing on differences from the eighth embodiment. Parts common to those of the eighth embodiment are denoted by the same designations and the same reference numerals.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190H uses a pilot case 91H (biasing force generating member) that is partially different from the pilot case 91G. It has instead of the case 91G.
- the pilot case 91H has an inner member 381H (one side portion) that is partially different from the inner member 381G instead of the inner member 381G.
- the inner member 381H is also seamlessly integrally formed by sintering.
- the inner member 381H has a support portion 452H that is partially different from the support portion 452. No passage hole 455 is formed in the support portion 452H.
- a passage groove 471 is formed in the support portion 452H.
- the passage groove 471 is formed on the movable portion 405 side in the axial direction of the support portion 452H.
- the passage groove 471 extends in the radial direction of the support portion 452H.
- An upper communication chamber 185G of the seal accommodation chamber 151G communicates with the pilot chamber 221G via a passage 142G. Even if the seal member 171D contacts the support portion 452H, the entire upper chamber communication chamber 185G communicates with the passage 142G through the passage in the passage groove 471. That is, when the seal member 171D abuts against the support portion 452H, the passage in the passage groove 471 forms a closed space between the seal member 171D and the corner portion between the inner component portion 451 and the support portion 452H. suppress
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191G communicates with the upper chamber 19 via the passage 142G, the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the passage 142G allows the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber communication chamber 185G to have substantially the same pressure.
- the hydraulic circuit diagram of the peripheral portion of the piston 18 of the shock absorber 1H configured as above is the same as that of the shock absorber 1 shown in FIG.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190H operates in substantially the same manner as the damping force generating mechanism 190G.
- a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly based on FIG. 14, focusing on differences from the eighth embodiment. Parts common to those of the eighth embodiment are denoted by the same designations and the same reference numerals.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190J uses a pilot case 91J (biasing force generating member) that is partially different from the pilot case 91G. It has instead of the case 91G.
- the pilot case 91J has a pilot case body 350J (one side) and a cover member 491 (the other side) instead of the pilot case body 350E and the inner member 381G.
- the pilot case main body 350J is made of metal and is seamlessly and integrally formed by sintering.
- the pilot case main body 350J has a case tubular portion 93, a disk-shaped portion 112D and a tubular portion 385, similarly to the pilot case main body 350E.
- the pilot case main body 350J is not provided with the base portion 111E.
- the pilot case main body 350J has an inner component portion 451 similar to the inner member 381G and a support portion 452J substantially similar to the support portion 452.
- the support portion 452J is connected to the disk-shaped portion 112D on the outer peripheral side.
- a passage hole 495 is formed in the outer end portion of the support portion 452J on the disk-shaped portion 112D side in the radial direction. The passage hole 495 penetrates the support portion 452J in the axial direction of the support portion 452J.
- the cover member 491 is made of metal and is seamlessly and integrally formed.
- the cover member 491 has an annular shape and is formed by sintering.
- the cover member 491 has a main body portion 391J substantially similar to the main body portion 391 of the pilot case main body 350E, and an inner projecting portion 392. As shown in FIG.
- the cover member 491 is in contact with the intervening disk 62 at the body portion 391J.
- No passage hole 356E is formed in the body portion 391J.
- the outer diameter of the body portion 391J is smaller than the inner diameter of the tubular portion 385 of the pilot case body 350J.
- a passage 501 is provided between the body portion 391J and the tubular portion 385 .
- the disk-shaped portion 112D, the tubular portion 385, the inner component portion 451, and the support portion 452J of the pilot case main body 350J constitute a case bottom portion 92J (bottom portion).
- a housing recess 351J (receiving section) substantially similar to the housing recess 351G is formed surrounded by the cylindrical section 385, the body section 391J, the inner protruding section 392, and the inner structural section 451.
- the spring disc 401 has its radially inner inner peripheral portion sandwiched between the inner forming portion 451 of the pilot case main body 350J and the inner protruding portion 392 of the cover member 491 .
- the spring disk 401 extends radially outward beyond the inner forming portion 451 and the inner protruding portion 392 .
- a seal accommodation chamber 151J substantially similar to the seal accommodation chamber 151G is formed by being surrounded by the support portion 452J of the pilot case main body 350J and the accommodation recess 351J.
- the seal accommodation chamber 151J is formed within the accommodation recess 351J.
- Pilot case main body 350J of pilot case 91J, passage forming disc 361E, a plurality of discs 363, and damping valve main body 201 form pilot chamber 221G.
- the seal housing chamber 151J communicates with the pilot chamber 221G through a passage in the passage hole 455 and a passage in the passage hole 495. As shown in FIG.
- a space between the cover member 491 and the pilot case main body 350J, the piston 18, and the inside of the passage hole 355E forms a lower chamber side passage 153J that communicates the lower chamber 20 and the seal housing chamber 151J.
- the lower chamber side passage 153J includes a passage 501 between the pilot case main body 350J and the cover member 491. As shown in FIG.
- the seal member 171D is configured so that the seal portions 181D and 182D prevent oil from flowing from the upper chamber side passage 161D including the throttle 152D to the lower chamber side passage 153J via the pilot chamber 221G and the passages in the passage holes 455 and 495. restrain flow.
- the seal portions 181D and 182D also suppress the flow of oil from the lower chamber side passage 153J toward the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the seal member 171D partitions the seal storage chamber 151J into an upper communication chamber 185J and a lower communication chamber 186J.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185J communicates with the upper chamber side passage 161D via passages in the passage holes 455, 495 and the pilot chamber 221G.
- the lower chamber communication chamber 186J communicates with the lower chamber side passage 153J.
- the pressure receiving portion 183D forms an upper chamber communication chamber 185J.
- the pressure receiving portion 184D forms a lower communication chamber 186J.
- the seal housing chamber 151J, the seal member 171D, and the spring disk 401 constitute a frequency sensitive mechanism 191J that responds to the frequency of the reciprocating motion of the piston 18 to vary the damping force.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190J is also an accumulator.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191J communicates with the upper chamber 19 via passages in the passage holes 455, 495, the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191J communicates with the lower chamber 20 via the lower chamber side passage 153J.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191J also has a seal housing chamber 151J, a seal member 171D and a spring disc 401 housed in the recess 58 of the piston 18. As shown in FIG. Due to passages in the passage holes 455 and 495, the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber communication chamber 185J have substantially the same pressure.
- the pilot case 91J is cylindrical with a bottom and generates a biasing force in the valve closing direction on the damping valve 203 arranged on the opening 145 side.
- the piston 18 is provided on the case bottom 92J side of the case bottom 92J and the case cylindrical portion 93 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91G.
- a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 J is provided between the piston 18 and the damping valve 203 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191J is provided with a movable portion 405 so as to change the biasing force to the damping valve 203.
- a support portion 452J that supports one side of the movable portion 405 (the side opposite to the piston 18) is formed integrally with the pilot case main body 350J.
- the hydraulic circuit diagram of the peripheral portion of the piston 18 of the shock absorber 1J having the above configuration is the same as that of the shock absorber 1 shown in FIG.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190J operates in substantially the same manner as the damping force generating mechanism 190G.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190J allows oil to flow from the upper chamber 19 into the upper chamber communication chamber 185J via the pilot chamber 221G and passages in the passage holes 455 and 495 from the upper chamber side passage 161D. be introduced.
- oil is introduced from the lower chamber 20 into the lower chamber communication chamber 186J through the lower chamber side passage 153J.
- a supporting portion 452J that supports the side of the movable portion 405 opposite to the piston 18 is formed integrally with the pilot case main body 350J. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and the number of assembling man-hours can be reduced.
- a shock absorber including a damping force generating mechanism of an eleventh embodiment according to the present invention will be described mainly based on FIG. 15, focusing on differences from the tenth embodiment. Parts common to those of the tenth embodiment are denoted by the same designations and the same reference numerals.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190K uses a pilot case 91K (biasing force generating member) that is partially different from the pilot case 91J. It has instead of the case 91J. Instead of the cover member 491, the pilot case 91K is provided with a cover portion 491K (the other side portion).
- the cover portion 491K has a disc 521, a disc 522, a passage forming disc 523 (disc) and a plurality of discs 524. As shown in FIG.
- the disk 521, the disk 522, the passage forming disk 523, and the plurality of disks 524 are stacked in this order from the spring disk 401 side.
- the disk 521 is in contact with the spring disk 401.
- the disk 524 on the side opposite to the passage forming disk 523 among the plurality of disks 524 is in contact with the intervening disk 62 .
- the disks 521, 522, 524 and the passage forming disk 523 are all made of metal.
- Each of the discs 521, 522, 524 and the passage forming disc 523 is flat with a constant thickness and has an annular shape.
- Each of the discs 521, 522, 524 and the passage forming disc 523 is formed by press molding from a plate material.
- Each of the disks 521, 522, 524 and the passage forming disk 523 has the mounting shaft portion 28 of the piston rod 21 fitted on the inner peripheral side thereof.
- the disc 521 has an outer diameter smaller than that of the spring disc 401 .
- the disc 522 has an outer diameter smaller than that of the spring disc 401 and larger than that of the disc 521 .
- the passage forming disk 523 is formed with a notch portion 525 extending radially inward from its outer peripheral edge.
- the maximum outer diameter of passage forming disk 523 is larger than the outer diameter of disk 522 .
- the outer diameter of the disc 524 is the same as the maximum outer diameter of the passage forming disc 523 .
- the maximum outer diameter of the passage forming disk 523 and the outer diameter of the disk 524 are slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the tubular portion 385 .
- the disk-shaped portion 112D of the pilot case main body 350J, the tubular portion 385, the inner forming portion 451, and the support portion 452J constitute a case bottom portion 92K (bottom portion).
- a housing recess 351K (receiving portion) substantially similar to the housing recess 351J is formed surrounded by the discs 521, 522, 524, the passage forming disc 523, the cylindrical portion 385, and the inner forming portion 451.
- the spring disc 401 has its radially inner inner peripheral portion sandwiched between the inner component portion 451 of the pilot case main body 350J and the disc 521 .
- Spring disk 401 extends radially outward from inner component 451 and disk 521 .
- a seal accommodation chamber 151K substantially similar to the seal accommodation chamber 151J is formed surrounded by the support portion 452J of the pilot case main body 350J and the accommodation recess 351K.
- the seal housing chamber 151K is formed within the housing recess 351K.
- a passage between the cover portion 491K and the pilot case main body 350G, the piston 18, and the passage in the notch portion 525 of the passage forming disk 523 forms a lower chamber side passage 153K that communicates the lower chamber 20 and the seal accommodating chamber 151K. ing.
- the seal member 171D is configured so that the seal portions 181D and 182D prevent oil from flowing from the upper chamber side passage 161D including the throttle 152D to the lower chamber side passage 153K via the passages in the pilot chamber 221G and the passage holes 455 and 495. restrain flow.
- the seal portions 181D and 182D also suppress the flow of oil from the lower chamber side passage 153K side to the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber side passage 161D side.
- the seal member 171D partitions the inside of the seal housing chamber 151K into an upper communication chamber 185K and a lower communication chamber 186K.
- the upper chamber communication chamber 185K communicates with the upper chamber side passage 161D via passages in the passage holes 455, 495 and the pilot chamber 221G.
- the lower chamber communication chamber 186K communicates with the lower chamber side passage 153K.
- the pressure receiving portion 183D forms an upper chamber communication chamber 185K.
- the pressure receiving portion 184D forms a lower communication chamber
- the seal housing chamber 151K, the seal member 171D, and the spring disk 401 constitute a frequency sensitive mechanism 191K that responds to the frequency of the reciprocating motion of the piston 18 to vary the damping force.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190K is also an accumulator.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191K communicates with the upper chamber 19 via passages in the passage holes 455, 495, the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber side passage 161D.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191K communicates with the lower chamber 20 through the lower chamber side passage 153K.
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191K also has a seal housing chamber 151K, a seal member 171D and a spring disk 401 housed in the recess 58 of the piston 18. As shown in FIG. Due to passages in the passage holes 455 and 495, the pilot chamber 221G and the upper chamber communication chamber 185K have substantially the same pressure.
- the pilot case 91K is cylindrical with a bottom and generates a biasing force in the valve closing direction on the damping valve 203 arranged on the opening 145 side.
- the piston 18 is provided on the case bottom 92K side of the case bottom 92K and the case tubular portion 93 in the axial direction of the pilot case 91G.
- a frequency sensitive mechanism 191 K is provided between the piston 18 and the damping valve 203 .
- the frequency sensitive mechanism 191K is provided with a movable portion 405 so as to be able to move, and changes the urging force to the damping valve 203. As shown in FIG.
- the hydraulic circuit diagram of the peripheral portion of the piston 18 of the shock absorber 1K configured as above is the same as that of the shock absorber 1 shown in FIG.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190K operates in substantially the same manner as the damping force generating mechanism 190J.
- the damping force generating mechanism 190K causes oil to flow from the upper chamber side passage 161D to the upper chamber communicating chamber 185K via the pilot chamber 221G and the passages in the passage holes 455 and 495. be introduced.
- oil is introduced from the lower chamber 20 into the lower chamber communication chamber 186K via the lower chamber side passage 153K.
- a cover portion 491K is formed by laminating a plurality of discs 521, 522, 524 and a passage forming disc 523. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the cover portion 491K can be suppressed.
- the piston 18 is provided with the damping force generating mechanisms 190, 190A to 190H, 190J, and 190K, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- damping force generating mechanisms 190, 190A to 190H, 190J, and 190K may be provided on the base valve member 281 side.
- the damping force generating mechanisms 190, 190A to 190H, 190J and 190K may be provided outside the outer cylinder 4 of the cylinder 2.
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本願は、2021年9月15日に日本に出願された特願2021-150023号に基づき優先権を主張し、その内容をここに援用する。
第1実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器(Shock absorber)について、図1~図4を参照しつつ以下に説明する。なお、以下においては、説明の便宜上、図1~図3,図5,図6,図8~図15における上側を「上」とし、図1~図3,図5,図6,図8~図15における下側を「下」として説明する。
本体ベース部56には、本体ベース部56の径方向におけるバルブシート部47の通路溝38とは反対側に、全ての通路穴39内の下室20側の開口が配置されている。本体ベース部56には、本体ベース部56の径方向におけるバルブシート部49の通路溝40とは反対側に、全ての通路穴37の上室19側の開口が配置されている。
減衰バルブ本体201はディスク211とシール部212とを有している。ディスク211は金属製である。ディスク211は一定厚さの平板状であり、円環状である。ディスク211は板材からプレス成形により形成されている。ディスク211は、内周側にピストンロッド21の取付軸部28を嵌合させている。ディスク211は撓み可能である。
シール部212はシール性のある弾性材料、具体的にはゴム製である。シール部212はディスク211に接着されている。シール部212は円環状である。シール部212は、減衰バルブ本体201の軸方向においてディスク211のピストン18側に固着されている。シール部212は、減衰バルブ本体201の径方向においてディスク211の外周部に固着されている。シール部212の中心軸線とディスク211の中心軸線とは一致している。減衰バルブ本体201はゴム付きのパッキンバルブである。
本発明に係る第2実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器を主に図5に基づいて第1実施形態との相違部分を中心に説明する。なお、第1実施形態と共通する部位については、同一称呼、同一の符号で表す。
本発明に係る第3実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器を主に図6および図7に基づいて第1実施形態との相違部分を中心に説明する。なお、第1実施形態と共通する部位については、同一称呼、同一の符号で表す。
本発明に係る第4実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器を主に図8に基づいて第3実施形態との相違部分を中心に説明する。なお、第3実施形態と共通する部位については、同一称呼、同一の符号で表す。
減衰力発生機構190Cは、シール部材331Cが、シール本体部材341と、これとは別体のシールケース81Cとの2部品を有する。シール本体部材341は、弾性変形可能なシール本体部171Cが第1の面345に固定される支持ディスク342を備えている。シールケース81Cは、シール本体部材341とピストン18との間に配され、支持ディスク342の第2の面346が着座可能である。このように、減衰力発生機構190Cは、シール部材331Cが、シール本体部171Cを有するシール本体部材341と、シールケース81Cとの2部品からなる。このため、減衰力発生機構190Cは、シール本体部171Cの特性を変更する場合であっても、シール本体部材341を変更すれば良く、シールケース81Cは変更する必要がない。このため、減衰力発生機構190Cは、特性の異なる複数種類のシール部材331Cについてシールケース81Cを共通部品とすることができる。よって、減衰力発生機構190Cは、汎用性を高めることができる。
本発明に係る第5実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器を主に図9に基づいて第1実施形態との相違部分を中心に説明する。なお、第1実施形態と共通する部位については、同一称呼、同一の符号で表す。
ケース底部92Dは、ベース部111とは一部異なるベース部111Dをベース部111にかえて有している。ケース底部92Dは、円板状部112とは一部異なる円板状部112Dを円板状部112にかえて有している。ケース底部92Dは、ベース部111Dにおいて介在ディスク62に当接している。円板状部112Dは、ベース部111Dの軸方向における介在ディスク62とは反対側の端部よりもさらに外側からベース部111Dの径方向における外側に広がっている。この円板状部112Dの外周縁部からケース筒状部93が、円板状部112Dの軸方向におけるベース部111Dとは反対側に延出している。ベース部111Dの内周側は、大径穴部101を有しておらず、小径穴部102と同径の一定内径の穴部102Dとなっている。パイロットケース本体350は穴部102Dにピストンロッド21の取付軸部28を嵌合させている。
複数枚のディスク363は、いずれも外径が補強ディスク362の外径よりも小径である。複数枚のディスク363は、減衰バルブ本体201のディスク211と補強ディスク362との間に設けられて、これらに当接している。
本発明に係る第6実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器を主に図10に基づいて第5実施形態との相違部分を中心に説明する。なお、第5実施形態と共通する部位については、同一称呼、同一の符号で表す。
減衰力発生機構190Eは、周波数感応機構191Eのシール収容室151Eの体積の可変量を拡大することができる。したがって、減衰力発生機構190Eは、絞り77および絞り152Dの流路面積を拡大可能となる。これによっても、減衰力発生機構190Eは、周波数感応機構191Eの特性がバラつくことを抑制することができる。
減衰力発生機構190Eは、バネディスク401を変更することで周波数感応機構191Eの特性を変更することができる。このため、減衰力発生機構190Eは、チューナビリティ性を向上させることができる。
本発明に係る第7実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器を主に図11に基づいて第5,第6実施形態との相違部分を中心に説明する。なお、第5,第6実施形態と共通する部位については、同一称呼、同一の符号で表す。
本発明に係る第8実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器を主に図12に基づいて第6実施形態との相違部分を中心に説明する。なお、第6実施形態と共通する部位については、同一称呼、同一の符号で表す。
パイロットケース91Gのパイロットケース本体350E、内側部材381G、通路形成ディスク361Eおよび複数枚のディスク363と、減衰バルブ本体201とが、パイロット室221Gを形成している。言い換えれば、パイロットケース91Gにはパイロット室221Gが形成されている。通路形成ディスク361E内の絞り152Dは、パイロット室221Gに連通している。パイロットケース本体350Eの円板状部112Dと、内側部材381Gの支持部452との間が、通路142Gとなっている。シール収容室151Gは、通路孔455内の通路および通路142Gを介してパイロット室221Gに連通している。通路孔455内の通路は、シール部材171Dが支持部452に当接した際に、内側構成部451と支持部452との間の角部と、シール部材171Dとの間が密閉空間となることを抑制する。
本発明に係る第9実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器を主に図13に基づいて第8実施形態との相違部分を中心に説明する。なお、第8実施形態と共通する部位については、同一称呼、同一の符号で表す。
本発明に係る第10実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器を主に図14に基づいて第8実施形態との相違部分を中心に説明する。なお、第8実施形態と共通する部位については、同一称呼、同一の符号で表す。
パイロットケース91Jのパイロットケース本体350J、通路形成ディスク361Eおよび複数枚のディスク363と、減衰バルブ本体201とが、パイロット室221Gを形成する。シール収容室151Jは、通路孔455内の通路および通路孔495内の通路を介してパイロット室221Gに連通している。
本発明に係る第11実施形態の減衰力発生機構を含む緩衝器を主に図15に基づいて第10実施形態との相違部分を中心に説明する。なお、第10実施形態と共通する部位については、同一称呼、同一の符号で表す。
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- 有底筒状であって開口側に配された第一の減衰力発生部材に閉弁方向の付勢力を発生させる付勢力発生部材と、
前記付勢力発生部材の底部側に設けられて、一側室と他側室とを連通する通路が形成される規定部材と、
前記規定部材と前記第一の減衰力発生部材との間に設けられ、可動部が移動可能に設けられて、前記付勢力を可変させる周波数感応機構と、
前記付勢力発生部材の開口側に設けられて、前記第一の減衰力発生部材が着座するシートが形成されるシート形成部材と、
を有する減衰力発生機構。 - 前記規定部材は、シリンダの内部に移動可能に挿入され、前記シリンダの中心軸に沿って設けられる軸部材の一端側に固定されるピストンであって、径方向内側の所定の範囲に他の範囲よりも軸方向寸法を小さくする凹部を有し、前記凹部に前記周波数感応機構の少なくとも一部が収容される
請求項1に記載の減衰力発生機構。 - 前記規定部材の前記通路の少なくとも一方の開口部を塞ぐ第二の減衰力発生部材をさらに有し、
前記第二の減衰力発生部材に付勢力が印加される
請求項1または2に記載の減衰力発生機構。 - 前記可動部の一方側を支持する支持部を備え、
前記付勢力発生部材は、前記可動部を収容する収容部を有し、
前記可動部は、
弾性変形可能な第1部と、
前記第1部の他方側の面に接するとともに、少なくとも径方向外側の一部である外側部位が軸方向への変位を許容される板状の第2部と、
を有する請求項1から3の何れか一項に記載の減衰力発生機構。 - 前記第2部は、前記外側部位よりも径方向内側の内側部位が軸方向への変位を規制される
請求項4に記載の減衰力発生機構。 - 前記付勢力発生部材は、
前記第2部の前記他方側に設けられ、外部と連通可能な第1の孔部をさらに有し、
前記第2部は、前記収容部と前記第1の孔部とを連通する第2の孔部を有する
請求項4または5に記載の減衰力発生機構。 - 前記付勢力発生部材は、前記一方側に位置する一方側部と、少なくとも一部が前記一方側部よりも前記他方側に位置する他方側部とに分割されることを特徴とする
請求項4から6の何れか一項に記載の減衰力発生機構。 - 前記付勢力発生部材は、前記一方側に位置する一方側部と、少なくとも一部が前記一方側部よりも前記他方側に位置する他方側部とに分割され、
前記第1の孔部は、前記他方側部に軸方向に貫通して設けられる
請求項6に記載の減衰力発生機構。 - 前記他方側部は、複数のディスクを積層して形成される
請求項7または8に記載の減衰力発生機構。 - 前記支持部は、
前記一方側部に一体的に形成される
請求項7から9の何れか一項に記載の減衰力発生機構。 - 前記可動部は、
弾性変形可能な弾性部が第1の面に固定される固定部を備える弾性固定部材と、
前記弾性固定部材と前記規定部材との間に配され、前記固定部の第2の面が着座可能な着座部と、を有する
請求項1から3の何れか一項に記載の減衰力発生機構。
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