GB2467553B - Pre-load adjuster - Google Patents

Pre-load adjuster

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Publication number
GB2467553B
GB2467553B GB0901862.3A GB0901862A GB2467553B GB 2467553 B GB2467553 B GB 2467553B GB 0901862 A GB0901862 A GB 0901862A GB 2467553 B GB2467553 B GB 2467553B
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Prior art keywords
load adjuster
adjuster
load
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0901862.3A
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GB0901862D0 (en
GB2467553A (en
Inventor
Robert Sartin
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Talon Engineering Ltd
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Talon Engineering Ltd
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Priority to GB0901862.3A priority Critical patent/GB2467553B/en
Publication of GB0901862D0 publication Critical patent/GB0901862D0/en
Priority to PCT/GB2010/050109 priority patent/WO2010089581A1/en
Publication of GB2467553A publication Critical patent/GB2467553A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G15/00—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or type of combined spring and vibration damper, e.g. telescopic type
    • B60G15/02—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or type of combined spring and vibration damper, e.g. telescopic type having mechanical spring
    • B60G15/06—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or type of combined spring and vibration damper, e.g. telescopic type having mechanical spring and fluid damper
    • B60G15/062—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or type of combined spring and vibration damper, e.g. telescopic type having mechanical spring and fluid damper the spring being arranged around the damper
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G15/00—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or type of combined spring and vibration damper, e.g. telescopic type
    • B60G15/02—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or type of combined spring and vibration damper, e.g. telescopic type having mechanical spring
    • B60G15/06—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or type of combined spring and vibration damper, e.g. telescopic type having mechanical spring and fluid damper
    • B60G15/062—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or type of combined spring and vibration damper, e.g. telescopic type having mechanical spring and fluid damper the spring being arranged around the damper
    • B60G15/063—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or type of combined spring and vibration damper, e.g. telescopic type having mechanical spring and fluid damper the spring being arranged around the damper characterised by the mounting of the spring on the damper
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G17/00—Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load
    • B60G17/02—Spring characteristics, e.g. mechanical springs and mechanical adjusting means
    • B60G17/021—Spring characteristics, e.g. mechanical springs and mechanical adjusting means the mechanical spring being a coil spring
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F1/00—Springs
    • F16F1/02—Springs made of steel or other material having low internal friction; Wound, torsion, leaf, cup, ring or the like springs, the material of the spring not being relevant
    • F16F1/04—Wound springs
    • F16F1/12—Attachments or mountings
    • F16F1/121—Attachments or mountings adjustable, e.g. to modify spring characteristics
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
    • F16F9/32—Details
    • F16F9/44—Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
    • F16F9/32—Details
    • F16F9/44—Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction
    • F16F9/443—Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction manually adjusted while the damper is fully retracted or extended in a non-operational mode by rotating mechanical means that have engaged between the piston and one end of the cylinder
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
    • F16F9/32—Details
    • F16F9/44—Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction
    • F16F9/446—Adjustment of valve bias or pre-stress
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
    • F16F9/32—Details
    • F16F9/56—Means for adjusting the length of, or for locking, the spring or damper, e.g. at the end of the stroke
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2202/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of spring, damper or actuator
    • B60G2202/30—Spring/Damper and/or actuator Units
    • B60G2202/31—Spring/Damper and/or actuator Units with the spring arranged around the damper, e.g. MacPherson strut
    • B60G2202/312—The spring being a wound spring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G2204/00—Indexing codes related to suspensions per se or to auxiliary parts
    • B60G2204/10—Mounting of suspension elements
    • B60G2204/12—Mounting of springs or dampers
    • B60G2204/124—Mounting of coil springs
    • B60G2204/1242—Mounting of coil springs on a damper, e.g. MacPerson strut
    • B60G2204/12422—Mounting of coil springs on a damper, e.g. MacPerson strut anchoring the end coils on the spring support plate

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid-Damping Devices (AREA)
GB0901862.3A 2009-02-04 2009-02-04 Pre-load adjuster Expired - Fee Related GB2467553B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0901862.3A GB2467553B (en) 2009-02-04 2009-02-04 Pre-load adjuster
PCT/GB2010/050109 WO2010089581A1 (en) 2009-02-04 2010-01-26 Apparatus for adjusting the pre-load of a spring

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0901862.3A GB2467553B (en) 2009-02-04 2009-02-04 Pre-load adjuster

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GB0901862D0 GB0901862D0 (en) 2009-03-11
GB2467553A GB2467553A (en) 2010-08-11
GB2467553B true GB2467553B (en) 2013-03-13

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WO (1) WO2010089581A1 (en)

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GB713214A (en) * 1952-03-21 1954-08-04 Girling Ltd Improvements in or relating to rear wheel suspensions for motor-cycles
FR2312386A1 (en) * 1975-05-28 1976-12-24 Girling Ltd SUSPENSION UNITS FOR VEHICLES
US5044614A (en) * 1990-02-22 1991-09-03 Rau John A Shock absorber spring adjuster
JP2000130490A (en) * 1998-10-22 2000-05-12 Showa Corp Hydraulic buffer
JP2002089609A (en) * 2000-09-13 2002-03-27 Showa Corp Spring load adjusting device for hydraulic shock absorber
JP2002089608A (en) * 2000-09-13 2002-03-27 Showa Corp Spring load adjusting device for hydraulic shock absorber
DE10237809A1 (en) * 2002-08-17 2004-03-04 Thyssenkrupp Bilstein Gmbh Adjuster for force of spiral spring on vehicle suspension strut comprises annular mounting on its lower end made up of two sections meeting in inclined surface which are rotated to compress or relax spring
WO2004109148A1 (en) * 2003-06-09 2004-12-16 Tan-Cheng Huang Shock absorber structure for the front fork of a vehicle
JP2007218409A (en) * 2006-02-20 2007-08-30 Showa Corp Spring load adjuster for hydraulic shock absorber

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB713214A (en) * 1952-03-21 1954-08-04 Girling Ltd Improvements in or relating to rear wheel suspensions for motor-cycles
FR2312386A1 (en) * 1975-05-28 1976-12-24 Girling Ltd SUSPENSION UNITS FOR VEHICLES
GB1535771A (en) * 1975-05-28 1978-12-13 Girling Ltd Vehicle suspension units
US5044614A (en) * 1990-02-22 1991-09-03 Rau John A Shock absorber spring adjuster
JP2000130490A (en) * 1998-10-22 2000-05-12 Showa Corp Hydraulic buffer
JP2002089609A (en) * 2000-09-13 2002-03-27 Showa Corp Spring load adjusting device for hydraulic shock absorber
JP2002089608A (en) * 2000-09-13 2002-03-27 Showa Corp Spring load adjusting device for hydraulic shock absorber
DE10237809A1 (en) * 2002-08-17 2004-03-04 Thyssenkrupp Bilstein Gmbh Adjuster for force of spiral spring on vehicle suspension strut comprises annular mounting on its lower end made up of two sections meeting in inclined surface which are rotated to compress or relax spring
WO2004109148A1 (en) * 2003-06-09 2004-12-16 Tan-Cheng Huang Shock absorber structure for the front fork of a vehicle
JP2007218409A (en) * 2006-02-20 2007-08-30 Showa Corp Spring load adjuster for hydraulic shock absorber

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