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Active vehicle suspension unit

CA 1257616 A · Owner: Schnittger, Jan R. · Inventors: Schnittger, Jan R.

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A hydraulic shock absorber includes a generally vertical cylinder receiving therein hydraulic liquid a, piston working in the cylinder and partioning the interior thereof into two liquid chambers,an upper and a lower chamber. Two sets of one or more damping force generating check valves are mounted on the piston one, set generating the damping force in the expansion stroke and another set allowing free flow from the lower (2) to the upper (1) chamber in the compression stroke. A piston rod is secured to the piston extending through the end of the cylinder to the outside. Said sets of valves constitute connections between the two liquid chambers (1,2), a liquid reservoir (3) connected to the …

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  • Granted July 18, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 18, 2006.
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FiledMay 7, 1986
GrantedJuly 18, 1989
Term endedJuly 18, 2006
Patent numberCA 1257616 A
Classification (IPC)B60G11/26 +2 more

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedMay 7, 1986Patent grantedJuly 18, 1989Term endedJuly 18, 2006

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