Abstract:
A damper (10) includes a housing (12) having an opening (30), a cover (20) over said opening), a rotor (16) rotatably disposed in said housing, said rotor extending outwardly of said housing through said cover, a seal between said cover and said rotor; and a v-shaped channel (40) in one of said housing and said cover and a ring (50) in the other of said housing and said cover, said channel having walls defining said channel, and said ring being rectangular in cross-section and including edges received against said walls.
Abstract:
A damper (10) includes a housing (28), a cover (20), a rotor (90) and a valve (70) relatively rotatable with respect to the rotor (90). When the rotor (90) is rotated in one direction, a space between the valve (70) and the rotor (90) is opened to increase damper fluid flow and reduce damper resistance. When rotated in an opposite direction, the space between the valve (70) and the rotor (90) is closed to decrease damper fluid flow and increase damper resistance. A shaped flange (84) on the rotor may provide a changing space between the rotor and ribs in the housing when the rotor is rotated. The cover (20) is self-centering on the housing (28) and is capable of being secured by ultrasonic welding.
Abstract:
The air damper (10) includes a housing (12) with cylindrical walls (20) and a piston assembly (14) reciprocating therein. The piston assembly includes an interior surface against which a seal (76) abuts. The interior surface (41) is textured in a grained pattern so that interstices are formed between the seal and the interior surface thereby forming an effective air passageway for damping. A cylindrical spacer (42) spaces the interior surface from a retainer and the seal is engaged around the cylindrical spacer and between the retainer and the interior surface. An alternative embodiment inserts textile material (100) through a damping orifice in order to vary the rate of damping.
Abstract:
The door handle assembly includes a door handle which pivots about a pivot axis. A molded-in gear rack is formed on the door handle. The gears of the molded-in gear rack mesh with gears of a rotational damper so that the door handle pivots in concert with the rotation of the gears of the rotational damper. Furthermore, the rotational damper is generally cylindrical and further includes two pairs of radially outwardly extending wings. The rotational damper passes through an aperture in a damper support plate and the first pair of radially outwardly extending wings engage a first side of the damper support plate and engage or abut detent elements. The second pair of radially outwardly extending wings engage a second side of the damper support plate and limit the insertion of the damper through the damper support plate.
Abstract:
A push-push latch assembly includes opposed gripper arms (52,54) moved between opened and closed positions upon axial activation of a slide (14) in a housing (12). The gripper arms (52,54) have pins (88,90) disposed in channels (40,42) of the housing (12), the channels (40,42) being angularly oriented to urge the gripper arms (52,54) to fully closed and fully opened positions and for controlling the separation of said gripper arms (52,54) for each position of the slide (14) relative to the housing (12).