F-Term-List

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AA00
KINDS OF CYLINDER UNITS

AA01

AA02

AA03

AA04

AA05

AA06

AA08

AA09

AA10

. Gas springs

. . Adjustment of length by opening / closing channels

. . . Operating mechanisms

. . Damping by fluid

. . Directional damping

. . varying spring characteristics

. Cylinder cushions

. Shock-absorbers using gas only

. . with an opening at one end of cylinders

AA11

AA12

AA13

AA14

AA16

AA17

AA18

AA20

. . with air chambers outside shock-absorbers

. . Cylinders with vents

. . . Adjustment of vents

. . . One-way valves for cylinder vents

. . with vents for pistons

. . . One-way valves for piston vents

. . . . Valves by piston peripheral members

. . with gas-generating apparatus

AA21

AA22

AA23

AA24

AA25

AA27

AA28

AA29

AA30

. . with flexible walls

. . . characterised by flexible materials

. . . with multiple stages

. . . using bellows

. . . . Combination with other elastic members

. . . using diaphragms

. . . . Rolling diaphragms

. . . . . with air-preparation chambers

. . . using bag-like substances

AA31

AA32

AA34

AA35

AA36

AA38

AA39

AA40

. . . Air adjustment valves

. . . . electrically actuated

. Shock-absorbers using fluid or the equivalent as a medium

. . with legs dipped into fluids

. . . with throttle valves

. . sealed in a hollow body with a flexible part

. . . with throttle valves

. . with a viscous body sandwiched between parallel plates

AA41

AA42

AA43

AA44

AA46

AA48

AA50

. . Rotary types

. . . A throttle being important

. . . characterised by clutches or gears

. . . characterised by seals

. . Inner and outer tube types

. . Air chambers in piston rod hollow bodies

. . Cylinder piston types

AA51

AA52

AA53

AA54

AA55

AA56

AA57

AA58

AA59

AA60

. . . with a partition member between a fluid chamber and an air chamber

. . . . air chambers by bag-like substances

. . . . Air chambers by free-pistons

. . . Multiple cylinders

. . . with a piston rod passing through both ends of a cylinder

. . . comprising multiple shock-absorbers

. . . . in the form of nest

. . . . connecting pistons or cylinders

. . . . connecting fluid chambers

. . . with external flexible wall air buffer chambers

AA61

AA62

AA64

AA66

AA67

AA69

AA70

. . . . using rolling diaphragms

. . . . . with adjustment valves for air chambers

. . with external reservoirs

. . with multiple air chambers

. . . different from properties of gases

. Kinds not being specified

. Others *

BB00
SPECIAL DAMPING MEDIA

BB01

BB03

BB05

BB07

BB10

. Viscoelastic media *

. Dilatancy fluids *

. Compressive solids *

. Fluids other than liquids or gases *

. Others *

CC00
DETAILS IN GENERAL

CC01

CC02

CC03

CC05

CC06

CC07

CC09

CC10

. Suspending coil spring devices

. . Spring brackets or spring sheets

. . arranged inside buffer chambers

. Shock-absorbers in an ultimately extended state

. Shock-absorbers in the most compressed state

. . Stopper plates

. Cylinder structures

. . Cylinder tubes

CC11

CC13

CC14

CC15

CC16

CC18

CC19

CC20

. . End closures

. Piston structures

. . Piston rings

. . Piston rods

. . Free-pistons

. Rod guides

. Piston-rod sealing devices

. . for front forks

CC21

CC22

CC23

CC24

CC25

CC26

CC28

CC29

CC30

. . Seal rubbers

. . . A dust seal being integral with an oil seal

. . . with U-shaped cross-sections

. . . with L-shaped cross-sections

. . . with trapezoidal cross-sections

. . . Flexible membranes

. Covers

. . Mounting

. . Shapes

CC31

CC32

CC33

CC34

CC35

CC36

CC37

CC38

CC39

CC40

. . . Bellows

. . . sliding

. Sub tanks

. Supports for shock-absorbers

. . Strut rubbers

. . Thrust bearings

. . Eyes or joints

. . Flanges for front forks

. . different absorbing parts depending on vibration

. Others *

DD00
PURPOSE OF DETAILED CONSTRUCTION

DD01

DD02

DD03

DD04

DD06

DD07

DD08

DD09

. Guides

. . Improvement of sliding performance

. . Prevention of one-side hitting or lateral swing

. . Deformation guides

. Lubrication

. . Oil reservoirs

. . Oil impregnation members

. . Oil circulation

DD11

DD12

DD13

DD14

DD16

DD17

DD19

DD20

. Detection

. . Confirmation of oil quantity

. . Confirmation of strokes

. . Confirmation of initial settings of buffer performance

. Maintenance of relative position between cylinders and pistons

. . Locks in ultimately extended state

. Safety devices

. . Prevention of breaks of components

DD21

DD22

DD23

DD25

DD26

DD27

DD28

DD29

DD30

. . . Prevention of excessive pressure

. . . softening reaction

. . . Prevention of contact or being caught

. Devices using fluids whose viscosity varies with electromagnetism

. Prevention of noise

. Purification of fluids

. . Draining

. Cooling

. . by oil circulation

DD31

DD33

DD34

DD35

DD36

DD37

DD38

DD39

DD40

. . by increased heat conduction areas

. Prevention of foaming

. . Prevention of flowing of gas from reservoir chambers

. . Control of flow speed or direction of flow

. Filling of media

. . Plugs

. . at assembling

. Reinforcement

. . Rigidity

DD41

DD43

DD44

DD45

DD47

DD48

DD49

DD50

. . Wear resistance

. Protection against external fields

. . Dustproof or waterproof

. . Dust discharge or water drainage

. Workability

. . Mounting or positioning of components

. Use of characteristic materials *

. Others *

EE00
DAMPING FORCE GENERATION UNITS AND BUFFER PERFORMANCE ADJUSTMENT UNITS

EE01

EE02

EE03

EE04

EE05

EE06

EE08

EE10

. Valves or throttling passages

. . Valves or throttling passages of piston parts

. . . Bidirectional strokes

. . . . Different fluid resistances

. . . . . Different valve bodies

. . . . . . Ports inside a rod

. . . . . Valve bodies located at one place

. . Valves or throttling passages at cylinder bottoms

EE11

EE12

EE14

EE15

EE16

EE18

EE19

EE20

. . Valves or throttling passages in a separate reservoir tank part

. . Vortex generating means

. Throttling passages acting on metering pins

. . Metering pins with channels

. . Measuring pins without channels

. Throttling passages arranged in cylinder walls

. . Openings

. . Grooves

EE21

EE22

EE23

EE24

EE25

EE27

EE28

EE29

. Valves with annular disk bodies

. . Pistons

. . . One side of pistons

. . . . bent in one direction

. . . . bent in both directions

. . . Both sides of pistons

. . . . Different ports

. . . . Common ports

EE31

EE32

EE34

EE35

EE36

EE37

EE38

EE39

EE40

. . Cylinder bottoms

. . Separate reservoirs

. Non-automatic adjustment means

. . Adjustment of damping force

. . . Variable area of channels

. . . . Control or driving of rotary actuators

. . . . Arrangements or wiring of actuators

. . . . Channels in rods

. . . . Channels at cylinder bottoms

EE41

EE43

EE44

EE46

EE48

EE49

EE50

. . . . Channels in separate reservoir chambers

. . . Variable mobility of valve bodies

. . . . Variable spring pressure of valve bodies

. . . Positioning of operating members

. . Adjustment of suspension springs

. . . Mechanically

. . . Use of fluid pressure

EE51

EE52

EE53

EE54

EE55

EE57

EE58

. Devices for varying damping effects in response to positions of strokes

. . Variable area of channels

. . . Responses to live load

. . . Increased resistance at upper and lower ends of a stroke

. . . . Closed channels in rods

. . Variable mobility of valve bodies

. . . Responsive to live load

EE61

EE62

EE63

EE64

EE65

EE66

EE67

EE68

EE70

. Automatic adjustment means

. . Damping force adjustments

. . . with electric sensors

. . . responsive to vibration speed or acceleration

. . . responsive to amplitude

. . . responsive to frequency

. . . responsive to relative rotational position of components

. . . interlocking with other devices

. . Automatic adjustments of the relative spacing of components

EE71

EE73

EE74

EE75

EE76

EE78

EE80

. . . Self-pumping operation

. Temperature compensation means

. . Variable area of channels

. . . Use of thermal deformation members

. . . Use of thermal expansion members

. . Variable mobility of valve bodies

. Others *

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