JP5639870B2 - Hydraulic shock absorber for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a hydraulic shock absorber for a vehicle.

  Conventionally, in a vehicle hydraulic shock absorber set to a single cylinder type, for example, a cylinder, a free piston that is slidably inserted into the cylinder and divides the inside of the cylinder into a liquid chamber and an air chamber, A piston that is slidably inserted into the cylinder and divides the liquid chamber into a pressure side chamber facing the air chamber and an extension side chamber not facing the air chamber, and a piston rod having one end connected to the piston, There is one that suppresses vibration of the vehicle body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Further, in this single cylinder type hydraulic shock absorber for a vehicle, in the expansion / contraction stroke in which the piston moves in the axial direction with respect to the cylinder, the change in the volume in the cylinder when the rod enters and exits the cylinder. Compensation is achieved by increasing or decreasing the volume of the air chamber.

  By the way, the single cylinder type hydraulic shock absorber for a vehicle compresses the expansion side chamber where the piston does not face the air chamber and expands the volume of the opposite pressure side chamber in the extending stroke, so that the liquid is compressed on the compression side. It flows from the expansion side chamber to the expansion side pressure side chamber, resists the flow of this liquid and promotes the pressure increase in the compression side expansion side chamber, causes a difference in pressure between the expansion side chamber and the compression side chamber, and the differential pressure is applied to the piston. It exerts a damping force that prevents extension by acting.

  On the other hand, in the stroke to be compressed, the single cylinder type hydraulic shock absorber for the vehicle compresses the pressure side chamber facing the air chamber and expands the volume of the opposite extension side chamber. Flows from the compression-side compression side chamber to the expansion-side extension side chamber, resists the flow of this liquid, causes a difference in pressure between the compression-side chamber and the extension-side chamber, and prevents compression by acting on the piston with the differential pressure. Demonstrates damping force.

  Thus, the single cylinder type hydraulic shock absorber for the vehicle compresses the extension side chamber that does not face the air chamber during the extension stroke, so that the pressure of the extension side chamber is within the range that the durability of the seal around the rod allows. Can be increased any number of times.

  On the other hand, during the compression stroke, the pressure chamber facing the air chamber is compressed and the air chamber itself is also compressed, but the volume elastic modulus of the gas is smaller than the volume elastic modulus of the liquid and the pressure of the air chamber Since the increase is small, the pressure increase in the compression chamber is small, and the expansion chamber that does not face the air chamber is depressurized, so that the pressure field in the cylinder (the average pressure of the expansion chamber pressure and the compression chamber pressure) decreases. .

  As a result, the rigidity of the liquid column is lowered due to the influence of gas dissolved in the liquid.In particular, at the initial stage of switching from the expansion stroke to the compression stroke, the rising of the damping force during the compression stroke tends to be insufficient in time. In the case of a cylinder-type hydraulic shock absorber for a vehicle, further improvement in damping force generation response during the compression stroke is required.

  Therefore, the single cylinder type vehicle hydraulic shock absorber is designed to increase the damping force during the compression stroke by sealing the pressurized gas into the air chamber and maintaining the liquid in the cylinder in a constantly pressurized state. Has been given.

  However, when the pressure in the air chamber is increased, the pressure in the fluid chamber in the cylinder of the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber increases, and this pressure also acts on the oil seal that seals around the rod. The tightening force increases, the sliding resistance of the rod becomes excessive, and the smooth expansion and contraction of the single cylinder type hydraulic shock absorber is impeded. Especially when used in vehicle applications, the occupant feels jerky. This can hinder ride comfort in the vehicle.

  Therefore, a compensation chamber having a gas chamber and a liquid chamber communicated with the pressure side chamber and a valve element that provides resistance to the flow of liquid from the pressure side chamber to the liquid chamber are provided in the cylinder, and the pressure side during the compression stroke is provided. There is also an improved shock absorber that improves the damping force generation response during the compression stroke so as to compensate for the pressure increase in the chamber (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 08-159199 A (FIG. 1) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2010-60083 (FIG. 1)

  However, such an improved shock absorber is superior in that it can improve the damping force generation response during the compression stroke, but it is possible to adjust the degree of pressure rise in the compression side chamber during the compression stroke. Therefore, the damping force and the damping force generation response cannot be adjusted.

  In addition, a damping valve mounted on this type of vehicle hydraulic shock absorber includes a throttle such as an orifice or a choke that exerts a damping force mainly when the piston speed is low, and a valve that opens when the piston speed becomes high. However, when adjusting the damping force, only the opening area of the throttle or only the valve opening pressure of the latter valve is adjusted. In addition, the degree of pressure increase in the compression side chamber during the compression stroke could not be adjusted intuitively and easily.

  Therefore, the present invention was devised to improve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to intuitively and easily adjust the degree of pressure increase in the compression side chamber during the compression stroke, It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular hydraulic shock absorber capable of adjusting damping force generation responsiveness.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the problem-solving means of the present invention includes a container,
A partition member partitioning said vessel into a working chamber and the compensation chamber,
A piston which divides said working chamber is slidably inserted into the vessel and expansion side chamber and the compression side chamber in which liquid is filled,
A piston rod connected to said piston is inserted movably into the container,
In the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber provided with a free piston that partitions the compensation chamber into a liquid chamber filled with liquid and an air chamber filled with gas,
A throttle that opens at a side portion of a bottomed cylindrical hollow shaft that communicates with the pressure side chamber and has a long hole that communicates the inside with the liquid chamber and provides resistance to the flow of the liquid passing through the inside. A valve,
Rutotomoni given resistance from the compression side chamber to open under the pressure of the compression side chamber while communicating the liquid chamber and the pressure side chamber in parallel to the throttle valve to the flow of liquid toward the liquid chamber, A valve body that is disposed on the liquid chamber side of the partition member and that opens and closes an outlet of a port that connects the pressure side chamber and the liquid chamber formed in the partition member is opposite to the partition member of the valve body And an annular spring bearing mounted on the outer periphery of the hollow shaft, and a spring element interposed between the valve body and the spring bearing to bias the valve body toward the partition member a valve element having a door,
And a check valve which allows only the flow of liquid toward the pressure side chamber from the liquid chamber in parallel to the valve element and the throttle valve,
Drive means for moving the hollow shaft in the axial direction with respect to the partition member, and slidably mounted on the outer periphery of the hollow shaft so as to be immovable with respect to the driving of the hollow shaft and for driving the hollow shaft A shutter that increases or decreases the lap area with the elongated hole, and further includes an adjustment mechanism that simultaneously changes the opening area of the throttle valve and the initial load of the spring element by driving the driving means,
The container includes a cylinder into which the piston is slidably inserted, and a sub-cylinder integrated with the cylinder into which the free piston is slidably inserted and the partition member is accommodated.
The axis of the partition member in the sub-cylinder and the axis of the free piston in the sub-cylinder are parallel to each other.

  According to the single cylinder type hydraulic shock absorber of the present invention, it is possible to rapidly increase the pressure in the compression side chamber and exhibit the compression side damping force while suppressing the decrease in the pressure field in the expansion side chamber and the compression side chamber. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the tendency that the rising of the damping force is insufficient in the initial stage of switching from the expansion stroke to the compression stroke or when the piston speed is low during the compression stroke, and the damping force generation response is improved.

  In addition, since there is no need to increase the pressure in the air chamber, the pressure in the container of the hydraulic shock absorber for the vehicle does not become excessively high, and there is no fear that the tightening force of the seal member that seals around the rod will increase. It does not disturb the ride comfort of the vehicle by making the vehicle occupant perceive a jerky feeling.

  Therefore, according to the hydraulic shock absorber for a vehicle of the present invention, a necessary and sufficient damping force can be exhibited with good responsiveness even in the initial stage of the compression stroke without impairing the ride comfort in the vehicle.

  Furthermore, since both the throttle valve and the valve element can be adjusted simultaneously with respect to the pressure rise characteristics of the pressure side chamber, it is possible to adjust only the throttle valve or the buffer that can adjust only the valve element, or both. Adjust pressure rise characteristics of the pressure side chamber more easily and more intuitively (compression characteristics of the pressure side chamber with respect to piston speed) compared to shock absorbers that must be adjusted independently, even if possible Therefore, the adjustment of the damping force responsiveness on the compression side can be easily performed as well.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the hydraulic shock absorber for vehicles in one embodiment. It is a partially expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view of the hydraulic shock absorber for vehicles in one embodiment. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which expanded a part of hydraulic buffer for vehicles in one embodiment further. It is a figure explaining the compression side attenuation | damping characteristic of the hydraulic buffer for vehicles in one embodiment. It is a figure explaining the change of the pressure rise characteristic of the compression side chamber by the adjustment mechanism of the hydraulic buffer for vehicles in one embodiment. It is a figure explaining the change of the compression side damping characteristic by the adjustment mechanism of the hydraulic shock absorber for vehicles in one embodiment.

  The present invention will be described below based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D according to an embodiment includes a container 1, a partition member 2 that partitions the inside of the container 1 into a working chamber O and a compensation chamber R, and a container 1. A piston 5 which is slidably inserted into the working chamber O and divides the working chamber O into a liquid side chamber 3 and a pressure side chamber 4, and a piston which is slidably inserted into the container 1 and connected to the piston 5. Liquid that passes through the rod 6, the free piston 7 that partitions the compensation chamber R into a liquid chamber L that is filled with liquid and a gas chamber G that is filled with gas, and the pressure side chamber 4 and the liquid chamber L. An orifice 8 serving as a throttle valve that provides resistance to the flow of the gas, and the pressure side chamber 4 and the liquid chamber L communicate with each other in parallel with the orifice 8 and are opened by receiving the pressure of the pressure side chamber 4 and from the pressure side chamber 4 to the liquid chamber A valve element 9 that provides resistance to the flow of liquid toward L, and an orifice 8 and valve element 9 And a check valve 10 that allows only the flow of liquid from the liquid chamber L to the pressure side chamber 4 and an adjustment mechanism A that simultaneously changes the opening area of the orifice 8 and the resistance in the valve element 9. It is interposed between a vehicle body and an axle (not shown) to suppress vibration of the vehicle body.

  Hereinafter, each member will be described in detail. The container 1 includes a cylinder 11 into which a piston 5 is slidably inserted, and a sub-cylinder 12 that is integrated to the side of the cylinder 11 and into which a free piston 7 is slidably inserted and a partition member 2 is accommodated. And is configured.

  More specifically, the cylinder 11 has a cylindrical shape with a lower end closed, and a rod guide 13 that slidably supports the piston rod 6 is fitted to the upper end in FIG. A seal member 14 is laminated above the rod guide 13, and this seal member 14 is fastened and fixed to the cylinder 11 together with the rod guide 13 by a cap 15 screwed to the outer periphery of the upper end of the cylinder 11 in FIG. 1. Yes. The seal member 14 includes a lip portion 14a that is in sliding contact with the outer periphery of the piston rod 6 and an outer peripheral seal portion 14b that is in close contact with the rod guide 13 so that the space between the piston rod 6 and the rod guide 13 is tightly sealed. Has been.

  A piston 5 fixed to the tip of the piston rod 6 is slidably inserted into the cylinder 11, and the cylinder 5 causes the cylinder 11 to move into the extension side chamber 3 at the top in FIG. 1 and the bottom at the bottom in FIG. 1. The pressure side chamber 4 is partitioned. The extension side chamber 3 and the pressure side chamber 4 are filled with a liquid such as hydraulic oil, and the extension side chamber 3 and the pressure side chamber 4 are communicated with each other by a damping passage 16 provided in the piston 5.

  The damping passage 16 is provided with a damping valve 17 to give resistance to the flow of liquid passing therethrough, and when the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D is expanded or contracted, the expansion side chamber 3 is moved to the pressure side chamber 4 or A resistance is given to the flow of the liquid moving from the compression side chamber 4 to the expansion side chamber 3 to cause a difference in the pressure between the expansion side chamber 3 and the compression side chamber 4. A damping force commensurate with the differential pressure is generated.

  It should be noted that the damping valve 17 only needs to provide resistance to the flow of the liquid when the liquid passes and cause a predetermined pressure loss. Specifically, for example, a damping valve such as an orifice or a leaf valve is employed. can do. Further, both a damping passage allowing only the flow from the expansion side chamber 3 to the compression side chamber 4 and a damping passage allowing only the flow from the compression side chamber 4 to the expansion side chamber 3 are provided, and a damping valve is provided for each. The structure provided may be employ | adopted and the attenuation | damping channel | path may be provided in the piston rod 6 besides the piston 5, or may be provided out of the cylinder 11.

  Further, in this case, the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D is a single rod type shock absorber, and as will be described in detail later, a volume of liquid that enters the cylinder 11 of the piston rod 6 during the compression stroke is stored in the cylinder 11. When the pressure is increased and discharged from the pressure side chamber 4 to the compensation chamber R, a damping force can be generated by applying resistance to the flow of the liquid at the orifice 8 and the valve element 9. Therefore, in the case of providing a damping passage that allows only the flow from the expansion side chamber 3 to the compression side chamber 4, only a check valve that allows only the flow from the compression side chamber 4 to the expansion side chamber 3 is provided so that the flow is hardly resisted. A passage may be provided.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the sub-cylinder 12 has a cylindrical shape, is integrated with the side of the cylinder 11, and is a cylindrical shape on the upper side in the drawing in which the free piston 7 is inserted. Of the insertion portion 12a, and a cylindrical accommodation portion 12b in which the partition member 2 is accommodated continuously to the lower end of the insertion portion 12a. The upper end of the insertion portion 12a in the figure is closed by a lid 18, and the accommodation portion 12b The lower end in the figure is also closed by an annular adjuster holding member 19 and an adjuster 20 that is rotatably held on the inner periphery of the adjuster holding member 19. The adjuster holding member 19 is screwed to the inner periphery of the housing portion 12b, and a seal ring 23 is attached to the outer periphery thereof, so that the space between the adjuster holding member 19 and the sub cylinder 12 is tight. Further, the space between the adjuster holding member 19 and the adjuster 20 is tightly sealed by a seal ring 24 mounted on the outer periphery of the adjuster 20. Note that a flange 20a protruding toward the outer periphery is provided at the inner end of the sub cylinder 12 of the adjuster 20, and the flange 20a is formed in an annular recess 19a provided on the inner periphery of the adjuster holding member 19 on the sub cylinder 12 side. As a result, the adjuster 20 is prevented from coming off from the adjuster holding member 19. The adjuster 20 includes a screw hole 20b that opens from the inner end of the sub cylinder, and a tool insertion hole 20c that opens from the opposite end of the sub cylinder, and rotates a tool by inserting a tool (not shown) into the tool insertion hole 20c. By doing so, the adjuster 20 can be rotated in the circumferential direction by an external operation. The adjuster 20 may be rotated by a drive source such as a motor.

  The inside of the sub cylinder 12 communicates with the pressure side chamber 4 of the cylinder 11 through a communication hole 21 that penetrates the sub cylinder 12 and the cylinder 11. Further, a partition member 2 is provided in the sub cylinder 12 and at the inner periphery of the lower end in FIG. 1 and above the opening of the communication hole 21 in the drawing, and the partition member 2 in the sub cylinder 12 is provided. In the upper side of the figure, a compensation chamber R is provided. Therefore, the partition member 2 partitions the compensation chamber R and the working chamber O in the cylinder 11.

  A free piston 7 is slidably inserted into the sub cylinder 12 and accommodated in the compensation chamber R. The free piston 7 divides the inside of the compensation chamber R into an upper air chamber G in the figure and a lower liquid chamber L in the figure. Each liquid is filled. The air chamber G is filled with, for example, an inert gas such as nitrogen at a predetermined pressure. In the air chamber G, the free piston 7 moves up and down in the drawing relative to the sub-cylinder 12 when the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D expands and contracts to expand and contract its volume, so that the piston rod 6 becomes the cylinder 11. The volume change in the cylinder 11 due to entering and exiting is compensated.

  The lid 18 that closes the upper end of the sub-cylinder 12 is provided with a gas inlet 18a so that gas can be supplied and discharged from the gas inlet 18a to the air chamber G. The pressure in the air chamber G can be adjusted. Moreover, after adjusting the pressure of the air chamber G, the gas injection port 18a can be closed with a plug 22 screwed to the gas injection port 18a.

  Further, as described above, the pressure side chamber 4 and the liquid chamber L are communicated with each other by the orifice 8 as a throttle valve that gives resistance to the flow of the liquid passing therethrough. In addition, the pressure side chamber 4 and the liquid chamber L communicate with each other in parallel with the orifice 8 and are opened by receiving pressure from the pressure side chamber 4 to provide resistance to the flow of liquid from the pressure side chamber 4 toward the liquid chamber L. An element 9 and a check valve 10 that allows only the flow of liquid from the liquid chamber L to the pressure side chamber 4 are provided in parallel with the orifice 8 and the valve element 9.

  Therefore, when the piston 5 moves upward in FIG. 1 with respect to the cylinder 11, that is, when the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D is extended, the piston 5 compresses the expansion side chamber 3 and expands the pressure side chamber 4. Therefore, the liquid in the extension side chamber 3 moves to the compression side chamber 4 via the attenuation passage 16. A resistance is given to the flow of liquid passing through the damping passage 16 by the damping valve 17, and the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D generates the damping force on the extension side. Further, since the piston rod 6 retreats from the cylinder 11, the liquid deficient in the cylinder 11 is supplied from the liquid chamber L into the cylinder 11 via the check valve 10, and is in proportion to the volume of the liquid flowing out from the liquid chamber L. The free piston 7 moves downward in FIG. 1 to increase the volume of the air chamber G to compensate for the volume change in the cylinder 11.

  On the other hand, when the piston 5 moves downward in FIG. 1 with respect to the cylinder 11, that is, when the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D is compressed, the piston 5 compresses the compression side chamber 4 and expands the extension side chamber 3. Therefore, the liquid in the compression side chamber 4 moves to the expansion side chamber 3 through the damping passage 16 and the volume of liquid into which the piston rod 6 enters the cylinder 11 as the piston rod 6 enters the cylinder 11. Since there is surplus in the cylinder 11, the surplus liquid is discharged into the liquid chamber L of the compensation chamber R through the orifice 8 and the valve element 9, and the free piston 7 is matched to the volume of the liquid flowing into the liquid chamber L. 1 moves upward in FIG. 1 to reduce the volume of the air chamber G to compensate for the volume change in the cylinder 11. Since excess liquid in the cylinder 11 is discharged into the liquid chamber L of the compensation chamber R through the orifice 8 and the valve element 9, the pressure field in the cylinder 11 (the average pressure of the expansion side chamber pressure and the pressure side chamber pressure) While the decrease is suppressed, the flow of the liquid passing through the damping passage 16 is given resistance by the damping valve 17, and a difference occurs between the pressures in the compression side chamber 4 and the expansion side chamber 3. Generates a damping force. In the case where a passage having a check valve that allows the flow from the pressure side chamber 4 to the extension side chamber 3 is provided so that the liquid hardly gives resistance to the flow that moves from the pressure side chamber 4 to the extension side chamber 3. In addition, since the pressure in the pressure side chamber 4 can be increased by the orifice 8 and the valve element 9, the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D can sufficiently generate the pressure side damping force.

  Returning to this embodiment, in the case of this embodiment, the outer diameter of the receiving portion 12b of the sub cylinder 12 on the lower side in FIG. 1 is set to be equal to or smaller than the outer diameter of the insertion portion 12a on the insertion side, and the axis y in the housing portion 12b of the partition member 2 is set to the cylinder 11 side with respect to the axis x in the insertion portion 12a of the free piston 7 It is offset in the direction. By doing in this way, the lower end of the sub cylinder 12 can be reduced in size, and the sub cylinder 11 does not get in the way when the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D is attached to the axle side, and is less likely to interfere with other members.

  The free piston 7 is inserted into the insertion portion 12a of the sub cylinder 12. The flange 12c formed between the inner periphery of the storage portion 12b and the inner periphery of the insertion portion 12a further allows the liquid chamber L to be inserted. The movement is restricted so as not to compress, and in order to avoid interference with the partition member 2 described later, the liquid chamber L has a concave portion 7a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the partition member 2 has an annular shape, and is provided at a port 30 penetrating in the axial direction, which is the vertical direction in the figure, and at an upper end on the liquid chamber L side. An annular valve seat 31 formed on the outer periphery, a recess 2 a provided on the outer periphery, a groove 2 b provided from the outer periphery of the lower end in FIG. 2 on the adjuster holding member 19 side toward the inner periphery and leading to the lower end of the port 30. 2 is provided with an enlarged inner peripheral diameter at the lower end in FIG. 2 on the adjuster holding member 19 side, and is provided with an inner peripheral recess 2c communicating with the groove 2b. Note that the number of ports 30 may be set as long as the opening area can be secured, and the grooves 2b may be provided corresponding to the number of ports 30 set. Therefore, the lower end of the port 30 in FIG. 2 communicates with the pressure side chamber 4 in the cylinder 11 through the groove 2b and the communication hole 21, and the upper end of the port 30 communicates with the liquid chamber L in the compensation chamber R. . Further, the outer periphery of the lower end in FIG. 2 of the partition member 2 is provided with a chamfered portion 2d. This is a partition member that prevents the liquid flow from the port 30 to the communication hole 21 and from the communication hole 21 to the port 30. 2 is provided in order to secure a flow path area so as not to be squeezed and hindered by an annular gap between the sub cylinder 12 and the chamfered portion 2d is provided, so that the flow path area can be easily secured. Therefore, the total length of the sub cylinder 12 can be shortened.

  The partition member 2 is placed on the upper end in FIG. 2 of an annular adjuster holding member 19 that is screwed and fixed to the inner periphery of the lower end of the sub cylinder 12. Further, the outer periphery of the partition member 2 is in contact with the lower end of a cylindrical case 40 fitted to the sub cylinder 12 while being restricted from moving upward in FIG. 2 by a flange 12 c provided on the inner periphery of the sub cylinder 12. Has been. Therefore, the partition member 2 is held between the adjuster holding member 19 and the case 40 and is housed and fixed in the housing portion 12 b of the sub cylinder 12.

  Specifically, the case 40 has an annular shape that is in contact with the outer periphery of the partition member 2 and that is in contact with the side surface of the partition member of the flange 12c of the sub-cylinder 12, and the contact portion 40a. And a fitting portion 40b that has a smaller outer diameter than the contact portion 40a and fits into the inner circumference of the flange 12c of the sub cylinder 12, and rises upward in FIG. 2 from the inner circumference of the fitting portion 40b to the side opposite to the partitioning member. The cylindrical portion 40c, two notches 40d provided from the end of the cylindrical portion 40c to the partition member side from the opposite end on the side opposite to the partition member, which is the upper end in FIG. A plurality of projections 40e provided at intervals and projecting toward the partition member side, and a plurality of holes 40f passing through the fitting portion 40b and communicating with the inside and the outside of the case 40 are configured, and the projection 40e is configured as the partition member. Formed on the outer periphery of 2 By fitting in the recessed portion 2a, the relative rotation in the circumferential direction of the case 40 and the partition member 2 is restricted, and the partition member 2 is also radially connected to the case 40 by the fitting of the protrusion 40e and the recessed portion 2a. Positioned. When the case 40 is inserted into the inner periphery of the sub cylinder 12, the upper end outer periphery of the contact portion 40a contacts the lower end of the flange 12c, and the further movement of the case 40 into the sub cylinder 12 is restricted. It is like that. Note that the number of holes 40f is arbitrary as long as the opening area can be secured.

  A cylindrical hollow shaft 32 with a bottom is inserted in the inner periphery of the partition member 2 so as to be slidably contacted with the inner periphery and slidable in the axial direction and freely rotatable in the circumferential direction. The hollow shaft 32 includes a screw part 32a provided on the outer periphery of the tip, an annular groove 32b provided on the outer periphery above the screw part 32a, a through hole 32c communicating with the annular groove 32b inside, and an upper part above the annular groove 32b. An orifice 8 having a long hole provided and two restricting portions 32d provided on the outer periphery of the upper end in FIG. 2 serving as the bottom and projecting in the radial direction are configured.

  The screw portion 32a of the hollow shaft 32 is screwed into the screw hole 20b of the adjuster 20 through the inner periphery of the partition member 2, and the two restricting portions 32d of the hollow shaft 32 are respectively connected to the case 40. The hollow shaft 32 is restricted from rotating in the circumferential direction by the case 40. Further, the adjuster 20 is positioned in the axial direction with the flange 20a sandwiched between the partition member 2 and the adjuster holding member 19, so that rotation in the circumferential direction is allowed but the sub cylinder 12 is prevented from coming off. And attached to the sub-cylinder 12.

  Accordingly, when the adjuster 20 is rotated, the rotation of the hollow shaft 32 in the circumferential direction is restricted by the case 40, so that the hollow shaft 32 is in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 in the manner of the feed screw formed by the screw portion 32a and the screw hole 20b. It moves in the axial direction and can be moved away from the partition member 2.

  Further, the axial width of the annular groove 32b of the hollow shaft 32 is set so as to be able to face the groove 2b of the partition member 2 even when the hollow shaft 32 is moved up and down by the adjuster 20. The inside of the hollow shaft 32 communicates with the pressure side chamber 4 in the cylinder 11 through the through hole 32 c, the annular groove 32 b, the inner peripheral recess 2 c, the groove 2 b and the communication hole 21, and to the liquid chamber L through the orifice 8. It is communicated. That is, the pressure side chamber 4 and the liquid chamber L are communicated with each other by the orifice 8. And the orifice 8 restrict | squeezes the flow of the liquid which passes through this, and gives resistance.

  A cylindrical shutter 33 seated on the inner periphery of the sub-cylinder 12 of the partition member 2 is slidably mounted on the outer periphery of the hollow shaft 32, and the shutter 33 is in sliding contact with the outer periphery of the hollow shaft 32. The tube portion 33a and a flange-like valve support portion 33b provided on the outer periphery of the tube portion 33a are provided.

  Further, on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 33 a of the shutter 33, an annular valve body 34 that is attached to and detached from an annular valve seat 31 formed on the upper end on the liquid chamber L side of the partition member 2, and a partition member for the valve body 34 An annular check valve 10 stacked on the side and a valve restraining member 35 stacked on the side opposite to the partition member of the valve body 34 are slidably mounted.

  A cylindrical spring support 36 facing the shutter 33 is slidably mounted on the outer periphery of the hollow shaft 32 and on the side opposite to the partition member from the shutter 33. The spring receiver 36 includes a cylindrical portion 36a slidably mounted on the outer periphery of the hollow shaft 32, and a flange-shaped spring receiver 36b provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 36a. A coil spring 37 as a spring element is interposed between the holding member 35 in a compressed state. Therefore, the spring receiver 36 and the valve restraining member 35 are always urged to be separated from each other by the coil spring 37. When the spring receiver 36 comes into contact with the restriction portion 32d of the hollow shaft 32, the spring portion 36 is hollowed by the restriction portion 32d. Since the further upward movement with respect to the shaft 32 is restricted, the coil spring 37 urges the shutter 33 toward the partition member 2 via the valve holding member 35.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a spring member 38 that biases the check valve 10 toward the valve body 34 is interposed between the shutter 33 and the partition member 2. Is an annular member 38a sandwiched between the shutter 33 and the partition member 2, and extends from the outer periphery of the annular member 38a to elastically support the partition member side of the check valve 10 to move the check valve 10 toward the valve body 34. And a plurality of biasing arms 38b.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the valve body 34 is configured by an annular leaf valve, and includes a plurality of through holes 34 a on the same circumference. Is in contact with the valve body 34, it is blocked by the check valve 10. The number of the through holes 34a is arbitrary as long as the opening area required for the function of the check valve 10 can be secured.

  As described above, when the spring member 38, the shutter 33, the valve body 34, the valve holding member 35, the coil spring 37 and the spring receiver 36 are attached to the outer periphery of the hollow shaft 32 and assembled to the partition member 2, the check valve 10 is The spring member 38 is biased toward the valve body 34 to block the through hole 34a, and the coil spring 37 biases the valve body 34 toward the partition member 2 via the valve restraining member 35.

  In this case, the valve element 9 is disposed on the liquid chamber L side of the partition member 2, and a valve body 34 that opens and closes the outlet of the port 30 that communicates the pressure side chamber formed in the partition member 2 and the liquid chamber; An annular spring receiver 36 disposed on the side of the valve body 34 opposite to the partition member, and a spring element interposed between the valve body 34 and the spring receiver 36 to urge the valve body 34 toward the partition member 2 side. The coil spring 37 is used. That is, the valve body 34 is bent by being biased toward the annular valve seat 31 by the biasing force of the coil spring 37 via the valve restraining member 35, and the pressure in the pressure side chamber 4 is higher than the pressure in the liquid chamber L. When the pressure difference between the pressure of the pressure side chamber 4 acting via the port 30 and the pressure of the liquid chamber L acting on the back side which is the side opposite to the partitioning member reaches the valve opening pressure, the outer periphery of the valve body 34 is In FIG. 2, the port 30 is opened by bending upward, and resistance is given to the flow of liquid passing through the pressure side chamber 4 while communicating with the liquid chamber L. On the contrary, in the valve element 9, the valve body 34 remains seated on the annular valve seat 31 when the pressure in the pressure side chamber 4 is higher than the pressure in the liquid chamber L and the differential pressure does not reach the valve opening pressure. Thus, the liquid chamber L is not communicated with the pressure side chamber 4.

  The check valve 10 is stacked on the valve body 34, receives the pressure of the liquid chamber L through the through hole 34 a of the valve body 34, and has a pressure side chamber on the back side which is the side opposite to the partition member through the port 30. 4 pressure is received. When the pressure in the liquid chamber L becomes higher than the pressure in the pressure side chamber 4 and the force that pushes down the check valve 10 in FIG. 2 overcomes the urging force of the spring member 38, the check valve 10 moves away from the valve body 34 and moves to the liquid. Although the chamber L communicates with the pressure side chamber 4, when the pressure in the pressure side chamber 4 is higher than the pressure in the liquid chamber L, it is pressed against the valve body 34, so that the through hole 34 a remains blocked and the pressure side chamber 4 There is no communication with the liquid chamber L.

  In this way, the valve element 9 that allows only the flow of liquid from the pressure side chamber 4 to the liquid chamber L and the check valve 10 that allows only the flow of liquid from the liquid chamber L to the pressure side chamber 4 are connected to the port 30. They are provided in parallel. The check valve 10 uses a through hole 34a provided in the valve element 34 of the valve element 9, and the check valve 10 and the valve element 9 are inseparable. Also good. However, as described above, providing the through hole 34a in the valve element 34 of the valve element 9 and providing the annular check valve 10 that opens and closes the through hole 34a has an advantage that the check valve 10 can be configured compactly. Further, in the above description, the spring element in the valve element 9 and the spring member in the check valve 10 are each made of a metal spring, but it is only necessary to be able to exert a biasing force. May be.

  Further, the upper end in FIG. 2 of the cylindrical portion 33 a of the shutter 33 faces the lower end of the orifice 8 formed by a long hole provided in the hollow shaft 32, and a part of the lower end side of the orifice 8 is closed, and the spring receiver 36 The lower end of the cylindrical portion 36 a in FIG. 2 is also opposed to the upper end of the orifice 8 that is a long hole provided in the hollow shaft 32, and part of the upper end of the orifice 8 is closed. Here, when the hollow shaft 32 is pulled downward in FIG. 2 by the turning operation of the adjuster 20 and brought close to the partition member 2, the restricting portion 32d of the hollow shaft 32 presses the spring receiver 36 downward. The spring receiver 36 moves downward in the figure. On the other hand, since the shutter 33 is in contact with the partition member 2 and its downward movement is restricted by the partition member 2, when the hollow shaft 32 approaches the partition member 2 by the operation of the adjuster 20, the shutter 33 and As the spring receiver 36 approaches, the distance between the upper end of the cylindrical portion 33 a of the shutter 33 and the lower end of the cylindrical portion 36 a of the spring receiver 36 becomes narrow, and the orifice 8 is closed by the shutter 33 and the spring receiver 36. Increases area. That is, when the hollow shaft 32 moves toward the partition member 2, the opening area, which is an area that is not blocked by the shutter 33 and the spring receiver 36, of the orifice 8 is reduced, which is given to the liquid flow that the orifice 8 passes through. Resistance increases.

  In this embodiment, the axial positional relationship between the hollow shaft 32 and the spring receiver 36 does not change even when the hollow shaft 32 moves to the hollow shaft 32, and the lap area between the spring receiver 36 and the orifice 8, that is, the spring Since the area where the support 36 closes a part of the orifice 8 does not change, the spring receiver 36 may not close a part of the orifice 8.

  Further, as described above, the valve body 34 is biased and bent toward the annular valve seat 31 by the biasing force of the coil spring 37 via the valve holding member 35, and acts via the port 30. When the differential pressure between the pressure of 4 and the pressure of the liquid chamber L acting on the back side, which is the side opposite to the partitioning member, reaches the valve opening pressure, the outer periphery of the valve body 34 bends upward in FIG. As the differential pressure increases, the amount of bending of the valve body 34 increases and the annular gap formed between the annular valve seat 31 and the valve body 34 increases. When the coil spring 37 contracts due to the above-described differential pressure, the valve body 34 moves backward together with the valve restraining member 35 from the partition member 2 in FIG. 2 and is formed between the annular valve seat 31 and the valve body 34. The annular gap becomes even larger. When the hollow shaft 32 approaches the partition member 2, the axial distance in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 between the spring receiver 36 and the valve pressing member 35 mounted on the outer periphery of the shutter 33 is also shortened. The amount of compression (initial load) increases, and the biasing force that biases the valve element 34 by the coil spring 37 increases accordingly. In this way, the larger the force for energizing the valve body 34 of the coil spring 37 by bringing the hollow shaft 32 closer to the partition member 2, the larger the pressure difference between the valve body 34 and the annular gap 31 is formed. The size of the annular gap can be reduced, and the resistance given to the liquid passing through the valve element 9 can be increased.

  Subsequently, when the hollow shaft 32 is pushed upward in FIG. 2 by the turning operation of the adjuster 20 and moved away from the partition member 2, the spring receiver 36 is pushed up by the coil spring 37 and is regulated by the restricting portion 32 d of the hollow shaft 32. It moves upward in the figure while being regulated. On the other hand, since the shutter 33 is pressed against the partition member 2 by the coil spring 37, when the hollow shaft 32 is moved away from the partition member 2 by the operation of the adjuster 20, the shutter 33 and the spring receiver 36 are moved away from each other. The distance between the upper end of the cylindrical portion 33a and the lower end of the cylindrical portion 36a of the spring receiver 36 is increased, and the area where the orifice 8 is closed by the shutter 33 and the spring receiver 36 is reduced. That is, when the hollow shaft 32 is separated from the partition member 2 in the axial direction, the opening area which is an area not blocked by the shutter 33 and the spring receiver 36 of the orifice 8 is expanded, and the liquid passing through the orifice 8 is increased. Less resistance to flow.

  Further, when the hollow shaft 32 is moved away from the partition member 2, the axial distance in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 between the spring receiver 36 and the valve holding member 35 mounted on the outer periphery of the shutter 33 becomes longer. The amount of compression (initial load) decreases, and the biasing force that biases the valve element 34 by the coil spring 37 decreases accordingly. As described above, the smaller the force that biases the valve body 34 of the coil spring 37 by separating the hollow shaft 32 from the partition member 2 in the axial direction, the distance between the valve body 34 and the annular gap 31 against the differential pressure becomes smaller. The size of the annular gap formed in the above is increased, and the resistance given to the liquid passing through the valve element 9 can be reduced.

  As can be understood from the above, in this embodiment, by rotating the adjuster 20, the hollow shaft 32 is moved in the axial direction to move away from the partition member 2, thereby opening the orifice 8 The area and the resistance to the liquid flow through the valve element 9 can be adjusted simultaneously. More specifically, when the adjuster 20 is rotated in one direction, the resistance of the valve element 9 can be increased while the opening area of the orifice 8 is decreased to increase the resistance at the orifice 8. When the rotation operation is performed in the other direction, the opening area of the orifice 8 can be increased to reduce the resistance of the orifice 8 while reducing the resistance of the valve element 9.

  Accordingly, in the present embodiment, the adjustment mechanism A abuts against the side of the anti-partition member of the spring receiver 36 provided on the hollow shaft 32 with the spring receiver 36 mounted on the outer periphery, and moves the spring receiver 36 toward the side of the anti-partition member. For controlling the shaft 32, the feed screw formed by the externally adjustable adjuster 20 and the screw portion 32a, which are drive means for moving the hollow shaft 32 in the axial direction relative to the partition member 2, and the hollow shaft 32. On the other hand, the shutter 33 is configured to be immovable and to increase or decrease the lap area with the orifice 8 formed of the long hole with respect to the driving of the hollow shaft 32.

  Next, the operation of the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D configured as described above will be described. First, when the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D in which the piston 5 moves upward in FIG. 1 is extended, the extension side chamber 3 is compressed by the rise of the piston 5, and the liquid in the extension side chamber 3 is lowered through the damping valve 17. Into the pressure side chamber 4. At this time, since the piston rod 6 is retracted from the cylinder 11 and the volume of liquid in which the piston rod 6 retracts in the cylinder 11 is insufficient, the check valve 10 is opened to open the compensation valve R in the compensation chamber R. Supplyed from the liquid chamber L to the pressure side chamber 4, the free piston 7 moves in a direction in which the air chamber G is expanded to compensate for volume fluctuations in the cylinder 11.

  The check valve 10 is urged by the spring member 38. However, the urging force is set to be extremely weak. In this case, the liquid passes through the check valve 10 with almost no resistance and passes from the liquid chamber L. It moves to the pressure side chamber 4.

  Therefore, during this extension stroke, the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D applies an extension side damping force corresponding to the pressure difference between the extension side chamber 3 and the compression side chamber 4 generated when the liquid passes through the damping valve 17 provided in the piston 5. Demonstrate.

  On the other hand, when the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D in which the piston 5 moves downward in FIG. 1 is compressed in FIG. 1, the pressure side chamber 4 is compressed by the lowering of the piston 5, and the liquid in the pressure side chamber 4 passes through the damping valve 17. It flows into the upper extension side chamber 3. At this time, since the piston rod 6 enters the cylinder 11 and the volume of liquid into which the piston rod 6 enters in the cylinder 11 becomes excessive, the valve element 9 opens the port 30 with this excess liquid. As a result, the pressure side chamber 4 is discharged to the liquid chamber L, and the free piston 7 moves in the direction in which the air chamber G is contracted to compensate for the volume variation in the cylinder 11.

  The valve element 9 does not open when the piston pressure in the compression stroke of the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D is equal to or lower than a predetermined speed, so that the pressure difference between the pressure side chamber 4 and the liquid chamber L is small, and the liquid is used as a throttle valve. Since it moves from the pressure side chamber 4 to the liquid chamber L only through the orifice 8, as shown by a solid line a in FIG. 4, the vehicular hydraulic shock absorber D has a damping characteristic peculiar to the orifice (the damping force with respect to the piston speed). Demonstrates damping force with characteristics.

  Further, when the piston speed in the compression stroke of the hydraulic shock absorber D for the vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed and the differential pressure between the pressure side chamber 4 and the liquid chamber L reaches the valve opening pressure, the valve element 9 opens and the orifice Since the port 30 parallel to 8 is opened, as shown by the broken line b in FIG. 4 after the valve is opened, the damping characteristic of the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D has a damping coefficient with respect to the piston speed. Get smaller.

  Further, the piston speed becomes high, and the urging force that the coil spring 37 as a spring element urges the valve body 34 toward the partition member 2 is applied by the pressure in the compression side chamber 4 to be compressed. When the coil spring 37 is compressed and the valve body 34 is retracted from the partition member 2 together with the valve restraining member 35, the annular gap formed between the valve body 34 and the annular valve seat 31 is overcome. The damping coefficient of the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D becomes smaller than the previous one with respect to the piston speed (the chain line c in FIG. 4).

  In this way, the valve element 9 restricts the flow passage area to a small size when the vehicular hydraulic pressure damper D has a piston speed in the compression stroke equal to or lower than the predetermined speed, so that the liquid in the pressure side chamber 4 moves to the liquid chamber L. It becomes difficult to increase the pressure in the pressure side chamber 4 quickly.

  In other words, the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D rapidly increases the pressure in the compression side chamber 4 and exhibits a compression side damping force while suppressing a decrease in the pressure field in the expansion side chamber 3 and the compression side chamber 4. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the tendency that the rising of the damping force is insufficient in the initial stage when switching from the expansion stroke to the compression stroke or when the piston speed is low during the compression stroke, and the damping force generation response is improved.

  As described above, the resistance of the valve element 9 can be increased while increasing the resistance of the orifice 8 as a throttle valve, and the resistance of the valve element 9 can be decreased while decreasing the resistance of the orifice 8. Therefore, the inclination due to the characteristic of the orifice 8 can be changed, and the inclination due to the characteristic of the valve element 9 can also be changed. Therefore, the pressure rise characteristic of the pressure side chamber 4 (the pressure rise characteristic of the pressure side chamber with respect to the piston speed) is simulated by rotating the adjuster 20 within the range indicated by the arrow in the figure, as shown in FIG. Can be changed to rotate around the origin. In other words, if the resistance of the valve element 9 is increased while increasing the resistance of the orifice 8 as a throttle valve, the pressure rise characteristic line can be artificially rotated counterclockwise around the origin, When the resistance of the valve element 9 is reduced while reducing the resistance at the orifice 8, the pressure rise characteristic line can be pseudo-rotated clockwise around the origin.

  The damping characteristic of the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D is also compensated for the pressure increase in the pressure side chamber 4 as described above. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the adjuster 20 is rotated within the range indicated by the arrow in the figure. It can be changed to rotate around the origin.

  Thus, since both the throttle valve and the valve element 9 can be adjusted at the same time, only the throttle valve, the shock absorber capable of adjusting only the valve element 9, or both can be adjusted independently. Compared to a shock absorber that must be adjusted, the pressure rise characteristic of the pressure side chamber 4 can be adjusted more easily and intuitively, and the adjustment of the damping force response on the pressure side is similarly simple Can be done.

  Further, since there is no need to increase the pressure in the air chamber, the pressure in the container 1 of the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D does not become excessively high, and the tightening force of the seal member 14 that seals around the piston rod 6 is large. There is no worry that the vehicle occupant perceives a jerky feeling and does not disturb the riding comfort of the vehicle.

  Therefore, according to the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber D of the present invention, the necessary and sufficient damping force can be exhibited with good responsiveness even in the initial stage of the compression stroke without impairing the ride comfort in the vehicle. Note that the predetermined speed at which the flow passage area of the valve element 9 increases can be arbitrarily determined so as to be suitable for the vehicle.

  On the other hand, when the piston speed exceeds a predetermined speed, the flow path area increases, the resistance decreases, and the liquid can move from the pressure side chamber 4 to the liquid chamber L without being limited as much as possible. In this case, the damping force equivalent to that of the conventional single cylinder type hydraulic shock absorber is exhibited.

  In the above description, the throttle valve is the orifice 8. However, in addition to the orifice, a choke or other throttle valve may be provided. For example, when an annular throttle is provided, the upper end of the hollow shaft 32 is provided. An annular valve seat is provided in the hollow shaft 32 without being closed, and an annular throttle is provided between the annular valve seat and the annular valve seat which is axially immovable with respect to the hollow shaft 32 and is opposed to the annular valve seat. When a valve body such as a needle is formed and the hollow shaft 32 is brought close to the partition member 2, the distance between the valve body and the annular valve seat also approaches, and conversely, the hollow shaft 32 is separated from the partition member 2. A throttle valve having a structure in which the distance between the valve body and the annular valve seat is also increased when the distance is increased, and when a choke is used for the throttle valve, a small diameter portion is provided in the hollow shaft 32. The shaft that does not move in the axial direction with respect to the hollow shaft 32 is slid into the small diameter portion. A groove for forming a choke is provided on the inner periphery of the small diameter portion of the hollow shaft 32 or on the outer periphery of the shaft, and the fitting length between the small diameter portion and the shaft is increased by moving the hollow shaft 32 in the axial direction. It is also possible to adopt a throttle valve structure that changes the choke length by changing.

  Further, the valve element 9 employs an annular leaf valve as the valve element 34, but a poppet valve or other valve element may be used as long as it is a valve element biased by a spring element.

  Further, as described above, the sub-cylinder 12 is integrated with the cylinder 11 so that the axial direction is oriented in the same direction, and the longitudinal dimension is ensured while ensuring the stroke of the hydraulic shock absorber D for the vehicle. However, the sub-cylinder 12 may be integrated directly below the cylinder 11 so that the axial direction is in the horizontal direction in FIG. 1, or the cylinder 11 and the sub-cylinder 12 are connected by a hose. Such a configuration may be adopted. Further, the container 1 may be realized by other configurations besides the cylinder 11 and the sub-cylinder 12 described above.

  This is the end of the description of the embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is of course not limited to the details shown or described.

  The hydraulic shock absorber for a vehicle according to the present invention can be used for a vibration damping application of a vehicle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Partition member 2a Recessed part 2b in a partition member Groove 2c in a partition member Inner peripheral recessed part 2d in a partition member 3 Chamfered part in a partition member 3 Extension side chamber 4 Pressure side chamber 5 Piston 6 Piston rod 7 Free piston 7a Recessed part 8 in free piston Orifice 9 Valve element 10 Check valve 11 Cylinder 12 Sub cylinder 12a Insertion portion 12b in sub cylinder Housing 12c in sub cylinder Flange 13 in sub cylinder Rod guide 14 Seal member 14a Lip portion 14b Outer seal portion 15 Cap 16 Damping passage 17 Damping valve 18 Lid 18a Gas inlet 19 Adjuster holding member 19a Annular recess 20 in adjuster holding member Adjuster 20a Adjuster 20a Adjuster screw 20b Adjuster screw hole 20c Adjuster tool Insertion hole 21 Communication hole 22 Plug 23, 24 Seal ring 30 Port 31 Annular valve seat 32 Hollow shaft 32a Screw portion 32b in the hollow shaft Ring groove 32c in the hollow shaft Through hole 32d in the hollow shaft Restricting portion 33 in the hollow shaft Shutter 33a In the shutter Cylindrical portion 33b Support portion 34 in shutter Valve body 34a Through hole 35 in valve body Valve restraining member 36 Spring receiver 36a Cylindrical portion 36b in spring receiver Spring receiving portion 37 in spring receiver Coil spring 38 as spring element Spring member 38a In spring member Annular member 38b Arm 40 in spring member Case 40a Contact portion 40b in case Fitting portion 40c in case Cylindrical portion 40d in case Notch 40e in case 40f in case 40A in case A Adjustment mechanism D Hydraulic shock absorber G for vehicle Room L Liquid chamber O Working chamber R Compensation chamber x, y Axis

Claims (4)

A container,
A partition member partitioning said vessel into a working chamber and the compensation chamber,
A piston which divides said working chamber is slidably inserted into the vessel and expansion side chamber and the compression side chamber in which liquid is filled,
A piston rod connected to said piston is inserted movably into the container,
In the vehicle hydraulic shock absorber provided with a free piston that partitions the compensation chamber into a liquid chamber filled with liquid and an air chamber filled with gas,
A throttle that opens at a side portion of a bottomed cylindrical hollow shaft that communicates with the pressure side chamber and has a long hole that communicates the inside with the liquid chamber and provides resistance to the flow of the liquid passing through the inside. A valve,
Rutotomoni given resistance from the compression side chamber to open under the pressure of the compression side chamber while communicating the liquid chamber and the pressure side chamber in parallel to the throttle valve to the flow of liquid toward the liquid chamber, A valve body that is disposed on the liquid chamber side of the partition member and that opens and closes an outlet of a port that connects the pressure side chamber and the liquid chamber formed in the partition member is opposite to the partition member of the valve body And an annular spring bearing mounted on the outer periphery of the hollow shaft, and a spring element interposed between the valve body and the spring bearing to bias the valve body toward the partition member a valve element having a door,
And a check valve which allows only the flow of liquid toward the pressure side chamber from the liquid chamber in parallel to the valve element and the throttle valve,
Drive means for moving the hollow shaft in the axial direction with respect to the partition member, and slidably mounted on the outer periphery of the hollow shaft so as to be immovable with respect to the driving of the hollow shaft and for driving the hollow shaft A shutter that increases or decreases the lap area with the elongated hole, and further includes an adjustment mechanism that simultaneously changes the opening area of the throttle valve and the initial load of the spring element by driving the driving means,
The container includes a cylinder into which the piston is slidably inserted, and a sub-cylinder integrated with the cylinder into which the free piston is slidably inserted and the partition member is accommodated.
The vehicular hydraulic shock absorber, wherein an axis of the partition member in the sub-cylinder and an axis of the free piston in the sub-cylinder are parallel to each other . The outer diameter of the accommodating portion that becomes the accommodating side of the partition member of the sub cylinder is set to be equal to or smaller than the outer diameter of the inserting portion that becomes the insertion side of the free piston of the sub cylinder,
2. The vehicular hydraulic shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein an axis of the housing portion of the partition member is offset toward the cylinder with respect to an axis of the insertion portion of the free piston . It said drive means includes a screw portion provided at the tip of the hollow shaft,
And a adjuster having a threaded portion screwed into the threaded portion of the hollow shaft together is provided rotatably on the sub-cylinder the sub cylinder through a
The vehicle hydraulic shock absorber according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the adjuster is operable externally. The check valve includes a through hole provided in said valve body,
An annular check valve member for opening and closing the partition member side laminated with holes in the valve body,
The vehicular hydraulic shock absorber according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a spring member that biases the check valve body toward the valve body.

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