ES435221A3 - A foot valve assembly of a telescopic hydraulic shock absorber. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

A foot valve assembly of a telescopic hydraulic shock absorber of the type comprising a pair of concentrically arranged hydraulic cylinders, with a slideable piston in the inner cylinder, said valve assembly closing the end of the inner cylinder in front of the piston, and allowing the inner cylinder communicates with the annular chamber which is defined between the two cylinders and which constitutes a reservoir for hydraulic fluid, and wherein said valve assembly comprises a body member formed with an axial recess in each of a pair of ends opposite and with an axial bore connecting said recesses, a member generally in the form of a receptacle or cup, having an axially perforated base, said cup-shaped member being introduced by its base into one of said recesses and having its base supported against the bottom of said first recess, an annular plate valve closing member, having an axial opening by the said closure member is applied to a portion of said cup-shaped member projecting from the recess, said valve closing member controlling a fluid circulation path through said body member and providing said member in shape of cup, a support for a valve spring acting on said closing member. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)