ADJUSTABLE DAMPING CURVE SHOCK ABSORBER

摘要

An adjustment control for adjusting the damping of a shock absorber includes an aperture seat to be secured to a bore of the shock absorber; a needle nut including a needle; an adjustment nut shaft stud including a threaded portion configured to engage with a threaded portion of the needle nut; an adjustment nut to be secured to the base and defining a non-circular cavity to receive at least a portion of the adjustment nut shaft stud and a noncircular region of the needle nut such that the needle nut cannot rotate relative to the non-circular cavity of the adjustment nut; and an adjustment knob, wherein rotation of the adjustment knob causes rotation of the adjustment nut shaft stud relative to the adjustment nut, and wherein rotation of the adjustment nut shaft stud causes axial movement of the needle nut relative to an orifice of the aperture seat.

主权项

1. An adjustment control for adjusting said damping of a shock absorber, said adjustment control comprising:
an aperture seat configured to be secured to a bore of said shock absorber, said aperture seat defining an orifice; a needle nut including a needle extending outwardly from a first end, a noncircular region disposed about a second end, and a first threaded portion; an adjustment nut shaft stud including a second threaded portion configured to engage with said first threaded portion; an adjustment nut configured to be secured to said base, said adjustment nut defining a non-circular cavity configured to receive at least a portion of said adjustment nut shaft stud and at least said noncircular region of said needle nut such that said needle nut cannot rotate relative to said non-circular cavity of said adjustment nut; and an adjustment knob, wherein rotation of said adjustment knob causes rotation of said adjustment nut shaft stud relative to said adjustment nut, and wherein rotation of said second threaded portion said adjustment nut shaft stud causes axial movement of said needle nut relative to said orifice of said aperture seat.