CONTROLLABLE MAGNETO-RHEOLOGICAL FLUID DAMPER

摘要

A damper includes a housing, a piston, and a magneto-rheological (MR) fluid. Thepiston is movably disposed within the housing such that the piston divides an interior of thehousing into first and second cavities and a passage defined in the piston couples the first andsecond cavities. The passage includes at least a disk shape space within the piston definedbetween by two substantially parallel surfaces. The MR fluid damps motion of the piston by aflow of MR fluid through the passage, and a magnet produces a magnetic field within at least thedisk shape space of the passage.