PASSIVE FORCE ELEMENT ON THE BASIS OF ELECTRORHEOLOGIC LIQUIDS

摘要

The invention relates to a passive force element on the basis of electrorheologic liquids. A piston having a piston rod is guided in a cylinder housing. The piston rod is connected to a force introducing element. The piston forms two working chambers in the cylinder housing. The volume of said chambers can be changed. Said chamber are filled with electrorheologic liquids and are connected by means of a fluid connection that is provided with a valve arrangement for controlling the circulatory characteristics. Said arrangement is provided with an electrorheologic liquid valve. The aim of the invention is to configure the inventive force element in such a way that controlled damping characteristics can be adjusted and force peaks are avoided. The force is introduced by means of a force introducing element and the piston (11, 12, 13, 14) is coupled to the force introducing element by means of an elastic element.