Patent ID: 6244577
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
A double acting mechanical shock absorber that includes:a cylindrical housing having a distal end and a proximal end, said housing containing a first axially disposed bore passing inwardly through said proximal end and a second axially disposed bore passing inwardly through said distal end, said first axially disposed bore having a larger diameter than said second axially disposed bore so that a first radially disposed shoulder is provided within the housing at the distal end thereof,a proximal end wall that is joined to the housing for closing the proximal end of said housing, said end wall further including a tubular section that extends inwardly from the end wall into said housing a predetermined distance, said tubular section having an end face to provide a second radially disposed stop shoulder at the distal end of said tubular section within said housing opposite said first radially disposed shoulder wherein a radially expanded chamber is established between the shoulders within said housing,a stack of friction rings mounted within said chamber between the shoulders,a shaft extending into the housing through said distal end of said housing that passes through said stack into said tubular section of said end wall,said shaft containing a first radially extended flange for engaging one end of said stack and a second radially extended flange for engaging the opposite end of said stack so that the stack is compressed between one of the flanges and one of the shoulders as the shaft moves axially within said housing.