Patent ID: 6796571
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B62K,F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
A hydraulic steering damper for a motor vehicle having a frame comprising a steering sleeve (3), a steering pin (2) inserted coaxially into the steering sleeve (3) and connected at an upper end of it (4) to a steering headstock (5), and at a lower end of it (6) to a bottom steering yoke (7), the steering pin (2) being able to turn within the steering sleeve (3) about an axis of rotation (A), wherein the hydraulic steering damper (9) is pre-assembled and ready to be fitted inside the steering sleeve (3) between the sleeve (3) itself and the steering pin (2), said hydraulic steering damper comprising an outer first portion (10) adapted to be secured to the steering sleeve (3) and an inner second portion (12) adapted to be secured to the steering pin (2), wherein said outer first portion (10) and said inner second portion (12) define therebetween a space (16) that contains hydraulic fluid (17) in first and second chambers (28,29) that are in fluid communication with each other through a variable size conduit (30).