Patent ID: 6293573
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: A63B,F16F

Abstract:
A linear sliding connector, comprising:a first component and a second component linearly displaceable in a first and second axial direction relative to one another; anda mechanical friction damping device for effecting damping in at least one of said first and second axial displacement directions, said damping device comprising:a wire basket acting as a friction element, said wire basket surrounding and contacting an outer surface of a longitudinal section of said first displaceable component, wherein a first axial end of said wire basket is fixed to said second displaceable component, and wherein a second axial end of said wire basket is supported by and is axially and longitudinally displaceable on said second component, and an elastic element exerting a force in the axial direction on said second axial end of said wire basket sufficient to extend the axial length of said wire basket and to produce a predetermined substantially radial contact pressure against the outer surface of said first displaceable component surrounded by the wire basket.