Patent ID: 6659241
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
An adjustable shock absorber comprising:a body having a fluid passageway including first and second passages in fluid communication with one another; a valve assembly interposed between said first and second passages, said valve assembly including a plunger adjustable between a plurality of positions corresponding to a plurality of fluid flow positions, said valve assembly including an orifice and said plunger including a needle having a portion disposed within said orifice to provide a flow area, said plunger moving said needle between said position to change said flow area, and said valve assembly including a blow-off valve having a disc with said orifice interposed between said passages and movable between open and closed positions and a spring interposed between said plunger and said disc biasing said disc to said closed position, said plunger changing loading of said spring between said plurality of positions; and an adjustment member having a cammed surface coacting with said plunger to move said plunger between said plurality of position in response to actuation of said adjustment member.