Patent ID: 7051618

Claim:
A viscous damper comprising: first and second components defining an enclosed chamber for holding damping fluid; a rotor having a first portion rotationally disposed in said chamber and a second portion extending outwardly from said chamber, said rotor including an outwardly extending paddle; a valve disposed in said chamber for relative rotation with respect to said rotor, said valve including a base and an outwardly extending wing, said valve base being annular; and said rotor and said valve each having at least one valve face complementary to each other, with said valve face of said valve disposed on said wing and said valve face of said rotor disposed on an end of said paddle adjacent said wing said rotor including a pin extending through said annular base said faces adapted for engaging each other and substantially closing a space therebetween when said rotor is rotated in a first direction and for relative rotation with respect to each other for opening a space therebetween when said rotor is rowed in a second direction.