Design & Worrking principle
The design of a multi-orifice shock absorber features a double cylinder arrangement with space between the concentric shock tube and cylinder, and a series of orifice holes drilled down the length of the shock tube wall.
During piston movement, the check ring is seated and oil is forced through the orifices in the shock tube wall, into the closed cellular foam accumulator and behind the piston head.
As the piston head moves it closes off orifice holes, thus reducing the available orifice area in proportion to the velocity. After the load is removed the coil spring pushes the piston rod outward. This unseats the check ring and permits the oil to flow from the accumulator and across the piston head, back into the shock tube. This allows quick repositioning for the next impact.
Low Pressure multiple orifice shock absorbers can provide progressive or self-compensating damping, depending on the impact conditions.
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