direct acting shock absorber

s.e.charles

s.e.charles

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search gave me nothing.

Q: when did shock absorbers become commonplace?

i found a patent application for FP Becker 1935-37

https://patents.google.com/patent/US2078364A/en

but didn't know if they had been used before.

just like a specialized tool, the Phillips screwdriver, i can remember the elders of the tribe referring to "aircraft shocks" as a magical piece of marvel which would revolutionize any piece of equipment it adorned.

thanks, sid
 
s.e.charles said:
search gave me nothing.

Q: when did shock absorbers become commonplace?

i found a patent application for FP Becker 1935-37

https://patents.google.com/patent/US2078364A/en

but didn't know if they had been used before.

just like a specialized tool, the Phillips screwdriver, i can remember the elders of the tribe referring to "aircraft shocks" as a magical piece of marvel which would revolutionize any piece of equipment it adorned.thanks, sid
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"In 1907, Claude H. Foster (founder of Gabriel Co.) created his most acclaimed invention, “The Snubber,” a direct acting shock absorber for automobiles, and the first of its kind, an achievement that throughout the years would become commonly associated with the Gabriel name. The company continued to prosper and went on to sell direct acting shock absorbers to both OEM and replacement markets."

Gabriel’s continual advancements in technology and innovation lead to them becoming a company of “firsts”; creating the first automotive hydraulic shock absorber; the first adjustable shock absorber; the first air-adjustable shock absorber – the industry leading Gabriel HiJackers®; creating the first Position Sensitive (Groove Tube) Technology; the first U.S. produced twin-tube shock absorber – the Gabriel Gas Ryder; introducing Velocity Sensitive Technology for shocks and struts – a new advancement and innovation in ride control technology; and branching out into the heavy-duty industry in the 1950's.
See > https://gabriel.com/History

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"aircraft shocks" aka Oleo Strut - The original design for the oleo-pneumatic shock-absorbing strut was patented by British manufacturing conglomerate Vickers Armstrong during 1915.[7] It had been derived from the recuperative gear design of the Vickers gun, controlling recoil by forcing oil through precisely sized orifices. Vickers' oleo strut was first applied to an aeroplane by the French aircraft company Breguet Aviation.
SEE > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleo_strut

and > https://www.oleoinc.com/about/story
 
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