US 12,030,621 B2
Coupled gas springs on adjacent gears for the avoidance of failure case loads
Robert Kyle Schmidt, Brooklin (CA)
Assigned to Safran Landing Systems Canada, Inc., Ajax (CA)
Filed by Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc., Ajax (CA)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,659.
Prior Publication US 2023/0348049 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 25/60 (2006.01); F16F 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 25/60 (2013.01) [F16F 9/063 (2013.01); F16F 9/067 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shock absorber system for a vehicle, comprising:
a first shock absorber with a first cavity partially filled with a first volume of a damping fluid and partially filled with a first volume of a compressible gas;
a second shock absorber with a second cavity partially filled with a second volume of the damping fluid and partially filled with a second volume of the compressible gas, the second shock absorber being located on a same side of the vehicle as the first shock absorber;
a conduit in fluid communication with the first and second shock absorbers, wherein the second volume of compressible gas maintains constant, uninterrupted fluid communication with the first volume of compressible gas through the conduit, and the first and second cavities are at least partially filled with a gas; and
a valve in fluid communication with an interior portion of the conduit and configured to selectively provide fluid communication with the conduit, wherein the first cavity maintains fluid communication with the second cavity when the valve is in a closed position.