A hydrospring or hydro-spring is a spring damped by hydraulic fluid (typically oil) being driven through holes in a piston, as the piston moves in response to a force. The spring is often made of rubber. Inside a rubber hydrospring there are hydraulic viscous damping systems which damp movement in all three directions but require very few parts. Even the slack adjustment may be integrated into the element.[1]
Hydrosprings are used mainly as shock absorbers in applications such as damped suspension in railway bogies, bulldozer blade shock absorbers and as recoil absorbers for artillery.
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![A railway type rubber hydrospring[2]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Rubber_Hydrospring.png/70px-Rubber_Hydrospring.png)
A railway type rubber hydrospring[2] -
A railway type rubber hydrospring in compressed state -
A railway type rubber hydrospring in relaxed state -
Hydro-spring recoil system of British WWI 60 pounder gun, with working explained
![A railway type rubber hydrospring[2]](/wiki/File:Rubber_Hydrospring.png)
See also
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edit- ^ Hecht, Markus (2007). Wear and Energy Saving Bogie Design with Rubber Primary Springs – Principles and Experiences (pdf). IHHA Specialist Technical Session (STS). Kiruna, Sweden.
- ^ EP patent 1369616