Shock absorber
part · 1901 · Electric age
Damps the oscillations of the suspension.
What it is made of
- Piston — has part. Inside, a piston moves in oil.
- Spring — has part. The spring carries the car's weight while the damper stops it bouncing.
Principles and materials it uses
- Hydraulics (Pascal’s law) — uses. Oil flows through valves, damping oscillations.
- Steel — is made of. The body is a steel cylinder.
Where it is used
- Suspension — is part of. Shock absorbers are part of the suspension.
- MacPherson strut — is part of. A shock absorber in the strut.
- Suspension fork — is part of. A shock absorber.
- Landing gear — is part of. Shock struts.
- Car — is part of. Shock absorbers stop the body bouncing on a rough road.
- Washing machine — is part of. Shock absorbers damp the drum's shaking during the spin.
Things built in a similar way
- Recoil mechanism — works like. The same principle of hydraulic damping.