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Air damper used in glove box of automobile

  • US 6,669,178 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2001
  • Issued: 12/30/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An air damper comprising:

  • a cylinder having a first open end an a second end;

    a guide cap covering the first open end, the guide cap having a stopper means projecting into the cylinder;

    a piston moveable in the cylinder;

    a compression coil spring inserted in the cylinder between the piston and the guide cap and for forcing the piston toward the second end of the cylinder; and

    a string coupled with a piston and extending out of the cylinder via the guide cap;

    wherein the piston strikes the stopper means of the guide cap before the compression coil spring is fully compressed when the string is pulled by an external force.

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