What are the advantages of air spring shock absorbers?

In today's manufacturing industry, the shock absorption sector is experiencing rapid growth. Air spring shock absorbers represent a relatively new technology, which, although not yet widely adopted, holds great promise as a vibration isolation solution. It is increasingly gaining attention and is being selected for vibration isolation in various engineering projects. What are the shock absorption advantages of air spring shock absorbers? Let's take a look with the editor.

Air spring shock absorbers are currently the most effective vibration isolators, outperforming both coil springs and sulfur rubber. The air spring shock absorber is an elastic element consisting of a braking gas chamber, a sulfur rubber extensibility diaphragm, and a supporting column, forming a sealed container that is internally inflated. It utilizes the transformation of air mechanical energy to achieve over-vibration purposes. Its rational configuration features a wide load-bearing range and excellent sealing properties. It is suitable for vibration isolating machines and equipment, such as fans, pumps, mechanical pumps, air compressors, refrigeration compressor units, air conditioning units, and general-purpose equipment.

The newly introduced air spring damper is a unique vibration absorber, differing from the conventional spring dampers in that it is primarily maintained by air compression of vulcanized rubber. This type of damper boasts a distinct advantage, as many vibration absorbers used in industrial equipment must utilize it to achieve effective vibration reduction.

The internal structure of the air spring damper, based on the height pressure regulator, allows the working height of the air spring to remain consistent under any load, and also enables the spring to have different heights under the same load, thus benefiting integration with various structural requirements.

Air springs feature discrete system characteristics, allowing their characteristic lines to be designed into relatively idealized curves as needed.

The stiffness of the air spring varies with load, ensuring that the natural frequency does not change under any load, making the shock-absorbing equipment almost invariant.

The stiffness of air springs can be selected as needed, by adjusting the capacity of the additional air chamber, and can be chosen to be very low.

The same air spring can bear both radial and axial loads, as well as transmit torque. By adjusting the internal pressure, different load capacities can be achieved, thus integrating the needs of various loads.