This invention provides a passive
magnetorheological damper with adjustable swing gap, comprising a cylinder, a
piston rod, and a
piston assembly. The cylinder includes a cylinder
barrel with openings at both ends along the axial direction and end caps respectively connected to the openings of the cylinder
barrel. The
piston assembly is slidably disposed within the cylinder
barrel. The connecting end of the
piston rod is connected to the piston
assembly, and the free end of the
piston rod extends axially through the end caps. The piston assembly includes a piston end cap and several damping components distributed circumferentially on the piston end cap. The connecting ends of the damping components are hinged to the piston end caps, and the free ends of the damping components can be driven to move away from the inner wall of the cylinder barrel. The invention also includes an adjustment component disposed within the cylinder barrel, which drives the free ends of the damping components to swing away from the inner wall of the cylinder barrel around the
hinge point. This
damper requires no external power supply or sealing element, has a mechanically adjustable swing gap, a compact structure, and a large output damping force, which is beneficial for the further promotion and application of magnetorheological technology.