Buffer mechanism

Abstract

The invention relates to a shock-absorbing mechanism comprising a wire or steel cable member (2) running in a spiral shape with a number of windings around the longitudinal axis of the shock-absorbing mechanism (1) and a counter member (3), the counter member (3) being formed as a bar and a section of the counter member (3) being arranged in the wire or steel cable member (2) with force and / or frictional coupling such that the windings of the wire or steel cable member (2) run around the bar in the section, or the counter member (3) being formed as a sleeve and a section of the wire or steel cable member (2) being arranged in the sleeve with force and / or frictional coupling such that the windings of the wire or steel cable member (2) run within the section of the sleeve, and the wire or steel cable member (2) and the counter member (3) being movable relative to each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis (I) such that a frictional force is generated.

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