Fundamental Research on Analysis of Rolling Resistance of O-ring Rubber Used in Damper

Abstract

Devises using the rolling of viscoelastic materials such as rubber is proposed, then a practical procedure for easy evaluation of the rolling resistance of them is required. This kind of research has been already established in the field of tire technology, and many patents are submitted. In this paper, a new devise using the rolling of O-ring rubber is proposed and the method of simulating the rolling resistance of viscoelastic materials developed in the field of tire technology is applied. Compared with an experiment and a dynamic finite element analysis, the validity of the proposed static and qualitative aspects of method is discussed.