Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Damper with single external control valve
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Application No.: US16234735Application Date: 2018-12-28
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Publication No.: US11143260B2Publication Date: 2021-10-12
- Inventor: Stefan Deferme
- Applicant: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Lake Forest
- Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
- Current Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Lake Forest
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: F16F9/06
- IPC: F16F9/06 ; F16F9/18 ; B60G13/08 ; B60G17/08 ; F16F9/36 ; B60G17/015

Abstract:
A damper with inner and outer tubes and a piston slidably disposed within the inner tube to define first and second working chambers. A collector chamber is positioned outside the outer tube. An external control valve is positioned in fluid communication with the collector chamber. An intake valve assembly, mounted to one end of the inner tube, includes an intake valve body, intake passages, and intake valve. The intake valve body abuts the outer tube to define an accumulation chamber positioned between the intake valve assembly and a closed end of the outer tube. The accumulation chamber is arranged in fluid communication with the collector chamber. The intake valve body forms a fluid-tight partition between the accumulation chamber and a fluid transport chamber is positioned between the inner and outer tubes. The intake valve controls fluid flow between the accumulation chamber and the second working chamber through the intake passages.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200208705A1 Damper With Single External Control Valve Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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