Lord Corporation

Gregory Ericksen

Douglas Edward Ivers

Robert H Marjoram

Kenneth Alan St Clair

Stephen F Hildebrand

William J McMahon

Steve F Hildebrand

Kenneth Alan STCLAIR

William J Mcmahon

A magneto-rheological fluid damper includes a damper body having a reservoir for a magneto-rheological fluid, a piston rod, a piston rod guide disposed within the damper body, where the piston rod guide has a passage therein for receiving the piston rod. The magneto-rheological fluid damper further includes at least a first piston rod seal and at least a second piston rod seal arranged to seal between the piston rod guide and the piston rod. The magneto-rheological fluid damper further includes a fluid chamber defined between the piston rod guide and the piston rod, the fluid chamber being in communication with the reservoir. The magneto-rheological fluid damper further includes a piston rod guide filter arranged in a communication path between the fluid chamber and the reservoir to filter particulates out of the magneto-rheological fluid entering the fluid chamber. The magneto-rheological fluid damper further includes an accumulator arranged between the piston rod guide and the damper body.

Magneto-rheological dampers for semi-active suspension systems

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Cary, NC, United States of America

Gregory Ericksen