Advanced Suspension Technology LLC

Jose Ramon Martinez

Simon Sanchez

A damper assembly includes an inner tube and an outer tube enclosing respective first and second chambers and defining respective first and second side openings. The assembly includes a housing supported by the outer tube and having an open bottom with a lip extending radially inward. The assembly includes a unitary connector engaged with the first side opening and axially extending away from the inner tube through the second side opening and the open bottom. The unitary connector is radially spaced from the outer tube at the second side opening and from the housing above the inner surface. The unitary connector abuts an inner surface of the lip of the housing and defines passages open to the first chamber and to the second chamber. The unitary connector includes a valve seat surrounding one of passages.

Damper assembly including intake valve in fluid chamber

A shock absorber for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a transfer ring fluidly connecting an intermediate chamber and the valve. The transfer ring includes a body and a seal unit. The seal unit includes a first seal, a second seal, and a connector. The first seal is between the transfer ring and the intermediate tube. The second seal is between the transfer ring and the valve. The connector is connected to the first seal and the second seal. The connector extends through the body from the first seal to the second seal.

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Bilbao, Spain

Jose Ramon Martinez