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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
David R. Blankenship, Canton, MI (US);
Karl C. Kazmirski, Temperance, MI (US);
Scott S. Dunaway, Carleton, MI (US);
Jeroen K. Paenhuysen, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Matthew L. Roessle, Temperance, MI (US);
Matthew R. Schelosky, Temperance, MI (US);
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a damper system for a vehicle. The damper system may have an electrically adjustable hydraulic shock absorber including a rod guide assembly, a pressure tube, a reserve tube and an electromechanical valve. The electromechanical valve may be disposed in a valve cavity within the shock absorber. An integrated electronic system may be included which has a power drive electronics. The power drive electronics is electrically coupled to the electromechanical valve. The integrated electronic system is disposed along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the pressure tube, and at a location radially outwardly of the pressure tube adjacent the rod guide assembly.