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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 01, 2014
Ride Control, Llc., Troy, MI (US);
David L. Ruhlman, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Paul Przybyl, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
RIDE CONTROL, LLC, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A shock absorber including a cylinder having a first chamber and a second chamber where at least one of the first chamber and the second chamber includes a fluid. A piston is configured for reciprocal movement within the cylinder and defines at least one through-hole for enabling the fluid to move between the first and second chambers. A floating disc and a floating retainer are each movably connected to the piston, the floating disc and the floating retainer defining a space between the floating disc and the floating retainer, the space having a cross-sectional area. A seal element is seated in the space and has a cross-sectional area equal to the cross-sectional area of the space where an entire surface of the seal element engages and forms a seal with an inner wall of the cylinder during the reciprocal movement of the piston.