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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2019
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Shivanand Sankaran, Canton, MI (US);
Wojciech Weglorz, Chybie, PL;
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A damper includes a pressure tube and a piston defining a rebound chamber and a compression chamber within the pressure tube. The damper further includes an adapter attached to the pressure tube. The damper includes a retainer slidably disposed within the pressure tube. The retainer and the adapter define an end chamber therebetween within the pressure tube. The damper also includes a cup movably disposed within the pressure tube between the retainer and the adapter. The damper further includes a tubular member disposed adjacent to the cup and attached to the adapter. The tubular member includes at least one through aperture. The damper includes a base valve attached to the adapter. The damper also includes a first spring disposed between the retainer and the cup and a second spring disposed between cup and the adapter.