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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 27, 2023
Applicant:

Driv Automotive Inc., Northville, MI (US);

Inventor:

Stefan Deferme, Heusden-Zolder, BE;

Assignee:

DRIV Automotive Inc., Northville, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/36 (2006.01); B60G 17/08 (2006.01); F16F 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/369 (2013.01); F16F 9/18 (2013.01); B60G 17/08 (2013.01); B60G 2202/24 (2013.01); B60G 2204/62 (2013.01); B60G 2206/41 (2013.01); B60G 2500/11 (2013.01); B60G 2800/162 (2013.01); F16F 2222/12 (2013.01); F16F 2228/066 (2013.01); F16F 2232/08 (2013.01); F16F 2234/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A damper including inner and outer tubes is provided. A piston is slidably disposed within the inner tube. An intermediate tube is positioned radially between the inner and outer tubes. An intermediate channel is disposed radially between the intermediate and inner tubes. A slanted elliptical seal is positioned at an oblique angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the inner tube and divides the intermediate channel into first and second intermediate channel portions. A first control valve is in fluid communication with the second intermediate channel portion via a first intermediate tube opening. A second control valve is in fluid communication with the first intermediate channel portion via a second intermediate tube opening.


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