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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2022
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Ibaraki, JP;
Shivanand Sankaran, Canton, MI (US);
Sean Lundberg, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Jordan Truitt, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
This shock absorber includes a first valve assembly connected to one end of a tube in an axial direction, a piston assembly dividing an inner chamber of the tube into a first chamber and a second chamber, a piston rod extending from the tube through the first chamber with the piston assembly connected to an intermediate position in the axial direction, a cup provided in the second chamber, and a second valve assembly disposed in the second chamber to be connected to the piston rod and configured to enter and exit from the cup. The cup includes a sleeve disposed in the second chamber with a gap between itself and the tube in a radial direction, and a base adapter fixed to the sleeve by press fitting and provided between the sleeve and the first valve assembly.