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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2024
Advanced Suspension Technology Llc, Northville, MI (US);
Carl Olofsson, St. Truiden, BE;
Kenneth Llonch, Hasselt, BE;
Advanced Suspension Technology LLC, Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
A hydraulic fluid tank assembly for use with a suspension system for a vehicle is provided. The hydraulic fluid tank assembly includes a tank having a chamber configured to contain a volume of hydraulic fluid and a volume of gas, and a breather cap assembly. The breather cap assembly includes a breather cap having a passageway and a recess, a filter having one or more openings configured to permit gas to pass therethrough, and a splash guard coupled to the breather cap, the splash guard retaining the filter in the recess of the breather cap, and the splash guard having a distal opening. The passageway of the breather cap, the openings of the filter, and the distal opening of the splash guard are fluidly connected and configured to permit gas to pass therethrough to and from the chamber of the tank and the atmosphere.