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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2023
Advanced Suspension Technology Llc, Northville, MI (US);
Advanced Suspension Technology LLC, Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
A damper includes a piston coupled to a piston rod slidably positioned in a damper tube. A piston rod seal is positioned radially between the piston rod and a first end of the damper tube. A cap is positioned over the first end of the damper tube and includes a side wall positioned in contact with and extending annularly about the first end of the damper tube. An end wall extends radially inwardly from the side wall. A collector radially outwardly extends from the side wall. The cap includes a vent. The side wall includes an end face at an opposite end of the cap as the end wall. The collector is positioned axially between the vent and the end face of the side wall. The collector includes surfaces on which oil passing by the piston rod seal will accumulate.