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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1986
William A Parker, Manchester, MI (US);
Thomas E Bartos, Woodhaven, MI (US);
Ronald M Cowen, Dundee, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A weldless shock absorber for an automotive vehicle includes an inner cylinder having a piston slidable within the inner cylinder upon a piston rod extending from the inner cylinder, and outer cylinder telescopically engaged with the inner cylinder, a cylinder head maintained within the outer cylinder in contact with the piston rod by means of an annular ring formed from and extending radially inwardly from the outer cylinder wall, and a mounting bracket affixed to the outer cylinder by means of one or more annular rings integrally formed from the outer cylinder and extending radially outwardly from the outer cylinder.