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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claude H Cheatham, West Carrollton, OH (US);
James Mitchell Pees, Centerville, OH (US);
Joel Ray Wells, Huber Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
18832219 ; 18832214 ; 18832217 ; 188315 ;
Abstract
A suspension damper includes an integral one-piece reservoir tube arrangement which provides a self-centering feature for the internal components of the damper, supports the loading on those internal components for proper functioning of the twin-tube type damper and applies for a preload force through the internal components.