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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wendell Dean Tackett, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kelsey-Hayes Company, Livonia, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
138 30 ; 200721 ;
Abstract
A piston-less low pressure accumulator employs a gas-charged elastomeric bladder contained within a bore of a hydraulic control unit. Preferably, the low pressure accumulator contains a perforated metal member which limits compression of the bladder by hydraulic fluid beyond a fixed distance. The gas-charged low pressure accumulator may be manufactured with low parts count which encourages ease of assembly while providing freedom from sticking which may occur in piston-type accumulators.