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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoram Guy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John S Pipis, Jr, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Monroe Auto Equipment Company, Monroe, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ; F16F / ; F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188315 ; 188276 ; 18832214 ; 18832219 ;
Abstract
A shock absorber has a biasing member located between the base cup of a reserve tube and a cylinder end at the bottom of a pressure tube. The biasing member urges the pressure tube away from the base cup of the reserve tube and provides for movement between the lower ends of the two members without affecting the seating or sealing of the components within the shock absorber. The movement between the pressure tube and the reserve tube provides axial compliance for accommodating tubes materials having different materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion.