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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:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1997
Michael David Clark, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Guy Raymond Tessier, Dayton, OH (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A monotube strut assembly includes a housing tube with a piston assembly fixed relative to the housing tube by a piston rod. A damper body tube is reciprocally carried in the housing tube and is slidably engaged with the piston assembly. A bearing sleeve is fixed in position within the housing tube and seals are carried at both first and second ends of the bearing sleeve. A bearing is positioned adjacent each of the first and second ends of the bearing sleeve and the bearings slidably support the damper body tube. A quantity of oil is carried between the damper body tube and the bearing sleeve providing lubrication between the bearings and the damper body tube.
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