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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:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Patrick Vanmechelen, Sint-Truiden, BE;
David Holiviers, Sint-Truiden, BE;
Rudi Schurmans, Nieuwerterken, BE;
Inventors:
Patrick Vanmechelen, Sint-Truiden, BE;
David Holiviers, Sint-Truiden, BE;
Rudi Schurmans, Nieuwerterken, BE;
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F009/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rod guide assembly for a shock absorber includes a seal assembly which is biased towards a sealing surface on the rod guide by a biasing member which is located between the seal assembly and the bearing which is assembled to the rod guide housing. The biasing of the seal assembly prohibits movement of the seal assembly during operation of the shock absorber. In addition, a wire circlip which radially biases the seal assembly can be included.