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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Yunjun LI, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Timothy J. Talty, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Robert B. Elliott, Waterford, MI (US);
Nancy Mcmahon, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Yunjun Li, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Timothy J. Talty, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Robert B. Elliott, Waterford, MI (US);
Nancy McMahon, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An energy harvesting apparatus, for deployment on a vehicle, comprises a shock absorber, including a dust tube assembly, a jounce bumper assembly mounted within the dust tube assembly at a first end thereof, and a damper tube mounted for telescopic movement through a second end of the dust tube, the jounce bumper assembly configured for impact with the damper tube. A piezoelectric device is coupled to the jounce bumper assembly.