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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2007
Applicant:
Ronny Vanbrabant, Heusden-Zolder, BE;
Inventor:
Ronny Vanbrabant, Heusden-Zolder, BE;
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disc valve assembly for a shock absorber opens due to axial movement of a valve disc. The valve disc is biased against a valve body by a valve spring. The valve spring is designed to provide a circumferentially asymmetrical load biasing the valve disc against the valve body. The disc valve assembly can be used as a piston rebound valve assembly, a piston compression valve assembly, a base valve compression valve assembly or a base valve rebound valve assembly.