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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Daniel T. Keil, Temperance, MI (US);
Ben Schaller, Toledo, OH (US);
Christopher Conrad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Laxman Subramaniam, Canton, MI (US);
Michal Nowak, Sint-Truiden, BE;
Daniel T. Keil, Temperance, MI (US);
Ben Schaller, Toledo, OH (US);
Christopher Conrad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Laxman Subramaniam, Canton, MI (US);
Michal Nowak, Sint-Truiden, BE;
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A strut assembly includes an upper mount assembly, a shock absorber and a knuckle. The upper mount assembly is attached to a piston rod which is a part of the shock absorber. The knuckle is attached to an outer tube of the shock absorber which can be a reserve tube of a dual-tube shock absorber or a pressure tube of a single tube shock absorber. A reinforcement member increases the strength of the outer tube in the area that interfaces with the knuckle and the area that is directly above the knuckle.