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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2008
Applicants:
William Golpe, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Walter B. Cwycyshyn, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Nikolai K. Moshchuk, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Inventors:
William Golpe, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Walter B. Cwycyshyn, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Nikolai K. Moshchuk, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suspension component achieves progressive resistance via a secondary bleed valve, which functions as a support for the primary compression valve at higher displacements, in conjunction with a secondary nonlinear spring element configured to alter the force on the piston at high displacements.