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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2011
Applicant:
Kristoff Six, Hasselt, BE;
Inventor:
Kristoff Six, Hasselt, BE;
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 31/02 (2006.01); B60G 17/04 (2006.01); F15B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0416 (2013.01); F15B 1/021 (2013.01); F15B 2211/212 (2013.01); F15B 2211/30575 (2013.01); F15B 2211/88 (2013.01); B60G 2300/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydraulic actuator includes an energy recuperation device which harvests the energy generated from the stroking of a shock absorber. The energy recuperation device can function in a passive energy recovery mode for the shock absorber or an active mode for the shock absorber. The energy that is generated by the energy recuperation device can be stored as fluid pressure or it can be converted to another form of energy such as electrical energy.