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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Fleniken, Toledo, OH (US);
Christopher Conrad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ben Schaller, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 15/06 (2006.01); B60G 13/08 (2006.01); F16F 9/38 (2006.01); F16F 9/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 15/068 (2013.01); B60G 13/08 (2013.01); B60G 2204/45021 (2013.01); F16F 9/38 (2013.01); F16F 9/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shock absorber includes an elastomeric jounce bumper which engages a jounce bumper cap during relatively large compression movements of the shock absorber. The jounce bumper cap includes a jounce bumper nose retaining feature which engages the nose of the jounce bumper during the compression movements. The jounce bumper nose retaining feature restricts sliding movement of the elastomeric jounce bumper with respect to the jounce bumper cap to eliminate noises associated with the relative movement.