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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
M'hand Nait Oukhedou, Bree, BE;
Gert Mangelschots, Heusden-Zolder, BE;
Ward Opdekamp, Hasselt, BE;
Werner Bosmans, Koersel, BE;
M'Hand Nait Oukhedou, Bree, BE;
Gert Mangelschots, Heusden-Zolder, BE;
Ward Opdekamp, Hasselt, BE;
Werner Bosmans, Koersel, BE;
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A shock absorber includes a piston disposed within a pressure tube. A valve assembly is attached to the piston. The valve assembly defines a first fluid flow through an always open fluid passage; a second fluid flow due to elastic deformation of a valve disc of the piston assembly; and a third fluid flow due to movement of the entire valve disc away from the piston. In one embodiment, the valve assembly is designed to be pre-assembled at an off-line and/or off-site location.