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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2014
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Karl Kazmirski, Temperance, MI (US);
Rudi Schurmans, Nieuwerkerken, BE;
David Blankenship, Canton, MI (US);
Scott Dunaway, Carleton, MI (US);
Zoren Gaspar, Huron, OH (US);
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A vehicle suspension assembly including a first end, a second end, and a hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic actuator is movable between a retracted position providing the vehicle suspension assembly with a first overall length, and an extended position providing the vehicle suspension assembly with a second overall length greater than the first overall length. The vehicle suspension assembly is configured to raise a vehicle when moved from the first overall length to the second overall length by the hydraulic actuator. The vehicle suspension assembly is configured to lower the vehicle when moved from the second overall length to the first overall length by the hydraulic actuator.