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US 11,378,149 B2Granted
Method of manufacturing a damper tube
AssigneeTenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
InventorAmirahmad Mohammadi
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a damper tube is provided. The method includes providing a tube having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The method includes providing a reinforcing insert, at least partly, within the first end of the tube. The method includes flattening a portion of the first end of the tube. The method also includes bending at least one of the reinforcing insert and the flattened portion of the first end of the tube into a loop. The method further includes connecting an edge of the loop to the tube.
Claims16
A method of manufacturing a damper tube, the method comprising:
- providing a tube having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;
- providing a reinforcing insert, at least partly, within the first end of the tube, wherein the reinforcing insert has a planar or cylindrical shape disposed within the first end of the tube:
- flattening a portion of the first end of the tube;
- bending the reinforcing insert and the flattened portion of the first end of the tube into a loop;
- and
- connecting an edge of the loop to an outer surface of the tube by welding;
- and
- trimming an end boundary of the flattened portion.
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