Main piston boost valve in a vehicle damper

A damper comprising:

• a cylinder, said cylinder comprising:
• an actual cylinder inner diameter (ID), and
• a working fluid therein;
• a rod;
• a piston, said piston coupled to said rod and configured for operation within said cylinder, said piston configured to divide said cylinder into a compression side and a rebound side, said piston comprising:
• a piston fluid channel therethrough, said piston fluid channel to fluidly couple said compression side with said rebound side;
• a compression valve stack on said compression side;
• and
• a rebound valve stack on said rebound side;
• an electronic valve assembly, said electronic valve assembly comprising:
• an electronic valve body coupled with said rod on said compression side of said piston, said electronic valve body comprising an electronic valve body outer diameter (OD);
• and
• a boost valve, said boost valve comprising:
• a boost valve body;
• a boost valve area located between said electronic valve body and said boost valve body;
• a boost valve fluid channel;
• and
• a boost valve OD, said boost valve OD larger than said electronic valve body OD, said boost valve OD configured to allow said electronic valve assembly to operate in said cylinder with said actual cylinder ID.

A damper comprising:

• a cylinder, said cylinder comprising:
• an actual cylinder inner diameter (ID), and
• a working fluid therein;
• a rod;
• a piston, said piston coupled to said rod and configured for operation within said cylinder, said piston configured to divide said cylinder into a compression side and a rebound side, said piston comprising:
• a piston fluid channel therethrough, said piston fluid channel to fluidly couple said compression side with said rebound side;
• a compression valve stack on said compression side;
• and
• a rebound valve stack on said rebound side;
• an electronic valve assembly, said electronic valve assembly comprising:
• an electronic valve body coupled with said rod on said compression side of said piston, said electronic valve body comprising an electronic valve body outer diameter (OD);
• and
• an active valve configured to meter a fluid flow of said working fluid through said piston fluid channel;
• and
• an active boost valve, said active boost valve comprising:
• a boost valve body;
• a boost valve area located between said electronic valve body and said boost valve body;
• a boost valve fluid channel;
• and
• a boost valve OD, said boost valve OD larger than said electronic valve body OD, said boost valve OD configured to allow said electronic valve assembly to operate in said cylinder with said actual cylinder ID.