Faucet with internal damper

A faucet comprising:

• a body, extending from a forward end to an aft end to define a body cavity, wherein the body includes an aft wall that defines faucet inlet ports, and the body defines a faucet outlet between the forward and aft ends;
• a push knob, operationally coupled to the forward end of the body;
• a cartridge, fixed within the body cavity, wherein the cartridge defines a cartridge cavity that has an aft seal seat, a cartridge outlet port that is forward of the aft seal seat, and a cartridge inlet port that is aft of the aft seal seat;
• a piston that is seated within the cartridge cavity, the piston defining an aft seal lip, wherein:
• the piston is movable by the push knob from a first position to a second position, to move the lip away from the seal seat and open the faucet;
• and
• the piston is movable by a spring from the second position to the first position, to position the lip against the aft seal seat and close the faucet;
• and
• a linear damper, mounted to the forward end of the body, wherein the linear damper engages the piston to dampen movement of the piston from the second position to the first position;
• the forward end of the piston defines a forward piston cavity that extends aft to a location that is intermediate the forward and aft ends of the piston;
• and
• the linear damper extends from a forward end that extends forward of the forward end of the body to an aft end that extends into the forward piston cavity, and the damper includes a plunger extending aft from the aft end of the damper to engage the piston.