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US 12,320,404 B2Granted
Damper assembly
AssigneeDRiV Automotive Inc.
InventorsFranky Montagna, Werner Bosmans, Frederik Baldoni, Simon Anne de Molina, Ruben Evens, Ronny Vanbrabant, Rahul Popatrao Ekatpure
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Abstract
A damper assembly includes a rod elongated along an axis. The damper assembly includes a body supported by the rod, the body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The body and the rod define a passage between the body and the rod, the passage extending from the first surface of the body to the second surface of the body.
Claims19
A damper assembly, comprising:
- a rod elongated along an axis;
- a piston supported by the rod, the piston having a compression surface and a rebound surface opposite the compression surface;
- a first passage extending between the piston and the rod from the compression surface to the rebound surface of the piston;
- a check disc supported by the rod, the check disc movable from an unflexed position to a flexed position to increase resistance to fluid flow through the first passage;
- a housing supported by the rod, the housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with the first passage, the check disc being in the chamber;
- and an orifice disc in the chamber.
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A damper assembly, comprising:
- a rod elongated along an axis;
- a piston supported by the rod, the piston having a compression surface and a rebound surface opposite the compression surface;
- a first passage between the piston and the rod, the first passage extending from the compression surface of the piston to the rebound surface of the piston;
- a second passage extending from the compression surface to the rebound surface;
- a blow off disc supported by the rod and selectively permitting fluid flow out of the second passage of the piston, the first passage extending between the rod and the blow off disc;
- a spring disc supported by the rod and urging the blow off disc toward the piston, the first
- passage extending between the rod and the spring disc;
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- the piston, the blow off disc, and the spring disc each including a notch, the first passage extending between the rod and the spring disc.
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A damper assembly, comprising:
- a rod elongated along an axis;
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- a piston supported by the rod, the piston having a compression surface and a rebound surface opposite the compression surface;
- a passage between the piston and the rod, the passage extending from the compression surface of the piston to the rebound surface of the piston;
- a check disc supported by the rod, the check disc selectively restricting fluid flow through the passage;
- a housing supported by the rod, the housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with the passage, the check disc being positioned within the housing and in the chamber, the housing including a rib extending toward the check disk.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.