Cover system for damper
AssigneeTenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
InventorsLukasz Wichary, Grzegorz Tomczuk, Tomasz Gorski
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Abstract
A cover system for a damper includes an outer tube and a piston rod extending from an end of the outer tube. The cover system also includes a dust tube disposed around a portion of the outer tube. The dust tube includes a first end located proximal to the end of the outer tube and a second end opposite to the first end. The dust tube at least partially encloses the piston rod. The cover system further includes a cap connected to the outer tube. The cap is adapted to at least partially cover the first end of the dust tube.
Claims20
A cover system for a damper having an outer tube and a piston rod extending from an end of the outer tube, the cover system comprising:
- a dust tube disposed around a portion of the outer tube, the dust tube comprising a first end located proximal to the end of the outer tube and a second end opposite to the first end, the dust tube at least partially enclosing the piston rod;
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- a cap connected to the outer tube, wherein the cap is adapted to at least partially cover the first end of the dust tube.
A damper comprising:
- an outer tube;
- a piston rod extending from an end of the outer tube;
- a dust tube disposed around a portion of the outer tube, the dust tube comprising a first end located proximal to the end of the outer tube and a second end opposite to the first end, the dust tube at least partially enclosing the piston rod;
- and
- a cap connected to the outer tube, the cap adapted to at least partially cover the first end of the dust tube.
A cover system for a damper having an outer tube and a piston rod extending from an end of the outer tube, the cover system comprising:
- a dust tube disposed around a portion of the outer tube, the dust tube comprising a first end located proximal to the end of the outer tube and a second end opposite to the first end, the dust tube at least partially enclosing the piston rod;
- and
- a cap connected to the outer tube, the cap comprising:
- a cover portion disposed around the outer tube and adapted to at least partially cover the first end of the dust tube;
- and
- an extending portion extending from the cover portion towards the dust tube, wherein the extending portion is at least one of connected to the dust tube and spaced apart from the dust tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.