Damper assembly including intake valve in fluid chamber

A damper assembly, comprising:

• an outer tube;
• an inner tube disposed in the outer tube defining a fluid chamber between the outer tube and the inner tube, the inner tube defining an inner volume, the outer tube and inner tube having a common longitudinal axis;
• a piston slidably disposed in the inner tube along the common longitudinal axis, the piston dividing the inner volume of the inner tube into a rebound working chamber and a compression working chamber;
• and
• a rebound valve fluidly positioned external to the outer tube and fluidly connected to the rebound working chamber and the fluid chamber, the rebound valve having a variable flow resistance;
• a compression valve positioned external to the outer tube and fluidly connected to the fluid chamber and the compression working chamber, the compression valve having a variable flow resistance, the rebound valve and compression valve being separated by a gap along the common longitudinal axis;
• an intake assembly fastened within the fluid chamber at the gap between the rebound valve and the compression valve, the intake assembly in fluid communication with the rebound valve and the compression valve through an outer tube intake orifice and the intake assembly in fluid communication with the inner volume through an inner tube intake orifice, the intake assembly controlling flow between the rebound working chamber and the compression working chamber.