Top mount with integrated jounce damper

An automotive vehicle, comprising:

• a vehicle frame;
• and
• a vehicle suspension system coupled to the vehicle frame, the vehicle suspension system comprising:
• a damper top mount coupled to the vehicle frame, the damper top mount including a flange coupled to a cylindrical top mount body defining an interior cavity;
• a top mount bushing disposed in the interior cavity;
• a damper coupled to the top mount, the damper including a damping member and a damper rod coupled to the damping member, the damper rod extending through the interior cavity of the damper top mount and defining a first axis;
• and
• a jounce shock assembly including a cylindrical jounce shock body coupled with the damper top mount and encircling the cylindrical top mount body, the cylindrical jounce shock body including an exterior wall and a dividing wall generally parallel to and interior of the exterior wall, a first chamber defined by the cylindrical top mount body and the dividing wall, a second chamber fluidly coupled with and parallel to the first chamber and defined by the dividing wall and the exterior wall, a floating piston movably disposed within the second chamber, and a piston including a working surface configured to translate within the first chamber;
• wherein the piston is coupled with the damping member such that the piston moves between an extended position and a compressed position along the first axis defined by the damper rod.

A damper module, comprising:

• a damper top mount including a flange coupled to a cylindrical top mount body defining an interior cavity;
• a damper coupled to the top mount, the damper including a damping member and a damper rod coupled to the damping member, the damper rod extending through the interior cavity of the damper top mount and defining a first axis;
• and
• a jounce shock assembly including a cylindrical jounce shock body coupled with the damper top mount and encircling the cylindrical top mount body, the cylindrical jounce shock body including an exterior wall and a dividing wall generally parallel to and interior of the exterior wall, a first chamber defined by the cylindrical top mount body and the dividing wall, a second chamber fluidly coupled with and parallel to the first chamber and defined by the dividing wall and the exterior wall, a floating piston movably disposed within the second chamber, a piston including a working surface configured to translate within the first chamber, and a check valve coupled with the piston and configured to translate within the first chamber;
• wherein the piston is coupled with the damping member such that the piston moves between an extended position and a compressed position along the first axis defined by the damper rod.