Damper with integral bracket

A clutch hydraulic actuator system having a vibration damper provided in the system between a master cylinder and a slave cylinder of the system, the damper including;

• a housing member defining a chamber opening in one face of the housing member and port means in the housing member providing fluid communication between the chamber and the master cylinder and between the chamber and the slave cylinder;
• a mounting bracket plate including a housing portion corresponding in size and configuration to said one face of the housing member and positioned against said one face of the housing member to coact with the housing member to seal the chamber, and a bracket portion extending outwardly from the housing portion and including attachment means to facilitate mounting of the damper to a fixed structure;
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• a diaphragm fixedly positioned in the chamber and dividing the chamber into a first chamber portion between one side of the diaphragm and the housing member and communicating with the port means and a second chamber portion between the opposite side of the diaphragm and the housing portion of the bracket plate.

A method of providing a damper to dampen vibrations occurring in hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic actuator system for a vehicle, the method comprising;

• providing a housing member defining a chamber opening in one face of the housing member and accessible by a port in the housing member;
• providing a mounting bracket plate including a housing portion corresponding in size and configuration to said one face of the housing member and a bracket portion extending outwardly from the housing portion and including attachment means;
• positioning the housing portion of the mounting bracket against said one face of the housing member to coact with the housing member to seal the chamber;
• fixedly positioning a diaphragm in the chamber to divide the chamber into a first chamber portion between one side of the diaphragm and the housing member and communicating with the housing member port and a second chamber portion between the opposite side of the diaphragm and the housing portion of the bracket plate;
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• positioning the bracket portion of the mounting bracket plate against a fixed portion of the associated vehicle and mounting the mounting bracket plate to the fixed vehicle portion to fixedly position the damper with respect to the vehicle.