Accumulator with flexible inflatable container

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11359648
APP PUB NO 20200378410A1
SERIAL NO

16818233

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An accumulator includes a housing, a flexible bladder and a support. The housing includes a chamber having a defined volume and a passage extending through the housing. The flexible bladder is positioned within the chamber and contains a compressible gas. The bladder being operable in an expanded condition and a partially collapsed condition. The support is positioned in the chamber and engages the flexible bladder when the flexible bladder is in the expanded condition. Liquid is positioned in the chamber and in contact with the flexible bladder. A volume of the liquid within the chamber is at a minimum when the flexible bladder is in the expanded condition. The volume of liquid within the chamber increases as a pressure of the liquid increases to compress the gas and operate the flexible bladder in the partially collapsed condition.

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TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC15701 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE NORTHVILLE MI 48168

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Deferme, Stefan Heusden-Zolder, BE 41 441

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