Damper with flexible floating disc

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10995815
APP PUB NO 20200102997A1
SERIAL NO

16145735

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A damper system for a vehicle including a pressure tube, piston assembly, and stroke dependent damper assembly. The stroke dependent damper assembly is coupled to a piston rod at a position below the piston assembly. The stroke dependent damper assembly includes a disc chamber that slidably receives a flexible floating disc. The disc chamber has proximal and distal chamber surfaces, which can include holes. The flexible floating disc is moveable between a first position where it contacts the proximal chamber surface and a second position where it contacts the distal chamber surface. The proximal chamber surface defines a proximal tapered cavity and the distal chamber surface defines a distal tapered cavity. The flexible floating disc is resilient and can flex into the proximal tapered cavity or the distal tapered cavity when it makes contact with the proximal chamber surface or the distal chamber surface.

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  • TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baldoni, Frederic Borgloon, BE 1 3
Bosmans, Werner Koersel, BE 3 5
Trikalinos, Ioannis Leuven, BE 1 3
Van, De Plas Jelle Nieuwrode, BE 2 8

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