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Title:
DAMPER TUBE REINFORCEMENT SLEEVE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/099663
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A strut assembly includes an upper mount assembly, a shock absorber and a knuckle. The upper mount assembly is attached to a piston rod which is a part of the shock absorber. The knuckle is attached to an outer tube of the shock absorber which can be a reserve tube of a dual-tube shock absorber or a pressure tube of a single tube shock absorber. A reinforcement member increases the strength of the outer tube in the area that interfaces with the knuckle.

Inventors:
KEIL DANIEL T (US)
SCHALLER BEN (US)
CONRAD CHRISTOPHER (US)
SUBRAMANIAM LAXMAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/065115
Publication Date:
September 27, 2012
Filing Date:
December 15, 2011
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Assignee:
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING (US)
KEIL DANIEL T (US)
SCHALLER BEN (US)
CONRAD CHRISTOPHER (US)
SUBRAMANIAM LAXMAN (US)
International Classes:
F16F9/32; B60G13/06; B60G15/06; F16F9/34
Foreign References:
US20080197596A12008-08-21
JPH09210115A1997-08-12
US5163706A1992-11-17
US3904183A1975-09-09
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MILLER, H. Keith et al. (DICKEY & PIERCE P.L.C.,P.O. Box 82, Bloomfield Hills Michigan, US)
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