Christopher A Conrad

US Patent:

8408569, Apr 2, 2013

Filed:

Jan 17, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/007718

Inventors:

Daniel T. Keil - Temperance MI, US
Ben Schaller - Toledo OH, US
Christopher Conrad - Ann Arbor MI, US
Laxman Subramaniam - Canton MI, US

Assignee:

Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc. - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

B60G 15/07
F16F 9/00

US Classification:

280124154, 18832219, 280124145, 280 93512

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.

US Patent:

8434772, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Jun 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/167056

Inventors:

Daniel T. Keil - Temperance MI, US
Ben Schaller - Toledo OH, US
Christopher Conrad - Ann Arbor MI, US
Laxman Subramaniam - Canton MI, US
Michal Nowak - Sint-Truiden, BE

Assignee:

Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc. - Lake Forest IL

International Classification:

B60G 15/00
F16F 9/00

US Classification:

280124154, 188315, 18832219, 280124145

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 and the area that is directly above the knuckle.