Patent ID: 6978872
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
1. A suspension damper comprising: a housing bounding a main chamber; a main piston disposed within the main chamber of the housing, the main piston having a first side and an opposing second side with a compression port extending therebetween; hydraulic fluid disposed within the main chamber; a piston rod having a first end slideably disposed within the main chamber of the housing and an opposing second end disposed outside of the main chamber, the piston rod being selectively movable between an advanced position wherein a portion of the piston rod is advanced into the main chamber causing the fluid pressure of the hydraulic fluid to increase and a retracted position wherein the portion of the piston rod is retracted from the main chamber causing the fluid pressure of the hydraulic fluid to decrease, a portion of the hydraulic fluid passing through the compression port of the main piston as the piston rod is moved between the retracted position and the advanced position; and a control valve assembly disposed within the main chamber adjacent to the main piston, the control valve assembly comprising: