Patent ID: 6866127

Claim:
A piston damper assembly comprising: a) a piston damper including: (1) a damper body; (2) a piston rod which is axially movable within the damper body and which is attachable to a vehicle frame; and (3) a dust tube which circumferentially surrounds at least an axial portion of the damper body and which is attached to the piston rod; and b) a relative velocity sensor including: (1) spaced apart and axially extending first and second magnets which are supported by the dust tube; (2) a flux collector supported by the dust tube, including an axially-extending first prong in axially-extending contact with the first magnet, including an axially-extending second prong in axially-extending contact with the second magnet, and including a joining member connecting the first and second prongs; and (3) spaced apart first and second sensor coils, wherein the first sensor coil surrounds the joining member and/or the first prong and wherein the second sensor coil surrounds the joining member and/or the second prong.