| CPC B60G 17/08 (2013.01) [B60G 13/08 (2013.01); B60G 2202/24 (2013.01); B60G 2800/012 (2013.01); B60G 2800/014 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A suspension system, comprising:
a plurality of dampers including a front left damper with a first compression chamber and a first rebound chamber, a front right damper with a second compression chamber and a second rebound chamber, a back left damper with a third compression chamber and a third rebound chamber, and a back right damper with a fourth compression chamber and a fourth rebound chamber;
a plurality of hydraulic circuits including a first hydraulic circuit that extends between and fluidly connects said first compression chamber of said front left damper and said fourth rebound chamber of said back right damper, a second hydraulic circuit that extends between and fluidly connects said second compression chamber of said front right damper and said third rebound chamber of said back left damper, a third hydraulic circuit that extends between and fluidly connects said first rebound chamber of said front left damper and said fourth compression chamber of said back right damper, and a fourth hydraulic circuit that extends between and fluidly connects said second rebound chamber of said front right damper and said third compression chamber of said back left damper;
at least one load distribution unit arranged in fluid communication with at least two hydraulic circuits in said plurality of hydraulic circuits;
said load distribution unit including a manifold block with a first cylinder bore, a first pair of pressure tubes that are at least partially received in said first cylinder bore on opposing sides of said manifold block to define a first pair of opposed cylinders, a first piston rod assembly with a first piston rod and a first pair of opposed pistons that are mounted on said first piston rod and are slidingly received within said first pair of opposed cylinders, and a first integral rod guide and pressure tube coupler that is received in said first cylinder bore in said manifold block and includes a first through-bore; and
said first pair of pressure tubes extending longitudinally between a first pair of inboard pressure tube ends and a first pair of outboard pressure tube ends,
wherein said first piston rod extends through said first through-bore in said first integral rod guide and pressure tube coupler in a sliding fit and said first pair of inboard pressure tube ends are received in said first cylinder bore and are retained on opposing ends of said first integral rod guide and pressure tube coupler.
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