US Patent 11434969 Hydraulic damper assembly including an anti-noise member

A hydraulic damper assembly comprises a main tube extending between a first and a second end and defining a fluid chamber extending therebetween. A main piston slidably disposed in the fluid chamber divides the fluid chamber into a compression chamber and a rebound chamber. A piston rod attaches to the main piston. An additional piston couples to the piston rod axially spaced from the main piston. The additional piston has a top surface and a bottom surface and defines at least one pathway extending through the additional piston. The additional piston defines a recess bounded by an upper surface and a lower surface. A ring slidably is disposed in the recess. The additional piston includes an anti-noise member located in the recess whereby the anti-noise member releases fluid pressure between the ring and the upper surface reducing noise generation during a compression stroke and a rebound stroke.