Hydraulic
damper assembly (100), comprising: a housing (104) with an interior (108), a first end (112) and a second opposite end (116), wherein the first end is configured for attachment to a fixed support and the second end is configured for attachment to a structure under load; a hollow cylindrical
shock tube (148) arranged axially inside the housing interior (108); a
piston assembly (128) which is axially movable within the interior of the
hollow cylinder (148), wherein the
piston assembly (128) comprises a
piston (136) and a
piston rod (132) extending from the second end of the housing (104), wherein the piston (136) defines variably dimensioned adjacent chambers (210, 218) within the hollow
shock tube (148), each chamber (210, 218) being filled with a
hydraulic fluid; a first end arrangement (156) sealed at the first end (112) of the housing (104) and a second end arrangement sealed at the second end (116) of the housing (104), wherein the second end arrangement comprises a sealed opening through which the piston arrangement (128) is slidably moved; a fluid circuit comprising fluid passages defined in the first end arrangement (156) and the second end arrangement, and a tubular element arranged axially between an outer surface of the hollow cylindrical
shock tube (148) and an inner surface of the housing (104), wherein the passage (184) in the end arrangement (156) is further connected to a lateral passage (176) connected to a passage (170) extending into the chamber (218), wherein the fluid circuit connects each of the adjacent chambers (210, 218) to each other and is configured to move the fluid between the chambers (210, 218) in accordance with the movement of the piston arrangement (128) under load; an accumulator (150) arranged in an accumulator surrounding at least a section of the outer surface of the
cylindrical tube within a defined space, wherein the end arrangement (156) further comprises an axial passage (190) formed therein, which is fluidically connected to a lateral passage (194) which is connected to the space holding the accumulator (150); and a locking arrangement arranged within the end arrangement (156), wherein the locking arrangement comprises a locking pin (180) and a locking pin (197), the locking pin (180) being arranged in the lateral passage (176) and having a tapered section (182) dimensioned such that the axial passage (170) can be completely closed by the locking pin (180) when the locking pin (180) is adjusted accordingly by a user, and the locking pin (197) being arranged in the lateral passage (194) and having a tapered section (201) dimensioned such that the axial passage (190) can be closed by the locking pin when the locking pin (197) is adjusted accordingly by a user.