Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

William Benjamin Turck

Manfred Carl Rumpel

Daniel F Kmiec

Ingo Klug

A wheel suspension assembly,for use with a vehicle having a wheel,Assembly,includes a tie rod,a knuckle,having an integrally formed knuckle arm,and a ball joint,which rotatably couples the tie rod,to the knuckle arm,Tie rod,includes an outer end,having an integrally formed ball socket,and a pair of opposed and outwardly extending members,which include a pair of orthogonally projecting foot members or &ldquo;feet&rdquo;,Knuckle arm,includes an end portion,which is attached to a ball stud,Ball stud,is mated with socket,and cooperatively forms ball joint,End portion,includes a generally circular bottom surface,disposed in a substantially parallel relationship to &ldquo;feet&rdquo;,Two resilient elements or &ldquo;pads&rdquo;,are abuttingly disposed between &ldquo;feet&rdquo;,and surface,Feet,bumpers,and surface,substantially prevent or reduce the angular movement of tie rod,about its longitudinal axis,and substantially dampen or reduce the transfer of vibrations from knuckle,to tie rod,between said ball socket,and said ball stud

Wheel suspension assembly

A shock absorbing apparatus suitable for use in a motor vehicle having a first component (16) and a second component 18 movable relative to one another is described. The shock absorbing apparatus (48) includes a first, second and third metallic members (54, 74, 90) for providing positive control of the total compression of a shock absorber (14) under jounce loading. Additionally, a second hollow member (82) attaches to an elastomeric member (62), which when compressed under jounce loading retracts to provide clearance for a spring perch 28 located on a first hollow member (20).

Shock absorbing apparatus

An adjustable attachment apparatus 30 is disclosed for use in a motor vehicle 10 for attaching a stabilizer bar 14 to the vehicle to provide variable positioning of the stabilizer bar on the vehicle to prevent a pre-loaded condition in the stabilizer bar.

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Taylor, MI, United States of America

William Benjamin Turck