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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Avshalom Suissa, Kiryat Ono, IL;
Vladimir Suplin, Modiin, IL;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A strut assembly for a suspension corner employed in a vehicle having a vehicle body and a road wheel includes a damper. The strut assembly also includes an elastic unit having at least one spring module acting in concert with the damper to suspend the vehicle body relative to the road wheel. Each spring module has a positive stiffness spring arranged in parallel with a negative stiffness spring. A vehicle that has a suspension corner employing the elastic unit and is configured to maintain contact between the road wheel and the road surface and provide isolation of vibration between the road wheel and the vehicle body is also contemplated.