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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Stanton Giaier, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
Christopher Melgar, Birmingham, MI (US);
Peter Simeon Lazarevski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 3/04 (2006.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 7/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60G 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/001 (2013.01); B60G 3/06 (2013.01); B60G 7/02 (2013.01); B62D 21/11 (2013.01); B62D 21/155 (2013.01); B60G 2200/142 (2013.01); B60G 2204/143 (2013.01); B60G 2204/40 (2013.01); B60G 2204/4302 (2013.01); B60G 2206/016 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a frame, a suspension arm, and a fastener. The fastener includes a flange and a shaft extending from the flange. The shaft engages the frame and the extension arm. A washer is on the shaft. The washer has a first surface facing the frame and a second surface facing the flange. The washer has a thickness from the first surface to the second surface, and the thickness tapers.