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Patent No.:

US 10336379 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2016

Vehicle rear suspension system

Applicants:

Nikola Motor Company Llc, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Arvinmeritor Technology, Llc, Troy, MI (US);

Inventors:

Trevor R. Milton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Kevin M. Lynk, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Adam Sadlik, Troy, MI (US);

Edwin Lorenz, Troy, MI (US);

Michael Schlundt, Troy, MI (US);

Paul Barr, Troy, MI (US);

Assignees:

NIKOLA MOTOR COMPANY LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Troy, MI (US);

Attorney:

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Jacob D Knutson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B60G 3/06 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60K 17/04 (2006.01); F16H 3/08 (2006.01); F16H 57/025 (2012.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 13/10 (2006.01); B60G 11/27 (2006.01); B60J 1/00 (2006.01); B60J 1/02 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 3/20 (2006.01); B60K 17/08 (2006.01); B60K 17/14 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/001 (2013.01); B60G 3/06 (2013.01); B60G 3/20 (2013.01); B60G 7/001 (2013.01); B60G 11/27 (2013.01); B60G 13/10 (2013.01); B60J 1/008 (2013.01); B60J 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60K 17/043 (2013.01); B60K 17/08 (2013.01); B60K 17/145 (2013.01); F16H 3/08 (2013.01); F16H 57/025 (2013.01); F16H 57/0424 (2013.01); F16H 57/0476 (2013.01); B60G 2200/14 (2013.01); B60G 2200/144 (2013.01); B60G 2202/1524 (2013.01); B60G 2204/4191 (2013.01); B60G 2206/011 (2013.01); B60G 2206/0114 (2013.01); B60G 2300/02 (2013.01); B60G 2300/50 (2013.01); B60K 2001/001 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0038 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0046 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0061 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/14 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/3032 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02034 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rear suspension for a vehicle includes a knuckle for supporting a rear wheel of the vehicle, and the knuckle defines an opening. The rear suspension system further includes two suspension devices configured to be connected to the vehicle and an upper portion of the knuckle, such that each suspension device is oriented along an upright axis when the rear suspension system is mounted on the vehicle. In addition, the rear suspension system includes a control arm having a first portion configured to be connected to the vehicle and a second portion configured to extend between the axes of the suspension devices and into the opening of the knuckle when the rear suspension system is mounted on the vehicle.

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