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Patent No.:

US 10589797 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2016

Vehicle front 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 ...
B60G 13/10 (2006.01); 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 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 front suspension system is provided for a front-wheel drive vehicle having a drive shaft for driving a front wheel. The front suspension system includes a suspension device configured to be connected to the vehicle, a control arm configured to be connected to the vehicle, and a yoke mount configured to connect the suspension device to the control arm. The yoke mount has first and second legs that receive the drive shaft therebetween when the front suspension system is mounted on the vehicle.

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