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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joe L. Buchwitz, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
John Wesley Stanley, Belleville, MI (US);
Charles Krysztof, Canton, MI (US);
James Adam Drozdowski, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/18 (2006.01); B60G 9/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/30 (2006.01); B60K 17/34 (2006.01); B60B 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/18 (2013.01); B60B 27/065 (2013.01); B60G 9/00 (2013.01); B60K 17/30 (2013.01); B60K 17/306 (2013.01); B60K 17/34 (2013.01); B60G 2204/416 (2013.01); B60G 2206/50 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
Steerable knuckle apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An apparatus includes a steerable knuckle for a vehicle. The knuckle has a first portion to be movably coupled to a yoke of the vehicle and a second portion removably coupled to the first portion. The second portion receives a wheel hub of the vehicle. The apparatus also includes a first aperture disposed on the first portion to receive a first joint for movably coupling the knuckle to the yoke.