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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2017
Icon Vehicle Dynamics Llc, Riverside, CA (US);
Kristopher Joseph Hernandez, Chino, CA (US);
ICON VEHICLE DYNAMICS LLC, Riverside, CA (US);
Abstract
A ball joint assembly for a vehicle suspension includes a control arm configured to connect to or engage a frame of a vehicle, a ball, a taper connected to the ball, the taper configured to connect to or engage a steering knuckle that connects to a wheel of the vehicle, and/or a housing comprising an adapter system configured to connect to the control arm. The ball at least partially in the housing with grease at least partially between the ball and the housing. The housing, the ball, and the taper are configured for the housing and the ball to articulate relative to each other to provide a predetermined angularity of movement in all 360 degrees of orientation with a predetermined minimum pullout force in all 360 degrees of orientation.