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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joe L Buchwitz, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
James Adam Drozdowski, Chelsea, MI (US);
Geoffrey Lawrence Gordon, Novi, MI (US);
John Wesley Stanley, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/14 (2006.01); B62D 7/16 (2006.01); B60G 3/20 (2006.01); B62D 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/146 (2013.01); B60G 3/202 (2013.01); B62D 7/166 (2013.01); B62D 7/20 (2013.01); B60G 2200/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
Vehicle suspension systems are described herein. An example wheel steering apparatus includes a steering actuator to couple to a rear axle, a tie rod, and a transfer link to couple the steering actuator and the tie rod. The steering actuator is positioned on a first side of a first longitudinal axis of the rear axle and the tie rod positioned on a second side of the first longitudinal axis of the rear axle opposite the first side.