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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Tad W. Miller, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A front lower suspension connection for a space frame comprises a U-shaped base and upper suspension control arm support sections on the U-shaped base. The U-shaped base can have a cross-beam section and suspension column support beam sections positioned at opposite ends of the cross-beam section, where each suspension column support beam section may include lower suspension control arm pivot joint supports located at opposite ends of the suspension column support beam sections. Each upper suspension control arm support section can have a first support column and a second support column spaced from the first support column, where the first support column may include a first upper suspension control arm pivot joint support, and the second support column may include a second upper suspension control arm pivot joint support and a front mounting surface. A rear mounting may be provided on a rear surface of the front lower suspension connection.