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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael John Harmon, Westland, MI (US);
Hussain Z. Tajmahal, Detroit, MI (US);
Marielle Conrad, Detroit, MI (US);
Benjamin Jordan Curtis, Ferndale, MI (US);
David Earl Ooms, Canton, MI (US);
Yejin Han, Detroit, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a first frame subassembly and a second frame subassembly, each of the first and second frame subassemblies defining a wheel axle of a vehicle, the first frame subassembly including a first bridge portion oriented generally upward relative to the wheel axle, the second frame subassembly including a second bridge portion oriented generally downward relative to the wheel axle, and a central frame couplable to the first frame subassembly via the first bridge portion and couplable to the second frame subassembly via the second bridge portion, the central frame configured for a first ride height when coupled to the first frame subassembly and configured for a second ride height when coupled to the second frame subassembly, the first ride height greater than the second ride height.