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Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 11, 2022
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Victor Wong, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Jeffrey Scott Shotwell, Clarkston, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/027 (2006.01); B60G 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0272 (2013.01); B60G 15/061 (2013.01);
Abstract

A height adjustable top mount for adjusting a ride height of a vehicle comprising includes a top plate, a worm wheel, a core, and worm gear. The top plate is configured to mount to a body of the vehicle and movable between a first position and a second position. The worm wheel is received in the top plate and includes an inner wheel surface and an outer wheel surface. The core is received within the worm wheel and helically meshed to the inner wheel surface of the worm wheel. The worm gear is meshed to the outer wheel surface of the worm wheel. Rotation of the worm gear drives rotation of the worm wheel, rotation of the worm wheel simultaneously moves the top plate vertically relative to the core, and movement of the top plate adjusts the ride height of the vehicle in a corresponding direction.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wong, Victor. (2024). Height adjustable shock absorber top mount (U.S. Patent No. 11938777). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11938777

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