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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jared Shroyer, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Shane Edward Foley, Milford, MI (US);
James Leroy Swayze, South Rockwood, MI (US);
Harini Guduguntla, Troy, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The suspension system may include an axle operably coupled to a frame of the vehicle, an electric motor operably coupled to the axle to propel the vehicle, one or more wheels operably coupled to the axle, at least one vertical damper extending substantially perpendicular to a driving surface and operably coupled to the frame and the axle, and a horizontal damper extending substantially parallel to the driving surface. A first distal end of the horizontal damper may operably couple to the frame, and a second distal end of the horizontal damper may operably couple to the electric motor.