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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2025
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Steve Scott Allen, Ann Abor, MI (US);
Shane Edward Foley, Milford, MI (US);
Nicholas Clayton Mangus, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Paul Robert Longworth, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Marc Peerbolte, Canton, MI (US);
Andrew Moore Willemsen, Dearborn, MI (US);
Yuching Hou, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A suspension system of a vehicle may include an electric beam axle operably coupled to a frame of the vehicle, an electric motor operably coupled to the electric beam axle to propel the vehicle, a wheel assembly including a wheel operably coupled to the electric beam axle, a leaf spring assembly and an anti-windup bar. The leaf spring assembly may be operably coupled to a first portion of the frame at a first end of the leaf spring assembly, operably coupled to a second portion of the frame at a second end of the leaf spring assembly, and operably coupled to the electric beam axle between the first and second ends of the leaf spring assembly. The anti-windup bar may be operably coupled to the first portion of the frame at a first end of the anti-windup bar, and operably coupled to the electric beam axle at a second end of the anti-windup bar.