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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1977
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfred D Bodnar, Pontiac, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280668 ; 180 / ;
Abstract
A strut-type suspension system for a front wheel drive vehicle, wherein the lower end of the shock absorber extends to a location either in front of or behind the drive axle and is secured to the steering knuckle, while the coil spring is mounted along side the strut with its lower end positioned substantially coincident with the kingpin axis and mounted either on the steering knuckle or on a bracket formed on the shock absorber. This arrangement provides a relatively low overall height, while minimizing bending moments across the shock absorber.