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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:
May. 07, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gilbert R Hilden, Owosso, MI (US);
Assignee:
DLMA Transportation Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180254 ; 180312 ; 180353 ; 180354 ; 280 91 ; 280788 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a rear wheel suspension and steering system utilizing a rectilinear shape dead axle of the type wherein a differential mechanism is mounted directly to a vehicle body structure and delivers driving power to vehicle wheels supported by the dead axle and in such a way that the differential can move vertically relative to the dead axle. More specifically, the invention relates to a lightweight suspension system wherein the rear wheels are mounted upon the dead axle so as to be steerable relative thereto.