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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:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory D Dronen, Centerville, OH (US);
Richard A Hellyer, Huber Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280660 ; 280668 ; 267220 ;
Abstract
A quarter car vehicle suspension including a wheel, a bearing having an axis of rotation, a quarter car steer axis about which the wheel steers, a strut with a piston rod and a piston rod axis, the piston rod axis aligned at an acute angle with respect to the quarter car steer axis, and a spring seat, wherein the bearing is mounted between the spring seat and the vehicle body, and wherein the axis or rotation of the bearing is substantially aligned with the quarter car steer axis and at an acute angle to the piston rod axis.