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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Geoffrey Lawrence Gordon, Novi, MI (US);
Stanley Jay Novak, Dearborn, MI (US);
Russell Robert Brown, Livonia, MI (US);
Donald Lee Gibboney, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Donald Gayle Rathgeber, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G / ; B60G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280725 ; 280689 ;
Abstract
A suspension system for the rear wheels (12, 14) of a motor vehicle that are interconnected by an axle housing (10). In the preferred embodiment, the axle housing (10) is positioned by a pair of lower control arms (18, 20), upper control arms (32, 34) and a pair of lateral control links (70, 72). The arrangement provides improved lateral stability for the rear axle (10) and a lower effective roll center.