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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2002
Mark C. Smith, Troy, MI (US);
Daniel E. Whitney, Arlington, MA (US);
Robert P. Carlstedt, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Eric Stephen Geib, Fenton, MI (US);
Steven M. Foster, Rochester, MI (US);
Richard M. Clisch, Canton, MI (US);
Shan Shih, Troy, MI (US);
Juan Jose Marcos Munoz, Navara, ES;
Meritor Light Vehicle Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A suspension assembly for a motor vehicle includes upper and lower control arms pivotally attached to a frame member of the vehicle. A knuckle arm pivotally attaches to the upper and lower control arms moves along a substantially vertical axis in response to wheel movement caused by an uneven road surface. An actuation link is attached to one of the control arms at one end and to a damper assembly at another end. The damper assembly is disposed substantially within the frame member along a second axis transverse to vertical movement of the wheel and is actuated along the transverse axis in response movement of the control arm along the substantially vertical axis.