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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Joseph A. Schudt, Macomb, MI (US);
John E. Howard, Fenton, MI (US);
Fan LI, Tecumseh, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F007/12 ; B60G015/07 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An upper strut assembly comprising a strut rod, a jounce bumper, a jounce bumper cup, and an upper strut mount attached to the strut rod by a fastener is disclosed. The strut rod extends about a vertical axis. The jounce bumper axially encompasses the strut rod. The jounce bumper cup includes an upper surface that is fixed about a top portion of the jounce bumper. The upper strut mount limits an anticipated peak force applied to the upper strut assembly.