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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2005
Dorinel Neag, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Vernon S Siple, Ferndale, MI (US);
Constantinos Sakatis, Oxford, MI (US);
Ileana C Ball, Northtville, MI (US);
Oh-seong Kim, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Stylianos a Meidanis, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Rajesh Garg, Troy, MI (US);
Jerry R Balogh, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brian J Haemmerle, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Dorinel Neag, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Vernon S Siple, Ferndale, MI (US);
Constantinos Sakatis, Oxford, MI (US);
Ileana C Ball, Northtville, MI (US);
Oh-Seong Kim, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Stylianos A Meidanis, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Rajesh Garg, Troy, MI (US);
Jerry R Balogh, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brian J Haemmerle, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle having a suspension system that supports a vehicle frame has a suspension interlock for governing the distance that the suspension system may move away from the frame during a vehicular rear impact event, thereby channeling impact forces through the suspension system and into the vehicle frame. A flexible member attaches to the vehicle frame and to the suspension system and acts as a tether to maintain the position of the suspension system relative to the frame. Alternatively, the suspension interlock may be a u-shaped bar mounted to the vehicular frame that interacts with a pin that is mounted to the suspension system. The pin resides within the confines of the u-shaped bar to maintain the position of the suspension system relative to the frame. Alternatively, a hooked plate may be used instead of a pin.