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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
David M. Houser, Farmington, MI (US);
Adrian J. Purvis, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Bhaskar Avutapalli, Troy, MI (US);
David M. Houser, Farmington, MI (US);
Adrian J. Purvis, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Bhaskar Avutapalli, Troy, MI (US);
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for damping vibration in a vehicle structure via a mass of a spare wheel includes a bar. The bar has a first end elastically coupled to the vehicle structure, wherein the first end is arranged for vertical movement relative to the vehicle structure. The bar also has a second end pivotably coupled to the vehicle structure, wherein the second end is arranged to facilitate the vertical movement of the first end. The bar additionally includes an arrangement for mounting a spare wheel, wherein damping of vibration in the vehicle structure is provided when the spare wheel is mounted on the bar.