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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Athanasios Konstantinos Teknos, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chin Lim Vong, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Athanasios Konstantinos Teknos, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chin Lim Vong, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to spare tire damper assemblies for a vehicle and methods for reducing vibration. The assemblies can include a support frame configured to secure a spare tire thereto and a first adjustable isolator positioned with respect to the support frame. A second isolator is positioned in series with the first isolator so that adjustment of the first isolator adjusts a static preload of the second isolator.