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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2010
Applicants:
Steven C Hopson, Saline, MI (US);
Steve S Allen, Saline, MI (US);
Kanak Soundrapandian, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven C Hopson, Saline, MI (US);
Steve S Allen, Saline, MI (US);
Kanak Soundrapandian, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/00 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0614 (2013.01); B60G 7/005 (2013.01); B60G 2204/416 (2013.01);
Abstract
A front lower control arm assembly includes a front lower control arm and a bushing attached to the arm. The bushing has a first central axis. A ball joint is also attached to the arm. The ball joint has a second central axis oriented substantially perpendicularly to a plane including the first central axis.