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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2014
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert G. Izak, Dryden, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/00 (2006.01); B60G 21/00 (2006.01); B60G 3/20 (2006.01); B60G 11/56 (2006.01); B60G 17/04 (2006.01); B60G 21/073 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/00 (2013.01); B60G 3/20 (2013.01); B60G 11/56 (2013.01); B60G 17/0416 (2013.01); B60G 21/005 (2013.01); B60G 21/073 (2013.01); B60G 2200/144 (2013.01); B60G 2202/12 (2013.01); B60G 2202/154 (2013.01); B60G 2204/421 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle and a suspension system for the vehicle are disclosed. The suspension system includes a first suspension corner assembly adapted to support a structure of the vehicle and a second suspension corner assembly adapted to support the structure. The first suspension corner assembly includes a first bell crank and the second suspension corner assembly includes a second bell crank. The suspension system also includes an actuator device attached to the first and second bell cranks to selectively change at least one of a first spring rate and a preload.