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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steve Scott Allen, Saline, MI (US);
Steven C. Hopson, Saline, MI (US);
Joe L. Buchwitz, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 3/20 (2006.01); B60G 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 3/20 (2013.01); B60G 11/16 (2013.01); B60G 2200/18 (2013.01); B60G 2204/1244 (2013.01); B60G 2206/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A 5-link independent suspension system for a motor vehicle may include a steering knuckle and a trailing link extending along a single axis. The trailing link may be connected to the steering knuckle and be configured to attach to a frame rail of the vehicle. The suspension system may further include an integral link connected to the steering knuckle and configured to attach to the trailing link.