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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Polyone Corporation, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Spiegel, Aurora, CO (US);
Benjamin D. Pilpel, Centennial, CO (US);
Edward D. Pilpel, Avon, CT (US);
Michael Gordon, Lone Tree, CO (US);
Assignee:
PolyOne Corporation, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/368 (2006.01); B60G 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/368 (2013.01); B60G 11/02 (2013.01); B60G 2202/11 (2013.01); B60G 2206/428 (2013.01); B60G 2206/7101 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suspension sub-assembly includes a fiber reinforced polymeric (FRP) thermoplastic composite upper control arm/spring assembly having a control arm portion and a spring member portion. The suspension sub-assembly can tune roll stiffness of a vehicle during cornering. The FRP thermoplastic composite upper control arm/spring assembly comprises a thermoplastic matrix material reinforced with fibers embedded and aligned in the matrix of the assembly.