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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sean P. Gaw, Troy, MI (US);
Donald C. McWilliam, Clinton Twp., MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 11/10 (2006.01); B60G 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/023 (2013.01); B60G 11/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A systems and apparatus to decouple an axle and a leaf spring of a vehicle are disclosed herein. In some embodiment, the apparatus includes a spacer block. The spacer block has a main body having an upper surface and two opposing side surfaces with an opening formed in each of the two opposing side surfaces of the main body to form a passage through the main body. The spacer block allows the leaf spring to rotate independent of the axle.