Seat mounts for side load spring on a twist beam axle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsTheo Kueppers, Andreas Carlitz, Jens Glorer
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a rear wheel suspension including a twist beam axle. The vehicle also includes upper and lower mounts for a spring and each defining a seat. The lower mount is disposed on the axle and the upper mount is disposed at a distance and parallel to the lower mount on a frame member. A first adapter is disposed within the lower mount seat and a second adapter is disposed within the upper mount seat. Each adapter defines a groove to receive an end of the spring, a support extending from the groove within an inner diameter of the spring and a wall disposed along a segment of the groove being configured to maintain a position of the spring.
Claims11
A rear wheel suspension comprising:
- a spring having an outer surface, and first and second ends;
- upper and lower mounts supporting the ends between a frame and axle, respectively;
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- first and second adapters secured to the mounts and associated with the ends, each including a groove in contact with the outer surface, the groove decreasing in depth along a perimeter, and a wall disposed along a portion of the groove having the greatest depth such that the wall maintains the outer surface within the groove, wherein the wall and portion of the grove having the greatest depth of the first adapter opposes the wall and the portion of the groove having the greatest depth of the second adapter.
A vehicle comprising:
- a rear wheel suspension including a twist beam axle;
- upper and lower mounts for a spring and each defining a seat, the lower mount being disposed on the axle and the upper mount being disposed at a distance and parallel to the lower mount on a frame member;
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- a first adapter disposed within the lower mount seat and a second adapter disposed within the upper mount seat, wherein each adapter defines a groove to receive an end of the spring, wherein the groove decreases in depth along a perimeter of a support extending from the groove within an inner diameter of the spring;
- and a wall disposed along a segment of the groove having the greatest depth and being configured to maintain a position of the spring, the wall and segment of the groove having the greatest depth of the first adapter opposes the wall and the segment having the greatest depth of the second adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.