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US 12,214,637 B2Granted
Spacer element system for an automotive suspension system
OwnerBradford John Winelandinventor
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Abstract
A spacer element system for a vehicle suspension system, includes a receiver configured to be attached to a suspension component of the vehicle suspension system, and a spacer that is removably connected to the receiver. A vehicle suspension system includes a spring and the spacer element system, wherein the receiver is attached to the spring.
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A spacer element system for a vehicle suspension system of a vehicle, comprising:
- a receiver configured to be attached to a suspension component of the vehicle suspension system;
- and
- a spacer that is selectively removably connected to the receiver to constrain movement of the spacer relative to the receiver in first and second orthogonal axial directions,
- the spacer comprising:
- a joining mechanism moveable between a first position and a second position,
- wherein the joining mechanism is configured such that when in the first position, the spacer is removable from the receiver and when in the second position, the joining mechanism constrains movement of the spacer relative to the receiver in a third direct that is orthogonal to the first and second axial directions so as to secure the spacer to the receiver in the first, second, and third orthogonal directions.
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A spacer element system for a vehicle suspension system of a vehicle, comprising:
- a receiver configured to be attached to a suspension component of the vehicle suspension system, the receiver comprising:
- a base plate;
- a riser extending from a surface of the base plate;
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- a connector extending from a side of the riser opposite the base plate, the connector configured to engage with a connector of the spacer;
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- a spacer that is removably connected to the receiver, wherein:
- the receiver further comprises a leaf spring center pin shaft configured to correspond with and accept a leaf spring center pin of a leaf spring of the vehicle suspension system.
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A spacer element system for a vehicle suspension system of a vehicle, comprising:
- a receiver configured to be attached to a suspension component of the vehicle suspension system;
- an impact surface;
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- an extender connecting the receiver to the impact surface, the extender selectively moveable from a first position relative to the receiver to a second position relative to the receiver;
- wherein the extender is configured to selectively move the impact surface to one or more intermediate positions between a retracted position proximate to the receiver when the extender is in the first position and an extended position distal to the receiver when the extender is in the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.