Horizontal damper for a suspension assembly of an electrified vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJared Shroyer, Shane Edward Foley, James Leroy Swayze, Harini Guduguntla
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Abstract
The suspension system may include an axle operably coupled to a frame of the vehicle, an electric motor operably coupled to the axle to propel the vehicle, one or more wheels operably coupled to the axle, at least one vertical damper extending substantially perpendicular to a driving surface and operably coupled to the frame and the axle, and a horizontal damper extending substantially parallel to the driving surface. A first distal end of the horizontal damper may operably couple to the frame, and a second distal end of the horizontal damper may operably couple to the electric motor.
Claims20
A suspension system of a vehicle, the suspension system comprising:
- an axle operably coupled to a frame of the vehicle;
- an electric motor operably coupled to the axle to propel the vehicle;
- one or more wheels operably coupled to the axle;
- one or more vertical dampers extending substantially perpendicular to a driving surface and operably coupled to the frame and the axle;
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- a horizontal damper extending substantially parallel to the driving surface,
- wherein a first distal end of the horizontal damper operably couples to the frame, and
- wherein a second distal end of the horizontal damper operably couples to the electric motor or the axle.
A suspension damper assembly for a vehicle, the suspension damper assembly comprising:
- a horizontal damper operably coupled to a frame and an electric motor of the vehicle;
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- one or more vertical dampers operably coupled to the frame and an axle of the vehicle,
- wherein the electric motor is operably coupled to the axle to propel the vehicle,
- wherein the axle is operably coupled to the frame and one or more wheels,
- wherein the one or more vertical dampers extends substantially perpendicular to a driving surface,
- wherein the horizontal damper extends substantially parallel to the driving surface,
- wherein a first distal end of the horizontal damper operably couples to the frame, and
- wherein a second distal end of the horizontal damper operably couples to the electric motor or the axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.