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US 2014/0151144 A1Published application
Mechanically Self-Powered Driveshaft Center Bearing Height Adjustment
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDjamel Bouzit, Bill Ickes, Ariosto Mancini
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Abstract
A link is configured to mechanically transfer movement sensed at an axle suspension assembly to a center bearing bracket for a vehicle driveshaft.
Claims30
A link configured to mechanically transfer movement sensed at an axle suspension assembly to a center bearing bracket for a vehicle driveshaft.
A vehicle chassis, comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- and
- a driveshaft mounted with respect to the frame by a self-actuated, self-powered height adjustment mechanism.
An automatic, self-powered vehicle driveshaft height adjustment mechanism, comprising:
- a cable link coupled to a suspension system at one end;
- and
- a movable bracket assembly coupled to the cable link at another end.
An automatic, mechanically, self-powered vehicle driveshaft height adjustment mechanism, comprising:
- a height sensing system configured to sense displacement of a suspension system;
- and
- a link configured to engage the height sensing system at one end and engage a movable bracket assembly at another end.
A method of manufacturing a vehicle chassis, comprising:
- mounting a driveshaft with respect to a vehicle frame by an automatic, mechanically self-powered height adjustment mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.