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US 2014/0151974 A1Published application
Vehicle Suspension Transverse Link
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristoph Meier, Theo Kueppers
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Abstract
A vehicle suspension transverse link, including a bearing journal assembly having a pin-shaped portion and an anchor portion that attaches to a connecting point on the link. The anchor portion has an unrounded configuration.
Claims20
A transverse link for a vehicle, comprising:
- a connecting leg configured to connect the link to a vehicle body;
- a wheel leg attached to the connecting leg and configured to connect the link to a wheel carrier;
- and
- a bearing journal having a flattened anchoring portion secured to the connecting leg.
1 more element
A vehicle suspension transverse link, made by:
- providing a connecting leg configured to connect the link to a vehicle body;
- providing a wheel leg attached to the connecting leg and configured to connect the link to a wheel carrier;
- flattening an anchor portion of a bearing journal;
- and
- welding the anchoring portion of the bearing journal to the connecting leg.
2 more elements
A vehicle suspension transverse link, comprising:
- a bearing journal assembly having a pin-shaped portion and an anchor portion that attaches to a connecting point on the link;
- wherein the anchor portion has an unrounded configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.