Component for a vehicle suspension system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJoe L. Buchwitz, John Joseph Uicker, Sean Christopher Remisoski
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Abstract
A component for a vehicle suspension system that includes a circular first housing that defines a first aperture. A first intermediate portion is coupled to a first end portion of the first housing and has a length that is less than a diameter of the first aperture. A circular second housing is coupled to the first intermediate portion and defines a second aperture. A second intermediate portion is coupled to a second end portion of the first housing. A bracket is coupled to the second intermediate portion, the bracket has a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined on the first surface. The plurality of apertures extend from the first surface to the second surface.
Claims22
A component for a vehicle suspension system, comprising:
- a first housing having a circular shape and defining a first aperture;
- a first intermediate portion coupled to a first end portion of the first housing, the first intermediate portion having a length that is less than a diameter of the first aperture;
- a second housing coupled to the first intermediate portion, the second housing having a circular shape and defining a second aperture extending through the second housing;
- a second intermediate portion coupled to a second end portion of the first housing, the second end portion opposing the first end portion;
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- a bracket coupled to the second intermediate portion, the bracket having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined on the first surface, the plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the second surface.
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A forged component for a vehicle suspension system, comprising:
- a first housing having a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall, and an outer surface surrounding an outer periphery of the first sidewall and the second sidewall, wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall both define a circular shape, and wherein a first aperture is defined at a first housing center portion;
- a second housing integrally coupled to the first housing, the second housing having a top surface, a bottom surface opposing the top surface, and an outer segment surrounding an outer periphery of the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface both define a circular shape, and wherein a second aperture is defined on the top surface, the second aperture extending from the top surface to the bottom surface;
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- a bracket coupled to the first housing, the bracket having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined on the first surface, the plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the second surface.
A component for a vehicle suspension system, comprising:
- a first housing having a circular shape and defining a first aperture and a first centerline;
- a first intermediate portion integrally coupled to an end of the first housing, the first intermediate portion having a length that is less than a diameter of the first aperture;
- a second housing integrally coupled to the first intermediate portion, the second housing having a circular shape and defining a second aperture extending through the second housing and a second centerline, wherein the second centerline is substantially perpendicular to the first centerline;
- a second intermediate portion integrally coupled to an opposing end of the first housing;
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- a bracket integrally coupled to the second intermediate portion, the bracket having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined on the first surface, the plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the second surface, wherein the bracket defines a triangular shape, and wherein the plurality of apertures are defined at outer corners of the bracket, and wherein the bracket has a thickness less than a thickness of the second housing.
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