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US 2024/0408928 A1Published application
Vehicle ride height adjustment system
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsEric B. Hoyer, George Floarea
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Abstract
A vehicle ride height adjustment system includes a vehicle chassis. A wheel is connected to the vehicle chassis by a suspension system. A shock absorber and spring assembly are connected to the vehicle chassis and the shock absorber and spring assembly are connected to the suspension system by a height adjustment mechanism.
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A vehicle ride height adjustment system, comprising:
- a vehicle chassis;
- a wheel connected to the vehicle chassis by a suspension system;
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- a shock absorber and spring assembly connected to the vehicle chassis and the shock absorber and spring assembly connected to the suspension system by a height adjustment mechanism including a ball screw connected to the shock absorber and a nut drivingly connected to the ball screw and drivingly connected to a drive motor, wherein the nut is supported within a housing by a lower bearing assembly having a lower race engaging the housing and an upper race engaging a lower portion of the nut with a plurality of ball bearings disposed axially between the lower race and the upper race and an upper bearing assembly having an outer diagonal race engaging the housing and an inner diagonal race engaging an upper portion of the nut with a plurality of roller bearings disposed between the inner diagonal race and the outer diagonal race.
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A vehicle ride height adjustment system, comprising:
- a vehicle chassis;
- a wheel connected to the vehicle chassis by a suspension system;
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- a shock absorber and spring assembly connected to the vehicle chassis and the shock absorber and spring assembly connected to the suspension system by a height adjustment mechanism that includes a ball screw connected to the shock absorber and a nut drivingly connected to the ball screw and drivingly connected to a drive motor, wherein the nut is supported within a housing by a lower bearing assembly having a lower race engaging the housing and an upper race engaging a lower portion of the nut with a plurality of ball bearings disposed axially between the lower race and the upper race and an upper bearing assembly having an outer diagonal race engaging the housing and an inner diagonal race engaging an upper portion of the nut with a plurality of roller bearings disposed between the inner diagonal race and the outer diagonal race, wherein the height adjustment mechanism includes a cap threadedly attached to an upper end of the housing and disposed against the outer diagonal race of the upper bearing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.