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US 6,367,830 B1Granted
Steering knuckle and suspension module
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsThierry Annequin, Mustaphe Benotmane, Olivier M. Derollepot, Thierry Frouin, Andrew Herbert, Nicholas Jones
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Abstract
A module (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a suspension strut (12) including an outer tubular housing (16) for a hydraulic damper (24) and a spring seat (18); and a steering knuckle (14); wherein the housing, the spring seat and the steering knuckle are formed as an integral one-piece assembly. Reduces assembly complexity, time and cost.
Claims8
A module for a motor vehicle comprising a suspension strut including an outer tubular housing for a hydraulic damper, a suspension spring seat, and a steering knuckle;
- wherein the housing, the suspension spring seat, and the steering knuckle comprise an integral, one-piece casting and the steering knuckle is integrally connected to the housing of the suspension strut by at least two arms, the two arms being attached to the housing on opposite sides of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.