Positioning feature and method for precise vehicle heights
AssigneeTenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
InventorsJohn Heeren, Herman Sanen, Maarten Maes
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Abstract
A corner assembly includes a suspension module and a wheel assembly. In order to compensate for tolerance stack up in relation to a specified height of the corner assembly, the attachment between a damper of the suspension module and a knuckle of the wheel assembly is adjusted. The amount of adjustment is determined by measuring the assembled length of the suspension module, comparing the measured length to a standard length and determining an amount of adjustment necessary.
Claims14
A corner assembly for a vehicle, the corner assembly comprising:
- a suspension module having a measured length attached to said vehicle;
- a wheel assembly attached to said suspension module;
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- a shim having a specific height disposed between said suspension module and said wheel assembly, said shim adjusting a length of said suspension module by said specific height, said specific height of said shim having been determined by said measured length of said suspension module;
- wherein said suspension module is disposed within an aperture defined by said wheel assembly, said aperture defining a central axis, said shim having a surface that directly engages said wheel assembly, said surface of said shim being generally perpendicular to said central axis.
A corner assembly for a vehicle, the corner assembly comprising:
- a top mount assembly attached to said vehicle;
- a damper attached to said top mount assembly, said top mount assembly and said damper defining a measured length;
- a wheel assembly attached to said damper;
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- a shim having a specific height disposed between said damper and said wheel assembly, said shim adjusting a length of said damper by said specific height, said specific height of said shim having been determined by said measured length;
- wherein said damper is disposed within an aperture defined by said wheel assembly, said aperture defining a central axis, said shim having a surface that directly engages said wheel assembly, said surface being generally perpendicular to said central axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.