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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146933 | Vehicle damper attachment structure system and method An attachment structure system is disclosed for attaching a damper to a vehicle. The attachment structure system can include a stiffener body that has a central portion connected to a damper. The stiffener body can be connected to both the vehicle's frame and a vehi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7984919 | Structural mounting insert having a non-conductive isolator The present invention is predicated upon methods and devices for positively mounting structural members while preventing or substantially limiting exposure of such members to environmental conditions possibly leading to corrosion. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7857335 | Body-side suspension strut bearing for wheel suspensions The invention relates to a body-side suspension strut bearing for wheel suspensions of motor vehicles, with a suspension strut which consists at least of a telescoping shock absorber and a bearing spring, and which is supported by way of a shock absorber bearing on ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7717443 | High-clearance vehicle suspension with spacer arrangement mountable between spindle and wheel hub mounting bracket for adjusting working clearance The working clearance height of a high-clearance vehicle is normally established by four main suspension spindles that are respectively received for reciprocating within upright journals provided at the opposite ends of front and rear axle assemblies of the vehicle ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7681896 | Thrust bearing and suspension for vehicle A thrust ball bearing includes an upper case and a lower case. In the upper case and the lower case, annular rings which are formed in the upper case and the lower case, respectively support balls which are rolling elements, and inter-case gaps are formed between th... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7537225 | Adjustable suspension leveling apparatus A suspension height modification apparatus includes a first portion that is securable to a vehicular biasing suspension device and a second portion that is securable to a vehicular frame. The apparatus includes an axis along which a suspension height may be determin... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7530588 | Mounting assembly for a vibration damper Mounting assembly for a vibration damper, comprising at least one aligning surface on the vibration damper side, which is in working connection with an opposing surface on the vehicle side at least during the installation of the vibration damper in a receiving openi... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7419174 | Strut type suspension A strut type suspension with a reduced difference between left and right suspensions in a moment-arm length change during stroke operations of left and right suspensions in phase is disclosed. The suspension includes a strut, an upper spring seat, a lower spring sea... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7370869 | Suspension and insulator of the same Disclosed herein are a suspension and an insulator of the same. A plurality of car body points are uniformly spaced apart from each other on an imaginary circle formed by the car body points, and a strut point is eccentric from the center of the circle formed by the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364177 | Suspension strut top mount A suspension strut top mount having a bearing connection onto a vehicle body and a spring retainer for a vehicle support. The spring retainer is set obliquely relative to a central axis of a suspension strut. The suspension strut top mount further has an obliquely s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350779 | Strut mount A strut mount capable of reducing the weight and of intensifying the strength and having a good durability is provided. It comprises an inner cylinder, a vibration isolating base body and a pair of upper and lower brackets. The lower bracket is fabricated from alumi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347414 | Integrated vehicle shock absorber mount and jounce bumper A shock mount and jounce bumper assembly is assembled to a shock absorber of a vehicle. The shock mount and jounce bumper assembly includes an integrated isolator/jounce bumper that has an internal washer that is insert molded in place in the integrated isolator/jou... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347437 | Damper assembly A damper assembly for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a housing adapted to be mounted to one end of a strut in the suspension system. The housing has a chamber with fluid therein. The damper assembly also includes at least one diaphragm extending across th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338040 | High retention strength jounce bumper assembly A jounce bumper assembly is provided including a cup-shaped member adapted to be mounted to a vehicle. A spacer formed of an appropriate engineered material is mounted within the cup-shaped member and a jounce bumper is mounted to the spacer. The cup-shaped member i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331591 | Transportation protection for cable ends on shock absorber struts A transportation protection for cable ends on shock absorber struts of motor vehicles, wherein the cable end exits from a hollow piston rod. In order to create protection which protects the cable end from damage during transportation, it is proposed that a cover pla... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328909 | Tower connecting bar structure A structure of removably mounting a tower connecting bar between top surfaces of right and left strut towers by bolts and nuts. The tower connecting bar has a pipe and annular circular plates attached to opposite ends of the pipe. The circular plates are mounted to ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314224 | Automatic orientation of top mount The top mount of a strut assembly is capable of being orientated in various positions to accommodate various locations in a vehicle. An orientation device includes a top mount fixture which engages the top mount of the strut assembly. The top mount fixture is positi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311181 | Bearing for a shock absorber element of a motor vehicle A bearing for a shock absorber element of a motor vehicle via an elastomer element on a vehicle body is provided, whereby the bearing consists of a cover and a bearing plate to be mounted on the vehicle. The elastomer element is accommodated in a recess in the beari... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281705 | Jounce assembly for a suspension system A suspension system for a vehicle having a vehicle body and a plurality of wheels movable relative to the vehicle body. A hydraulic damper, which includes a piston rod and a cylinder, is disposed between the vehicle body and wheels. A striker plate is mounted to the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261307 | Suspension arm A suspension arm made of an aluminum alloy extruded profile having a portion forming a bottom portion, portions forming at least two vertical walls, and a horizontal rib which connects the two vertical walls, wherein a suspension part lower end support portion is fo... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7219909 | Front suspension device for automotive vehicle In a front suspension device for an automotive vehicle, in which wheel support members of right and left front wheels are coupled with each other via a steering unit, outer ends of two lower arms are pivotally attached to the wheel support members, and inner ends of... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210733 | Tubular support for shock tower in automobiles A shock tower support structure utilizes a hydroformed tubular member that extends horizontally along the upper vehicle frame rail and wraps around the front edge and upper portion of the shock tower assembly to join into the lower vehicle frame rail. The shock towe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192041 | Suspension stop instrumented under deformation in order to measure forces The invention concerns a suspension stop for a motor vehicle wheel, comprising a device for measuring the forces applied to the vehicle wheel, the said device comprising at least one deformation sensor (12) which is associated with a fixed member (1, 6... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185746 | Damper-mounting structure An upper portion of a damper connected at its lower end to a lower arm of a suspension is accommodated within a side frame having a closed section. An upper spring seat, which is a mounting portion for the damper, is fixed to a lower surface of the side frame by a b... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178794 | Fluid isolator assembly and floating elastomeric damping element An isolator apparatus is described to attenuate or isolate vibration. The isolator apparatus includes a fluid isolator assembly including a flexible diaphragm and a pressure chamber having a flow passage opened to the pressure chamber to provide a fluid spring. A fl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156404 | Adjustable height suspension An apparatus for adjusting a height of suspension of a vehicle frame includes a first end of a shock absorber mounted to a suspension arm and a top end of a shock absorber slidably attached to a frame of the vehicle and is movable in a first plane of travel. An adju... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137636 | Vehicle suspension lift spacer The vehicle suspension lift spacer of the present invention fits between the coil spring and the upper spring receiver of the front suspension. It is made by welding stock flat and cylinder stock material, making it cheap to make and sufficiently rugged for the desi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7097169 | Elastomeric bearing with modified cylindrical core An elastomeric bearing having inner and outer races and a core. The core has a plurality of resilient laminae and a plurality of non-resilient laminae interleaved with one another. Each of the lamina has an axially inner cylindrical portion of a given diameter, an a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077371 | Shock absorber mounting assembly A shock absorber mounting assembly includes a base plate with a circular peripheral edge. The plate has a centrally located primary axis and a centrally disposed aperture extending therethrough. The peripheral edge includes a linear portion. A line perpendicular to ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077248 | Suspension strut unit with a stop buffer Suspension strut unit comprising a connector bearing for piston rod of the suspension strut unit, a spring plate for a vehicle spring, and a first has a bearing with a bearing input part on the spring plate side and a bearing output part on the connector bearing sid... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066456 | Hydraulic shock absorber mounting structure An upper portion of a rod protruding from an upper end of a hydraulic cylinder of a hydraulic shock absorber, which suspends a wheel from a vehicle body, is inserted from below into a mounting hole in an upper wall of a wheel house, and with a lower portion and an u... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066309 | Suspension support device and a vehicle including such a device A suspension support device for a motor vehicle comprises an inner strength member comprising a support base and an annular side wall, an outer strength member having a side wall surrounding the side wall of the inner strength member, an elastomer body comprising a ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055837 | Strut/shock crossmember A crossmember device is provided which is adapted to be installed between a pair of strut/shock towers of a vehicle. The crossmember device includes a left brace and right brace each having an upper, intermediate and lower portion. The left and right brace are inter... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040639 | Vehicle body structure employing gussets fastened to cross member portion between damper bases A vehicle body structure for securing sufficient interior space and for opposing the load for forcing the suspension to fall sideward by effectively using the existing members of the body structure, thereby improving the rigidity of the vehicle body. The structure h... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040608 | Bearing for wheel suspensions in a motor vehicle A bearing for wheel suspensions in a motor vehicle includes a metallic housing with a pot-shaped vertical section, a rubber buffer arranged in the housing, and an inner part. The inner part can be connected to a piston-and-cylinder unit and is fixed in the rubber bu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032912 | Rotating instrumented suspension stop for measuring vertical forces A suspension stop for a motor vehicle wheel assembly comprising a fixed member adapted to be fixed to the chassis (2) of the vehicle and a rotating member adapted to be fixed to the suspension spring (4) so as to be rotationally moved under the effect ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021703 | Vehicle rear body structure A rear body structure for a vehicle includes a gusset for reinforcing a body floor, each rear wheel house, and a damper support member disposed on the body floor adjacent to the wheel house. The gusset has a first portion connected to the wheel house, a second porti... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017892 | Suspension strut with stop buffer A suspension strut including a piston rod extending from a cylinder, a connection bearing for connecting the piston rod to a vehicle body, a spring loading the cylinder away from the connection bearing, and a spring plate supporting the spring axially with respect t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011301 | Wheel-guiding forward axle air spring strut A wheel-guiding forward axle spring strut includes a spring and a shock absorber (6) integrated axially therein. The spring includes two end members (8, 10) and a spring element is disposed between these end members. The shock absorber (6) inclu... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000909 | Plastic bearing, particularly for use in MacPherson strut A MacPherson strut tube having an upper spring seat, a spring, a strut tube, and a ring bearing disposed for engaging the spring seat, the spring and the strut tube. The ring bearing comprises an upper casing, a lower casing, and a plastic ring engaged between the u... | 02/21/2006 |
