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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914020 | Vehicle suspension system with a variable camber system A suspension system for a vehicle provides a camber adjusting system that during a turn, lowers and draws inward the upper A-arm, or draws inward a strut head, which supports the outer front wheel, thereby providing more negative camber to that wheel in dynamic opti... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7475890 | Camber and caster adjustment tool A spreading device designed for adjustment of camber and or caster on vehicles with control arms. The tool has a housing with fingers that extend from the top of one end of the body. A bolt passes through a hole in the housing. A foot is attached to the bolt. The fo... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7392996 | Apparatus for establishing a caster angle of a vehicle suspension system Provided is an apparatus for establishing a caster angle of a vehicle suspension system. The apparatus includes two air reservoirs, each reservoir having an extendable piston rod. The air reservoirs are juxtaposed, and are pivotally connected to a single bell crank.... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7370868 | Cam bolt assembly A cam bolt assembly for use in a vehicle's suspension system. The cam bolt assembly is used to adjust the vehicle's wheel alignment. The assembly has a threaded fastener defining a pair of longitudinal channels, a first cam plate is coupled to the threaded bolt, a s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360773 | Self-steering axle suspension system having a rotary stabilizer A self-steering axle suspension system utilizing a rotary damper coaxially aligned with and acting directly about the king pin centerline on one side of the vehicle is disclosed. When used as such, the rotary damper constitutes a rotary stabilizer. The rotary stabil... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357400 | Suspension device for vehicle wheels A vehicle suspension device includes a camber mechanism which imparts to the wheels a degree of freedom of the camber independently of vehicle rolls. The wheels are linked to the suspension elements so that the camber movement of each wheel permits, around a mean po... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334805 | Wheel angle adjustment apparatus for automobile suspension system Disclosed herein is a wheel angle adjustment apparatus for automobile suspension systems. The wheel angle adjustment apparatus of the present invention has a structure such that upper, lower, left and right gaps between a spindle bracket and a wheel bracket are chan... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331589 | Dual axis bushing assembly and method for camber and caster adjustment A dual axis bushing assembly for engagement between an axle arm and an upper ball joint of a vehicle. The dual axis bushing assembly includes an inner skewed bushing engaged in and rotatable in an outer skewed bushing. The dual axis bushing assembly includes a zero ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331588 | Trailing beam suspension with alignment adjustment assembly A trailing beam suspension comprises a hanger bracket adapted to be mounted to a vehicle frame, wherein the hanger bracket includes a mounting aperture, and a trailing beam pivotally mounted to the hanger bracket by a pivot pin extending through the mounting apertur... | 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 |
| 7325818 | Rear wheel toe angle control system of vehicle A rear wheel toe angle control system is used as an actuator for controlling rear wheels of a vehicle. The control system is an electric-powered for rapid operation thereof, thereby providing handling stability. The left and right rear wheels are operated by the sin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7300237 | Self-locking bolted fastener A bolted fastener for joining components, such as a bracket fastened to a crosspiece, includes a bolt, a nut and an eccentric. A square neck of a bolt fits into an oblong hole in a component and prevents the bolt from turning. The diameter of the eccentric that serv... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296809 | Rotary cam alignment system A system used for alignment of a vehicle suspension and axle includes a pear-shaped cam that is rotatable relative to one of two spaced plates of a hanger bracket. An aperture and nose in the cam plate is aligned with an elongated opening in the bracket plate. The c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7278648 | Adjustable control arm for vehicle suspension mechanisms An adjustable control arm is for a suspension of a vehicle having a frame and at least one wheel. The control arm includes a first arm section connected with the frame and a second arm section connected with the wheel and coupled with the first arm section such that... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273217 | Reverse caster platform A reverse caster suspension apparatus includes a tiltable platform assembly that is interposed between a sprung axle assembly and a vehicle structure. This arrangement provides an efficient means for changing the caster angle without harmful distortion of springs, a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7249773 | Angle adjustable camber An angle adjustable camber assembly is adapted to support the wheel of a wheelchair having a seat, the rear of which is at a given rear seat height. The assembly comprises a movable member for supporting the wheel. The movable member is adapted to translate and rota... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243933 | Suspension system with automatic toe control function A suspension system including two lateral arms whose lower arms are disposed at the front and rear of the center of wheels is provided. One end of the two lateral arms is mounted to a cross member while the other end is connected to a carrier assembly. The outer whe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229098 | Frame rail torsion attenuator The present invention provides a torsion attenuator for a vehicle frame having first and second longitudinal frame rails extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis. A torsion attenuator in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222863 | Wheel support device with three pivots, suspension device and vehicle comprising said support device A wheel support system (3, 5, 6) designed to connect a wheel to suspension elements (4) of a vehicle. The wheel support system includes a curved slide (6) or two levers (54, 55) which confer upon the wheel carrier (3) a degree of c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210692 | Trailing beam suspension with alignment adjustment A trailing beam suspension includes a mechanical adjustment mechanism for aligning the axle and wheels of a vehicle. The trailing beam is mounted to the vehicle frame by a pivot bolt passing through a hanger bracket and a conventional bushed connection. Opposing sid... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195249 | Method of controlling actuator assembly The present invention provides a method of controlling an actuator assembly for suspension systems. The actuator assembly control method of the present invention is possible to control the actuator assembly according to conditions of vehicle velocity and steering an... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191679 | Electric steering column apparatus An electric tilt and/or telescopic steering column apparatus comprises a steering shaft having a steering wheel mounted on a rear end thereof, a steering column for rotatably supporting the steering shaft, an electric actuator for adjusting the tilt and/or telescopi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168717 | High clearance vehicle suspension with twin spindles for transferring steering torque An independent strut suspension utilizes upright twin spindles and a spindle cap linked to the spindles that translates vertically along the spindles as the suspension moves over uneven terrain. An upright strut shaft is mounted in a strut journal for axial and rota... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163215 | Front suspension tuning apparatus The present invention provides a suspension tuning device for vehicles with struts. More specifically, the suspension tuning device generally comprises a pair of plates constructed to mount juxtaposed to the strut/spindle mounting flange of a standard MacPherson str... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152867 | Wheel support device, suspension device and vehicle comprising one such support device A support device connects a wheel to suspension elements of a vehicle, the wheel having a radius R′. The support device includes rods articulated at their lower ends to the suspension elements and at their upper ends to the wheel carrier so as to confer on the whe... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152866 | Steerable and liftable independent suspension system A liftable independent suspension system which may also be steerable. In a described embodiment, a liftable suspension system for use on a vehicle includes wheel spindles positioned to extend outwardly at each respective lateral side of the vehicle. The spindles are... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152868 | Vehicle with variable guided pendular motion A vehicle (1) includes a chassis (2) which has a steering assembly (3) at one end and at least one wheel at the other end. The steering assembly includes a pair of steering wheels (4a, 4b) and an interconnecting steer... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144021 | Front suspension tuning apparatus for vehicle with struts The present invention provides a suspension tuning device for vehicles with struts. More specifically the suspension tuning device generally comprises an upper plate, two lower plates and a strut mounting plate. The plates are constructed to mount juxtaposed to a st... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137425 | High-performance, low profile tire for four-wheeled passenger car and method of mounting the tire A high-performance, low-profile tire for four-wheeled passenger car comprises a carcass comprised of at least two carcass cord plies each extending between a pair of bead cores and wound around the respective bead core from an inside of the tire toward an outside th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131652 | Steering damper and backup lock beam attachment A steerable lift axle/suspension system for a heavy-duty vehicle such as a semi-trailer or a straight truck, includes a pair of steering dampers and a backup lock. The steering dampers minimize shimmy of the steerable wheels during over-the-road operation of the veh... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128327 | Axle with rubber cushion A torsion beam type suspension device comprises a pair of trailing arms (1) spaced from each other axially of an axle and connected at front ends thereof to a car body and at rear ends thereof rotatably supporting wheels through brackets, and a torsion beam (... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125026 | Cam-bolt assembly A cam bolt assembly for using in a vehicle's suspension system to adjust the vehicle's wheel alignment having a threaded fastener defining a pair of longitudinal channels, a first cam plate is coupled to the threaded bolt, a second cam plate defining an aperture is ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114729 | Vehicle rear suspension An anti-lift characteristic of a rear suspension of a vehicle is enhanced by including a carrier at which a rear wheel is rotatably mounted; a trailing arm longitudinally aligned with respect to a vehicle body, ends of the trailing arm being respectively connected t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111854 | Trailer sub-frame assembly A sub-frame assembly for use with a vehicle having wheels such as a trailer is provided. The sub-frame assembly comprises two or more frame members, one or more cross members, and two or more stub torsion axle assemblies. Each of the stub torsion axle assemblies hav... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111855 | Link adjustment mechanism A toe link assembly of a suspension system includes a cam sleeve having a first and second end, a first cam plate fixedly attached to the cam sleeve at the first end, and a second cam plate fixedly attached to the cam sleeve at the second end. In addition, the toe l... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111849 | Actuator assembly for a suspension An actuator assembly for a suspension is provided, in which a hinge unit is formed on an actuator and the actuator can be rotated according to a forward or backward movement of a rod, and thereby it is possible to prevent sliding at the joint of the lever and the ac... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108271 | Axleless vehicle suspension system A wheel suspension system including a wheel support pivotally attached to a vehicle frame at two, laterally-spaced locations, the wheel support being pivotal between an uppermost and a lowermost position. The wheel support is biased to a position intermediate of the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096533 | Locking roller for an article of furniture A locking roller assembly includes a housing adapted for mounting to an article of furniture. A wheel is rotatably mounted to the housing via a mounting arrangement that accommodates relative vertical movement between the wheel and the housing. The wheel is mounted ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083176 | Wheel alignment arrangements for vehicles Control arms used to support a swivel member retaining a wheel of a vehicle are attached to the body or frame rail of the vehicle by U-shaped attachment brackets having walls with lateral slots therein, each of which receives a mounting bolt therethrough. The mounti... | 08/01/2006 |
