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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7607668 | Caster-camber plate assemblies A caster-camber plate assembly has a fastener plate including fastening members. A lower adjustment plate has a first side face positioned adjacent a first side face of the fastener plate such that fastening members of the fastening plate extend therethrough. The lo... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7527275 | Wheel alignment and vehicle height adjusting apparatus At least three length varying means, mounted between an upper end of a strut and a vehicle body, change the position of the strut in relation to the vehicle body, thereby enabling active adjustment of the camber, caster, and vehicle height. ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7185902 | Strut suspension with pivoting rocker arm A strut suspension can include a shock-absorber/spring assembly having a lower portion mountable at one end to an upper portion of the steering knuckle. A transverse link can be connectible to the steering knuckle at a location opposite from the shock-absorber/sprin... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6676145 | Movable upper suspension mount A suspension assembly is provided for a vehicle including a frame. A lower control arm having first and second opposing portions is pivotally connected to the frame at the first portion. A knuckle is supported on the second portion of the lower control ar... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6485223 | Caster-camber plate assembly One embodiment of a caster-camber plate assembly as disclosed herein includes a base plate, a main plate and a strut top mounting plate. The base plate includes four spaced apart main plate fastening members attached thereto. The main plate includes four ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6382645 | Offset upper strut mount An adjustment offset conical mount for use in combination with motor vehicles equipped with conically shaped strut mount towers formed in the chassis of the vehicle. The offset mount is rotatably and adjustably received within the tower and the arcuate po... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6328321 | Adjustable mounting for suspension strut An adjustable mount for the upper end of a vehicle suspension strut allowing the strut to be relocated relative to a vehicle chassis member. The mount comprises a bush adapted to receive and secure the upper end of the strut, a flange extending radially o... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6257601 | Mounting plate for adjustably positioning vehicle suspension struts An adjustable strut mounting plate for correcting at least one alignment parameter of a motor vehicle wheel assembly, with the adjustable strut mounting plate comprising an annular body adapted for secure attachment to the original strut mounting plate of... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5338055 | Independent wheel suspension A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle in which one of the wheel suspension links forms a wheel suspension strut and has a shock absorber which is elastically supported by means of its piston rod in an upper guiding joint which is fixed to the body. The u... | 08/16/1994 |
| 4946188 | Wheel alignment An adjustment for a MacPherson strut of an automobile is provided by modifying the top bearing retainer to provide an inward circular lip. Two plates are clamped to this lip. Before clamping, the plates are rotatable relative to the bearing retainer so th... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4867473 | Method for adjusting camber of MacPherson strut A method and apparatus for adapting a MacPherson strut assembly to permit ready adjustment of the wheel spindle carried adjacent the lower end of the MacPherson strut. In the method, a drill bit asssemby is attached to the frame of a vehicle to permit ape... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4817984 | Vehicle suspension system A vehicle has mounted inside the upper end of a suspension tower of its wheel suspension system, a support assembly for holding the upper end of a macpherson strut. The assembly has an inner bearing (32) supported in a resilient rubber bush (18). The axis... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4372575 | Vehicle strut type suspension with alignment adjustment A vehicle wheel suspension including a strut member provided at its lower end with a wheel spindle and a connection with a lateral lower control arm, further includes mounting apparatus for attaching the upper end of the strut to a stamped sheet metal tow... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4213631 | Vehicle wheel alignment adjustment device An adjustment assembly for independently or simultaneously changing the caster and camber angles of the front wheels of a vehicle having a single axis suspension device, such as the MacPherson Strut, between the lower control arm and the upper control bra... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4150842 | Front suspension for a motor vehicle A front suspension for motor vehicles of the type having lower suspension arms. The front suspension includes a strut bar bracket provided to the rear of the lower suspension arm and coupled at at least two points to a longitudinal member of the motor veh... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4084837 | Wheel suspension for motor vehicles A suspension for a steerable wheel of a motor vehicle includes articulating components for movably attaching the wheel to the vehicle chassis. The articulating components comprise a resilient support arrangement significantly yielding to lateral forces fo... | 04/18/1978 |
