Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2010-01-15
2011-10-11
To, Toan (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C280S124130, C280S124149, C280S124152
Reexamination Certificate
active
08033556
ABSTRACT:
A combined tramp rod and anti-roll bar is secured between a rear axle beam and the chassis of a vehicle. The tramp rod and anti-roll bar has an intermediate portion, a right arm and a left arm that are connected by bushings to either the rear axle beam or the frame of the vehicle. The combined tramp rod and anti-roll bar provides roll stiffness control and also resists wind-up of the rear axle when high torque loads are applied to the rear axle. D-bushings that resist sliding movement of the intermediate portion in combination with the splayed arms provide improved compliance understeer performance when lateral loads are applied to the rear suspension.
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Johnson Simon
Ohra-aho Lauri Mikael
Reilly Matthew J.
Brooks & Kushman P.C.
Ford Global Technologies LLC
Owens Fredrick V.
To Toan
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