Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1993-09-30
1995-01-17
Culbreth, Eric D.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280660, 280690, 280691, 280788, B60G 306
Patent
active
053820444
ABSTRACT:
A mounting structure for mounting to a vehicle body having oppositely disposed strut towers. The mounting structure includes right and left suspension assemblies, a cradle operatively connected therebetween, a vehicle engine and transmission mounted on the cradle and guide pins provided on each of the suspension assemblies. The mounting structure is adapted to being mounted as a unit into the vehicle body with the guide pins guiding the suspension assemblies into engagement with the respective oppositely disposed strut towers, and suitable fasteners for securing the suspension assemblies to the strut towers. Each strut tower includes outer and inner interconnected, spaced apart wall members separated by support spacers, with a plurality of aligned openings formed through the outer and inner spaced apart wall members, a pair of guide openings formed in the inner wall member, and an opening formed through the outer and inner wall members' central portion. The suspension system includes a wishbone-shaped upper control arm pivotally connected at its opposite ends to the bushings, an A-shaped lower control arm pivotally connected at its opposite ends to the cradle, and a cast metal bracket operatively connected to the upper control arm, with the guide pins formed thereon and the fasteners secured thereto.
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Smith Robert H.
Szadkowski Jan
Barthel Edward P.
Chrysler Corporation
Culbreth Eric D.
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