US 12,187,091 B1
Upper control arm system
Justin Smith, Wittmann, AZ (US)
Assigned to Shock Therapy Suspension, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed by Shock Therapy Suspension, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/531,915.
Int. Cl. B60G 3/18 (2006.01); B60G 3/20 (2006.01); B60G 3/26 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 3/26 (2013.01) [B60G 3/18 (2013.01); B60G 3/20 (2013.01); B60G 2200/10 (2013.01); B60G 2200/14 (2013.01); B60G 2200/144 (2013.01); B60G 2200/18 (2013.01); B60G 2200/30 (2013.01); B60G 2200/32 (2013.01); B60G 2200/46 (2013.01); B60G 2204/14 (2013.01); B60G 2204/143 (2013.01); B60G 2204/422 (2013.01); B60G 2204/43 (2013.01); B60G 2204/4302 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control arm system comprising:
an upper control arm;
a lower control arm longer than the upper control arm;
a spindle;
a tire operatively coupled to the spindle;
a bracket coupled to a frame, wherein the upper control arm and the lower control arm are coupled between the bracket and the spindle such that a pivot point of the upper control arm and the bracket is closer to the spindle than a pivot point of the lower control arm and the bracket, and wherein the control arm system is moveable between a compressed position and an extended position with a neutral position between the compressed position and the extended position; and
a kingpin centerline that is at an angle from vertical, thereby creating a rotation of the upper control arm different from a rotation of the lower control arm when the control arm system is moved between the compressed position and the extended position.