US 12,251,981 B2
Component for a vehicle suspension system
Joe L. Buchwitz, Huntington Woods, MI (US); John Joseph Uicker, Dearborn, MI (US); and Sean Christopher Remisoski, Wyandotte, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/104,934.
Prior Publication US 2024/0262146 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. B60G 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 7/001 (2013.01) [B60G 2204/416 (2013.01); B60G 2204/43 (2013.01); B60G 2206/124 (2013.01); B60G 2206/81022 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A component for a vehicle suspension system, comprising:
a first housing having a circular shape and defining a first aperture;
a first intermediate portion coupled to a first end portion of the first housing, the first intermediate portion having a length that is less than a diameter of the first aperture;
a second housing coupled to the first intermediate portion, the second housing having a circular shape and defining a second aperture extending through the second housing;
a second intermediate portion coupled to a second end portion of the first housing, the second intermediate portion having a length that is less than the diameter of the first aperture, the second end portion opposing the first end portion; and
a bracket coupled to the second intermediate portion, the bracket having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures defined on the first surface, the plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the second surface, wherein the first housing and the second housing are connected by the first intermediate portion, and the first housing and the bracket are connected by the second intermediate portion, wherein the first and second intermediate portions extend away from the first housing in a direction perpendicular to a first centerline of the first aperture.