US 12,319,112 B1
Telescoping multi-section lockable link for a vehicle suspension stabilizer bar
Robert P. Marble, White Lake, MI (US); and Brian K. Saylor, South Lyon, MI (US)
Assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/647,231.
Int. Cl. B60G 21/10 (2006.01); B60G 17/015 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 21/106 (2013.01) [B60G 17/0152 (2013.01); B60G 2204/82 (2013.01); B60G 2204/8304 (2013.01); B60G 2800/0122 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body arranged along a first axis;
a first road wheel and a second road wheel, each mounted on a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and configured to maintain contact with a road surface;
a stabilizer bar mounted to the vehicle body configured to generate a predetermined vehicle roll-stiffness;
a first telescoping multiple-section link connecting the stabilizer bar to the first road wheel; and
a second telescoping multiple-section link connecting the stabilizer bar to the second road wheel, wherein:
each of the first and the second telescoping multiple-section links is configured to selectively operate in a first mode and a second mode;
in the first mode, telescoping of each of the first and the second multiple-section links is locked to operatively connect the first road wheel to the second road wheel via the stabilizer bar; and
in the second mode, the telescoping of each of the first and the second multiple-section links is unlocked to operatively disconnect the first road wheel and the second road wheel from the stabilizer bar; and
wherein each of the first and the second telescoping multiple-section links includes:
a first, a second, and a third section, wherein the first section is configured to selectively extend into and retract from the second section and the second section is configured to selectively extend into and retract from the third section; and
a sensor arranged internally to the respective telescoping multiple-section link, facing the corresponding first section, and configured to detect a length of the corresponding link.