US 12,330,471 B1
Horizontal damper for a suspension assembly of an electrified vehicle
Jared Shroyer, Madison Heights, MI (US); Shane Edward Foley, Milford, MI (US); James Leroy Swayze, South Rockwood, MI (US); and Harini Guduguntla, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/803,474.
Int. Cl. B60G 9/00 (2006.01); B60G 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 9/003 (2013.01) [B60G 13/003 (2013.01); B60G 2200/422 (2013.01); B60G 2202/112 (2013.01); B60G 2204/4102 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A suspension system of a vehicle, the suspension system comprising:
an axle operably coupled to a frame of the vehicle;
an electric motor operably coupled to the axle to propel the vehicle;
one or more wheels operably coupled to the axle;
one or more vertical dampers extending substantially perpendicular to a driving surface and operably coupled to the frame and the axle; and
a horizontal damper extending substantially parallel to the driving surface,
wherein a first distal end of the horizontal damper operably couples to the frame, and
wherein a second distal end of the horizontal damper operably couples to the electric motor or the axle.