Patent ID: 11867225
Assignee: FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle suspension system, comprising:
a knuckle;
a control arm;
a joint assembly operably connecting said knuckle with said control arm while providing said knuckle with three rotational degrees of freedom and one translational degree of freedom for moving relative to said control arm, said joint assembly comprising;
a housing fixedly attached with said control arm;
a housing with an opening which extends along an axis;
a bearing received in said opening of said housing and having a cylindrical outer surface;
said bearing having a curved inner bearing surface;
an inner ring having a curved outer bearing surface that is in slidable contact with said curved inner bearing surface of said bearing so that said inner ring can rotate and articulate relative to said housing;
said inner ring being fixedly attached with said knuckle; and
an outer ring received in said opening of said housing and having a cylindrical inner surface, said cylindrical inner surface being in slidable contact with said cylindrical outer surface of said bearing so that said bearing can slide in an axial direction relative to said housing.