Patent ID: 11938777
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A suspension system of a vehicle comprising:
a shock absorber having a shock boot; and
a height adjustable top mount disposed on a vertical top of the shock boot and including:
a top plate configured to mount to a body of the vehicle;
a worm wheel received in the top plate and including an inner wheel surface and an outer wheel surface that opposes the inner wheel surface;
a core received within the worm wheel and helically meshed to the inner wheel surface of the worm wheel, wherein the core is mounted to the shock boot; and
a worm gear meshed to the outer wheel surface of the worm wheel,
wherein rotation of the worm gear drives rotation of the worm wheel, rotation of the worm wheel simultaneously moves the top plate vertically relative to the core, and movement of the top plate adjusts a ride height of the vehicle in a corresponding direction.