Dennis R Hurst

US Patent:

6592112, Jul 15, 2003

Filed:

Mar 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/817562

Inventors:

Todd A. Bishop - Centerville OH
Dennis R. Hurst - Dayton OH

Assignee:

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

International Classification:

B60G 1300

US Classification:

267220, 18832111

Abstract:

A mount assembly for a vehicle suspension strut includes a mount plate assembly having upper and lower plate members secured together and supporting a cushion member. The cushion member is secured to a retainer which is secured directly to a damper piston rod or through a bearing assembly. Multiple load paths may be provided by a bumper mounted on a spring seat member secured to the piston rod and engageable with the lower plate of the plate assembly for transferring jounce loads directly to the vehicle body structure. The steering bearing may be mounted to engage the lower plate for transferring loads directly through the bearing and the lower plate to the body structure. The plate assembly may include a composite upper plate member.

US Patent:

61618225, Dec 19, 2000

Filed:

Nov 6, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/187701

Inventors:

Dennis Ray Hurst - Dayton OH
Todd A. Bishop - Centerville OH
David John Fanson - Ann Arbor MI

Assignee:

General Motors Corporation - Detroit MI

International Classification:

B60G 1300

US Classification:

267220

Abstract:

A damper mount assembly includes a lower plate that is substantially rigid and has a main body with a first end and a second end. The main body includes a first engagement surface near the first end and includes a support surface between the first and second ends. An upper plate is fixed relative to the lower plate and includes a central opening and a second engagement surface engaging the first engagement surface. A single attachment stud extends through the central opening connecting the mount to a vehicle body tower. A resilient cushion assembly is compressed between the upper plate and the lower plate and engages the support surface. The resilient cushion assembly carries a rigid structural insert that has a mounting opening and the rigid structural insert is movable relative to both the upper plate and the lower plate by deformation of the resilient cushion assembly.