Patents Assigned to ZF-Lemforder Corporation
  • Patent number: 7201530
    Abstract: An adjustable torque rod comprising includes an adjusting sleeve, a housing and a rod. The adjusting sleeve includes a center surface, a first end and a second end. The housing has a receiving end that is rotatably connected to the second end of said adjusting sleeve. An attachment end of the housing, opposite the receiving end, includes a bushing for use in connecting the housing to a vehicle. A clamp is positioned proximate the receiving end for fixing the adjusting sleeve into a position in the receiving end of the housing. The rod has an adjustment end and a mounting end. The adjustment end is rotatably connected to the first end of the adjusting sleeve. The mounting end, opposite the adjustment end, includes a bushing for use in connecting the rod to a vehicle. The torque rod is extended and retracted by rotation of the adjusting sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: ZF-Lemforder Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Wappes, II, Robert Miller, Markus Huelsmann