US 11,813,917 B2
Suspension element systems and methods
Aaron Rositch, Oshkosh, WI (US); Erik Ellifson, Oshkosh, WI (US); Patrick Dillman, Hartford, WI (US); Kai Schubart, Oshkosh, WI (US); and Robert Sollenskog, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Assigned to Oshkosh Defense, LLC, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed by Oshkosh Defense, LLC, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/165,536.
Application 17/165,536 is a continuation of application No. 16/859,225, filed on Apr. 27, 2020, granted, now 10,940,728.
Application 16/859,225 is a continuation of application No. 15/956,974, filed on Apr. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,632,805.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/491,971, filed on Apr. 28, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/491,132, filed on Apr. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0155063 A1, May 27, 2021
Int. Cl. B60G 3/01 (2006.01); B60G 15/12 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 3/01 (2013.01) [B60G 15/12 (2013.01); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01); B60G 2202/24 (2013.01); B60G 2206/82013 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a support arm having a mounting portion including a passage;
a suspension element including a cap attached to a first end of the suspension element, the cap including a first opening;
a thrust washer disposed between the passage and the first opening, the thrust washer including a ring, the thrust washer defining a plurality of channels that extend in a radial direction with respect to a central axis of the ring; and
a mounting pin extending through the passage, the first opening, and the thrust washer, wherein the mounting pin rotatably couples the suspension element to the support arm.