Patent · US Expired

Integral torsion bar -- strut front suspension system

US4033605A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 7, 1975
Grant dateJul 5, 1977
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Expiry dateNov 7, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60G2206/60
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Front wheel suspension apparatus for a motor vehicle having a frame member which includes side rails on opposite sides thereof extending generally longitudinally of the vehicle, the apparatus having a cross member extending across the space between said side rails, rubber insulated connectors connecting said cross member to said rails, an upper control arm and a lower control arm pivotally connected to said cross member at each side thereof, wheel support structure connected to each set of upper and lower control arms. Two torsion bar and strut members connect the lower control arms to the cross member. Each torsion bar and strut member includes a forearm portion extending from the adjacent lower control arm forwardly and an elongated and inwardly transversely extending torsion bar portion.

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