Vehicle suspension with rigid torque beam
US4427213A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2206/162
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle suspension of a type generally disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,801,086, especially adapted to drop-frame vehicles, wherein a torque beam is formed to straddle the frame of the vehicle and be attached through a resilient bushing to the web of the frame, all of which gives a controlled spring to the vehicle as well as an accommodation for the tilting of the axle about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
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