Suspension for motored and unmotored wheels of vehicles
US4783095A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2300/38
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A suspension for motored and unmotored wheels of vehicles, having independent movements of bouncing/hoisting and rotation/steering, made up of a shaped bracket member coupled, at the rear, in a rigid way, with a vertical axle on which the vehicle structure runs, by means of the interposition of at least two bushes, and, at the top, in the front position, with the coupling axis being as close as possible to the reaction axis of the wheel with the ground, with the vehicle structure, such coupling being realized by means of an elastic and hoisting member and at least one damping member, said bracket member being also provided at a position intermediated between said axle and the wheel with a first ball joint and with a bearing as well as with a second ball joint and a second bearing, all arranged along an axis sloping at 3.degree.-10.degree. to the vertical, said first and second ball joints and first and second bearings being arranged resepctively at an upper and a lower position with respcet to the wheel axis and connecting said bracket member and the hub carried or reduction gear member so as to allow said wheel to rotate/steer; said suspension being also made up of a tie rod/strut…
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