Torsion axle
US6176502A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B2360/1458
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A torsion axle for a vehicle, said axle having two arms and a cross member having a transverse axis parallel to the transverse direction, the cross member having a free edge at each of its lateral ends, the arms being connected to each of the ends of the cross member, each of said arms being designed to be attached to the body by a joint on the body, so as to define for each arm an axis coupling the arm on the body, the joint allowing a disalignment of the axes of coupling in relation to each other, each of the arms being designed to support a wheel, the cross member providing a torsion axis on which the arms swing in relation to each other, and the cross member being connected to each of the arms at each of its lateral ends by at least three ball joints, allowing a free twisting of the free edges of the cross member relative to the arms.
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