Vehicle having suspension system with variable camber and vertical suspension in the plane of the wheel
US6511078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2206/1114
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ground contact system for a vehicle having a wheel mounted on a wheel carrier, the wheel carrier being mounted on a support by a vertical suspension device, the support being mounted on a chassis by a load transfer arm on one side of which the support is articulated along an essentially horizontal geometrical camber axis, the load transfer arm being connected at its other side to the chassis along an essentially vertical geometrical axis, a camber control rod being pivotally mounted to the support some distance from the geometrical camber axis, the camber control rod being able to move transversely relative to the chassis, a triangulation-forming element connecting the load transfer arm to the chassis around the essentially vertical geometrical axis, such that it controls the moment about the essentially vertical geometrical axis.
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