Vehicle suspension system
US7407173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G21/05
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle chassis structure which includes an independent suspension system including left and right suspension components for left and right wheels (4, 8) respectively for gripping and travelling along a road surface, each of which suspension components is arranged to allow a constrained up and down movement of the respective wheel relative to the vehicle chassis structure, characterised in that the upper suspension components on one side of the vehicle are cross-linked with the upper suspension components on the other side of the vehicle by a connecting rod (10, 11) and an offset pivot shaft assembly (9, 5), so as to constrain the plane of each wheel towards an orientation which is normal to the road surface while allowing the chassis structure to move vertically and to roll relative to said wheels during cornering, acceleration, deceleration and combinations thereof.
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