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Vehicle

US8801015B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 2012
Grant dateAug 12, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60G2300/13
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes a pair of front wheels; a pair of rear wheels; a cabin frame portion; a first support frame portion extending forward from the cabin frame portion; a second support frame portion extending rearward from the cabin frame portion; a first suspension system supported by the first support frame portion and suspending the front wheels; and a second suspension system supported by the second support frame portion and suspending the rear wheels. Each of the first suspension system and the second suspension system includes a damping unit. Each damping unit includes a pair of dampers generating damping forces via oil viscosity resistance; an adjuster that adjusts the damping forces generated by the dampers; and a pair of oil paths which connect the dampers with the adjuster.

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