Independent rear suspension with lifting device
US9469172B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2300/402
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An independent suspension and an independent suspension arrangement for a liftable rear axle of a heavy vehicle are provided. The independent suspension includes a lower wishbone and an upper wishbone hingedly suspended in a support assembly and a hub carrier, and an air bellows and a lifting bellows, where the air bellows is arranged outside of a plane defined by the web of a main frame beam and the lifting bellows is arranged inside of a plane defined by the web of a main frame beam. The independent suspension arrangement includes a left wheel suspension, a right wheel suspension and at least one sub-frame assembly extending between the left and right wheel suspensions, where the left and right wheel suspensions are mounted directly to the sub-frame assembly.
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