Invention Grant
US06217047B1 Passive vehicular suspension system including a roll control mechanism
有权
被动车辆悬挂系统,包括一个滚动控制机构
- Patent Title: Passive vehicular suspension system including a roll control mechanism
- Patent Title (中): 被动车辆悬挂系统,包括一个滚动控制机构
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Application No.: US09331769Application Date: 1999-09-27
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Publication No.: US06217047B1Publication Date: 2001-04-17
- Inventor: Christopher B. Heyring , Richard Monk , Michael J Longman , Alexander John Robertson
- Applicant: Christopher B. Heyring , Richard Monk , Michael J Longman , Alexander John Robertson
- Priority: AUPO4355 19961224; AUPO8284 19970728
- Main IPC: B60G2105
- IPC: B60G2105

Abstract:
A suspension system is provided for a vehicle having a chassis supported on at least one front pair of laterally spaced wheels and at least one rear pair of laterally spaced wheels. The suspension system includes vehicle support devices for supporting the chassis above each pair of wheels, and roll moment reaction devices for providing location of the chassis about a substantially level roll attitude. The roll moment reaction devices include a respective roll attitude control mechanism for each pair of laterally spaced wheels for passively controlling the position of the wheels relative to each other and the chassis. Each roll attitude control mechanism is connected to at least one other roll attitude control mechanism by roll mechanism interconnection devices. The roll mechanism interconnection devices are arranged such that the roll moment reaction devices resist roll of the vehicle chassis with respect to the wheels, while simultaneously permitting cross-axle articulation motions of the wheels. The vehicle support devices for at least one pair of wheels include at least a first support for supporting at least a portion of the load on the vehicle support devices. The first support provides substantially zero roll stiffness of the vehicle. The roll moment reaction devices are separate devices from the vehicle support devices, thereby providing substantially zero load carrying capacity.
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