Tilt mechanism and method for pivoting a vehicle body panel relative to a vehicle chassis
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    Tilt mechanism and method for pivoting a vehicle body panel relative to a vehicle chassis 有权
    用于使车身面板相对于车辆底盘枢转的倾斜机构和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06454035B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-24

    申请号:US09490913

    申请日:2000-01-25

    IPC分类号: B62D2510

    CPC分类号: B62D33/067 B62D25/10

    摘要: A tilt mechanism for pivoting a vehicle body panel relative to a vehicle chassis includes a pivot pin having a pivot pin axis. The pivot pin provides a single-point pivot attachment of the body panel to the chassis such that the body panel can articulate about the pivot pin axis relative to the chassis. A support member pivotably connects to the chassis about the pivot pin axis by the pivot pin. The support member has a tilt axis along a longitudinal extent of the support member. The tilt axis is perpendicular to the pivot pin axis. The support member supports the vehicle body panel weight through a pivotal connection between a support member end and the body panel. The pivotal connection allows the body panel to pivot relative to the chassis about the tilt axis via a bearing. A torsion bar is within the support member. One portion of the torsion bar is secured to the support member and another portion is secured to the body panel by a slot that receives a torsion bar end. The torsion bar biases the body panel relative to the chassis along at least an angular portion of a pivotal range about the tilt axis. The slot is hour-glass-shaped such that the body panel can pivot about the tilt axis relative to the chassis without loading the torsion bar over a specified angular range about the tilt axis.

    摘要翻译: 用于使车身面板相对于车辆底盘枢转的倾斜机构包括具有枢轴销轴线的枢轴销。 枢轴销将主体面板的单点枢轴附接件提供到底架,使得主体面板可相对于底盘围绕枢轴销轴线铰接。 支撑构件通过枢轴销以枢转销轴线方式可枢转地连接到底盘。 支撑构件具有沿着支撑构件的纵向范围的倾斜轴。 倾斜轴垂直于枢轴销轴。 支撑构件通过支撑构件端部和主体面板之间的枢转连接来支撑车体面板重量。 枢转连接允许身体面板通过轴承绕倾斜轴线相对于底盘枢转。 扭力杆在支撑构件内。 扭杆的一部分被固定到支撑构件,另一部分通过容纳扭杆端部的狭槽固定到主体面板。 所述扭杆相对于所述底盘沿着所述倾斜轴线的枢转范围的至少一角度部分偏压所述主体面板。 狭槽是小时玻璃形的,使得主体面板可相对于底盘绕倾斜轴线转动,而不会将扭杆在围绕倾斜轴线的规定角度范围内加载。