公开(公告)号：US11975588B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US17816668

申请日：2022-08-01

申请人： Vecodyne, Inc.

发明人： Charles Parsons

IPC分类号： B60G3/26 ,  B62D17/00

CPC分类号： B60G3/26 ,  B62D17/00

摘要： A wheel suspension system for a vehicle having a chassis, comprising an opposing pair of wheel uprights having a plurality of pickup points located thereon, an opposing pair of main axis arms, an opposing pair of integrated axis arms, an internal cambering system comprising opposing pairs of camber links and radius rods, and an internal springing system comprising a single spring shock and an opposing pair of spring levers having tension links attached thereon. An internal roll-controlling weight transfer system comprising an opposing pair of weight transfer links having attached springing shocks may also be included.

公开(公告)号：US20240065148A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18387359

申请日：2023-11-06

申请人： Briggs & Stratton LLC

发明人： Christopher Krajewski ,  Robert S. Laurin ,  E. Mark Lynch

IPC分类号： A01D34/82 ,  A01D34/66 ,  A01D67/00 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G3/26 ,  B60G15/06

CPC分类号： A01D34/82 ,  A01D34/662 ,  A01D67/00 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G3/202 ,  B60G3/26 ,  B60G15/062 ,  A01D34/66 ,  A01D2101/00 ,  B60G2200/182

摘要： A front independent suspension assembly for outdoor power equipment includes a first joint, a first wheel coupled to the joint, a first longitudinal arm pivotably coupled to the joint, a first lateral arm pivotably coupled to the joint, and a second lateral arm pivotably coupled to the joint. The second lateral suspension arranged substantially parallel to the first lateral suspension arm. The pivotal coupling between the joint and each of the first longitudinal arm, the first lateral arm, and the second lateral arm enables the first wheel to independently displace about a vertical axis

公开(公告)号：US11840121B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17974723

申请日：2022-10-27

申请人： SUBARU CORPORATION

发明人： Tomohiro Furuse ,  Koichi Uchikawa ,  Ryuma Mine

IPC分类号： B60G3/20 ,  B60G3/26

CPC分类号： B60G3/26 ,  B60G2200/18 ,  B60G2200/46 ,  B60G2200/462 ,  B60G2400/64

摘要： A suspension includes a housing, a radius arm, a radius arm bush, and a shock absorber. Inclination angles θ1 and θ2 satisfy ΔF·tan θ2>M·tan θ1, in which: θ1 is an inclination angle at which a straight line coupling the center of the radius arm bush to the center of a rear wheel is inclined to a horizontal line, to lower toward the rear wheel, viewed from a side of the vehicle in a steady state; θ2 is an inclination angle at which an axis of expansion and shrink of the shock absorber is inclined to a vertical direction, to allow the shock absorber's upper end to more forward from the shock absorber's lower end; M is an unsprung mass of the suspension; and ΔF is an amount of increase in a vertical load on the rear wheel from the steady state during a shrinkwise stroke of the shock absorber.

公开(公告)号：US11820194B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17814319

申请日：2022-07-22

申请人： MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION

发明人： Kazuhiro Okuyama ,  Masaya Hiramatsu ,  Yoshitada Toyoshima

IPC分类号： B60G3/22 ,  B60G3/26 ,  B60G7/00

CPC分类号： B60G3/26 ,  B60G3/225 ,  B60G7/001 ,  B60G2200/156 ,  B60G2200/18 ,  B60G2204/1244 ,  B60G2206/16 ,  B60G2206/50 ,  B60G2400/05146

摘要： A vehicle suspension system smoothly changes a vehicle posture with respect to a steering force and a steering angle by minimizing a kinematic roll at an initial turning stage, thereby allowing a driver to obtain the sensation of maneuvering the vehicle well. The suspension system includes a front suspension having geometry satisfying that a caster angle is +3° to +5°, a caster trail is +20 to +30 mm, an intersection point between a kingpin axis and ground is located on an inner side in a vehicle width direction of a center of a tire contact patch, and an anhedral angle of a lower arm is +2.8° to +7.2°. A rear suspension includes five links and has geometry satisfying that a virtual kingpin axis extends near the center of a tire contact patch of a rear wheel assembly and extends vertically at −2° to 0°.

公开(公告)号：US20230166795A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US18161853

申请日：2023-01-30

申请人： Doftek Pty Ltd

发明人： Geoffrey William ROGERS

IPC分类号： B62D17/00 ,  B60G3/26 ,  B60G15/06 ,  B60G17/016 ,  B60G7/00

CPC分类号： B62D17/00 ,  B60G3/26 ,  B60G7/006 ,  B60G15/068 ,  B60G17/016 ,  B60G2200/46 ,  B60G2200/462 ,  B60G2200/464 ,  B60G2202/40 ,  B60G2202/42 ,  B60G2202/43 ,  B60G2206/111 ,  B60G2206/1116

摘要： Electromechanical apparatuses for controlling vehicle suspension settings. Described herein are electromechanical apparatuses for controlling wheel alignment (e.g., camber, castor and/or toe). In particular, described herein are camber adjusting apparatuses for electromechanically adjusting camber or camber and toe that may be retrofitted onto existing vehicle suspensions.

公开(公告)号：US20180325026A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US16040918

申请日：2018-07-20

申请人： Briggs & Stratton Corporation

发明人： Christopher Krajewski ,  Robert S. Laurin ,  E. Mark Lynch

IPC分类号： A01D34/82 ,  A01D34/66 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G15/06 ,  B60G3/26

CPC分类号： A01D34/64 ,  A01D34/66 ,  A01D34/82 ,  A01D2101/00 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G3/202 ,  B60G3/26 ,  B60G15/062 ,  B60G2200/144 ,  B60G2200/1442 ,  B60G2200/182 ,  B60G2200/445 ,  B60G2202/312 ,  B60G2204/124 ,  B60G2206/10 ,  B60G2300/084

摘要： An outdoor power equipment unit having a frame including at least one laterally-extending structural member and at least a pair of opposite, longitudinally-extending side structural members, a first front wheel assembly, and a second front wheel assembly. The unit also includes a first pair of substantially parallel, laterally-extending suspension arms pivotally coupled to the first front wheel assembly to form a first 4-bar linkage arrangement, and a second pair of substantially parallel, laterally-extending suspension arms pivotally coupled to the second front wheel assembly to form a second 4-bar linkage arrangement. The unit further includes at least one longitudinally-extending first side suspension arm coupled to the first front wheel assembly and to a first one of the longitudinally-extending side structural members, and at least one longitudinally-extending second side suspension arm coupled to the second front wheel assembly and to a second one of the longitudinally-extending side structural members.

公开(公告)号：US20180272818A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15913273

申请日：2018-03-06

申请人： SAF-HOLLAND, Inc.

发明人： Marc R. Johnson

IPC分类号： B60G3/26 ,  B60G17/00

CPC分类号： B60G3/26 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G11/27 ,  B60G17/00 ,  B60G17/005 ,  B60G2200/13 ,  B60G2200/144 ,  B60G2200/40 ,  B60G2202/152 ,  B60G2204/40 ,  B60G2204/4702 ,  B60G2300/02 ,  B62D61/12

摘要： A vehicle suspension assembly includes a mounting bracket adapted to couple to a vehicle frame assembly, a trailing arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the first mounting bracket, and a second end, an axle member coupled to the second end of the trailing arm, the axle member configured to support a tire, an actuator operably coupled to the trailing arm and operable between a first state configured to lift the tire away from a ground surface and a second state configured for the tire to contact the ground surface, and an actuator arrangement configured to move from a first position where the actuator arrangement couples the actuator to the trailing arm when the actuator is in the first state, and a second position where the actuator arrangement uncouples the actuator from the trailing arm when the actuator is in the second state.

公开(公告)号：US10077091B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-18

申请号：US15348455

申请日：2016-11-10

申请人： BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.

发明人： Daniel Mercier

IPC分类号： B62K5/10 ,  B62K5/027 ,  B62K5/05 ,  B62K5/08 ,  B60G7/02 ,  B62D9/02 ,  B60G21/00 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G3/26 ,  B60G5/04 ,  B60G7/00 ,  B60G11/14 ,  B60G13/00 ,  B60G15/06 ,  B60G21/05 ,  B60G99/00 ,  B62K5/00

CPC分类号： B62K5/10 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G3/26 ,  B60G5/043 ,  B60G7/005 ,  B60G7/02 ,  B60G11/14 ,  B60G13/005 ,  B60G15/062 ,  B60G21/007 ,  B60G21/05 ,  B60G99/002 ,  B60G2200/18 ,  B60G2204/46 ,  B60G2204/82 ,  B60G2204/8302 ,  B60G2300/122 ,  B60G2300/32 ,  B60G2300/45 ,  B62D9/02 ,  B62K5/027 ,  B62K5/05 ,  B62K5/08 ,  B62K2005/001

摘要： A leaning vehicle has a frame; a shock tower pivotally connected to the frame; front left and right ground engaging members; front left and right suspension assemblies; portions of the front left suspension assembly, the front left ground engaging member and other components of the vehicle suspended by the front left suspension assembly have a first unsprung mass; portions of the front right suspension assembly, the front right ground engaging member and other components of the vehicle suspended by the front right suspension assembly have a second unsprung mass; a moment of inertia of the shock tower being at least twenty-five percent of a combined moment of inertia of the first and second unsprung masses; a steering assembly; a rear suspension assembly; at least one rear ground engaging; and a motor.

公开(公告)号：US20170210419A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-27

申请号：US15442406

申请日：2017-02-24

申请人： SEARCHWARE KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Masanobu SUZUKI

IPC分类号： B62D9/02 ,  B60G3/26 ,  B62K5/01 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B62D9/00 ,  B62D9/04 ,  B60G3/14 ,  B60L11/18

CPC分类号： B62D9/02 ,  B60G3/145 ,  B60G3/26 ,  B60G2200/46 ,  B60G2300/13 ,  B60G2300/45 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L11/1864 ,  B60L11/1877 ,  B60L11/1879 ,  B60L15/2009 ,  B60L15/2036 ,  B60L2210/10 ,  B60L2220/44 ,  B60L2220/46 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2240/423 ,  B60L2250/24 ,  B60L2270/145 ,  B62D9/002 ,  B62D9/04 ,  B62D11/20 ,  B62K5/01 ,  B62K21/00 ,  Y02T10/641 ,  Y02T10/645 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7061 ,  Y02T10/7216 ,  Y02T10/7275

摘要： Provided is a vehicle which, when a pair of left and right wheels are displaced with respect to the vehicle body due to the difference in drive force between the wheels, the two wheels are reliably displaced vertically in opposite directions such that neither wheel is disproportionately displaced and such that both wheels are steered during said displacement of both wheels vertically in opposite directions. The pair of left and right front wheels (3) are rotatably supported by a front wheel support member (29). An electric motor (25) applies drive torque to the front wheels (3) individually. A vehicle body frame (7) supports the front wheel support member (29) to allow rotation about a forwardly inclined steering axis (Lf). By allowing rotation of the front wheel support member (29) about the steering axis (Lf), the front wheels (3) are displaced relatively to one another vertically in opposite directions with respect to the vehicle body frame (7) and the front wheels (3) are steered. The front wheel support members (29) rotate due to the difference in torque applied to the front wheels (3) by the electric motor (25).

公开(公告)号：US09707813B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US14776548

申请日：2014-03-17

申请人： McLaren Automotive Limited

发明人： Steven James Randle

IPC分类号： B60G3/26 ,  B62D17/00 ,  B60G3/20

CPC分类号： B60G3/26 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G2200/46 ,  B60G2206/50 ,  B62D17/00

摘要： A vehicle having a hub carrier coupled to a body of the vehicle by a camber mechanism, the vehicle having first and second mounting points by means of which the camber mechanism is coupled to the body of the vehicle, wherein: (i) the camber mechanism comprises: a first wing attached to the first mounting point by a first rotationally free joint; a second wing attached to the second mounting point by a second rotationally free joint and attached to the first wing by an inter-wing joint that permits relative motion of the first and second wings; and a tie link attached by a third rotationally free joint to the first wing and running to the vehicle body; (ii) the hub carrier is attached to the first wing by a first hub carrier joint permitting relative rotation of the first wing and the hub carrier about only a single axis, which axis substantially intersects a camber axis; (iii) the hub carrier is attached to the second wing by a second hub carrier joint permitting relative rotation of the second wing and the hub carrier about only a single axis, which axis substantially intersects the camber axis; and (iv) the inter-wing joint and the first and second hub carrier joints provide freedom of motion such that the hub carrier can camber relative to the vehicle body about the camber axis.