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20080246241 | Axle suspension for heavy vehicles - The present invention relates to an axle suspension for heavy vehicles, in particular trucks, comprising an axle beam which bears axle parts projecting over at oppositely disposed sides, each axle part preferably bearing a wheel drive; an axle beam bearing which permits upward and downward movements of the axle beam as well as pendular movements of the axle beam around a substantially lying pendular axis transverse to the longitudinal direction of the axle parts; a spring device for the resilient support of the upward and downward movements of the axle beam at a vehicle frame; and also a pendular damping device for the damping of the pendular movements of the axle beam. The invention is characterized in that the pendular damping device has a rotary axle which is pivoted to a part connected to the vehicle frame and drives a damping lever rotatably pivoted to the axle beam in a rotary manner on pendular movements of the axle beam, said damping lever acting on at least one damping element fastened to the axle beam. | 10-09-2008 |
20080265541 | ANTI-TIP SYSTEM FOR A POWER WHEELCHAIR - An anti-tip system is provided for improving the stability of a powered vehicle, such as a powered wheelchair. The vehicle includes a drive-train assembly pivotally mounted to a main structural frame. A suspension system biases the drive-train assembly and its connected anti-tip wheel to a predetermined resting position. The drive-train assembly bi-directionally rotates about a pivot in response to torque applied to or acceleration forces on the vehicle. A linkage arrangement is provided and is characterized by a suspension arm pivotally mounting to the main structural frame about a pivot at one end thereof and an anti-tip wheel at the other end. The linkage may further include at least one link operable to transfer the bi-directional displacement of the drive-train assembly to the suspension arm. The link may include a bell crank member and/or may be resiliently compressible. | 10-30-2008 |
20080277891 | ACTUATOR FOR DISCONNECTABLE STABILIZER BAR SYSTEM - A vehicle stabilizer bar assembly having a pair of stabilizer bar members that are selectively uncoupled via a clutch. The clutch includes a plurality of engagement pins that can be selectively moved via an actuator to effect the uncoupling of the stabilizer bar members. The actuator is configured to apply a force to the moving element concentrically about the axis along which the moving element translates. A method for operating a vehicle stabilizer bar assembly is also provided. | 11-13-2008 |
20090001679 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system for a vehicle, including: (a) four displacement force generators each having an electromagnetic motor and configured to generate, based on a motor force generated by the motor, a displacement force forcing sprung and unsprung portions of the vehicle toward or away from each other; and (b) a controller configured to control the displacement force generated by controlling operation of the motor. The controller includes (b-1) a target-value determining portion configured to determine a target value of a displacement-force-relating amount of each of the four displacement force generators, and (b-2) a target-value reducing portion configured to reduce the target value of the displacement-force-relating amount of a subjected device as one of the four displacement force generators, in accordance with a certain rule. The target-value reducing portion is configured to reduce the target value of the displacement-force-relating amount of each of at least one of non-subjected devices as the other three of the four displacement force generators, in accordance with the certain rule, when reducing the target value of the displacement-force-relating amount of the subjected device in accordance with the certain rule. | 01-01-2009 |
20090033056 | WHEEL-GUIDING STABILIZER DEVICE - A stabilizer device for an axle of a motor vehicle. The axle has a roll stabilizer ( | 02-05-2009 |
20090134592 | STABILISER BAR FOR A VEHICLE - A stabiliser bar assembly for a suspension arrangement in a vehicle has a first diameter D | 05-28-2009 |
20090174165 | CAST METAL ANTI-SHIFT COLLAR FOR STABILIZER BAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method of processing a stabilizer bar assembly includes casting a metal anti-shift collar onto a prefabricated stabilizer bar. The metal anti-shift collar may be a zinc alloy, an aluminum alloy, or a magnesium alloy, for example. | 07-09-2009 |
20090179397 | PASSIVE ANTIROLL DEVICE FOR THE SUSPENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND A SUSPENSION INCORPORATING IT - An antiroll device for the suspension of a motor vehicle comprises a torsion bar and two lateral links articulated to this bar and to two lateral shock absorbers. At least one of the links ( | 07-16-2009 |
20100044987 | VEHICLE STABILIZATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE FORMED THEREWITH - A vehicle assembly includes a two-wheeled vehicle having a front wheel positioned in front of an opposed rear wheel that is in-line with respect to the front wheel, and a stabilization apparatus including a front stabilizer assembly attached to the vehicle proximate to the front wheel, and a rear stabilizer assembly attached to the vehicle proximate to the rear wheel. The front stabilizer assembly includes a first pair of opposed wheels resiliently mounted to a first framework secured to the vehicle to resiliently interact with the ground on either side of the vehicle proximate to the front wheel over which the vehicle is ridden to stabilize the vehicle, and the rear stabilizer assembly includes a second pair of opposed wheels resiliently mounted to a second framework secured to the vehicle to resiliently interact with the ground on either side of the vehicle proximate to the rear wheel over which the vehicle is ridden to stabilize the vehicle. | 02-25-2010 |
20100052281 | TWIST-BEAM REAR AXLE COMPRISING AN ADDITIONAL WATT LINKAGE - A suspension is provided for non-steered wheels on a motor vehicle body. The suspension includes, but is not limited to a twist-beam rear axle with a Watt linkage. A top rocker arm of the Watt linkage is mounted on the motor vehicle body. The Watt linkage prevents the motor vehicle from oversteering during cornering. The damping bushes can be disconnected in part from wheel-guiding functions as the Watt linkage performs a major part of the wheel guiding functions, which leaves some freedom for designing the characteristics so as to significantly increase motoring comfort. | 03-04-2010 |
20100059958 | Heavy vehicle sway bar with redundancy (backup safety feature) - A sway bar assembly has a tubular bar extending between two mounts. A pair of brackets mount the center section of the tubular bar to a vehicle. A first solid bar extends from the first mount to one of the brackets and a second solid bar extends from the second mount to the other bracket. The solid bars provide a redundancy of back-up features for the sway bar assembly. | 03-11-2010 |
20100072723 | Adjustable Over Tube Anti Roll Bar - An anti roll bar assembly is provided having opposing over tubes that are fixed to a torsional spring at both ends. The torsional spring is suspended within a main support tube which also rotatably receives each over tube. Torque arms are fabricated to be positioned along each over tube such that an inter torque arm width is less than a torsional spring length. | 03-25-2010 |
20100072724 | STRESS REDUCING INNER SLEEVE FOR TWIST BEAM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A twist beam axle assembly includes a twist tube and a tubular sleeve. The twist tube has a deformed portion with a non-circular cross-section positioned adjacent to an undeformed portion with a substantially circular cross-section. The tubular sleeve is positioned within and coupled to the twist beam to overlap the adjacent deformed and undeformed portions. An outer surface of the sleeve engages an inner surface of the twist tube. | 03-25-2010 |
20100090431 | WHEEL SUSPENSION - A wheel suspension of a motor vehicle with a two-part wheel carrier ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100117323 | STABILIZING DEVICE FOR A HEAVY VEHICLE - A stabilizing device for a heavy vehicle, such as a truck or the like, includes a stabilizer bar which can be attached to a vehicle axle and pivotally mounted relative to a vehicle frame via stabilizer arms. The stabilizer bar and respective stabilizer arm are pivotally interconnected to each other. At least one said stabilizer arm is attached to a stabilizer anchor which is mountable in a vehicle frame, and the stabilizer anchor includes a stabilizer arm attachment point which is displaceable so as to enable the effective length of the stabilizer arm to be adjusted within a predetermined interval. | 05-13-2010 |
20100187788 | Tubular Torsion Beam for Rear Suspensions of Vehicles and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Provided is a tubular torsion beam for rear suspensions of vehicles, which is produced according to a more durable design capable of improving roll stiffness and roll strength of the tubular torsion beam. The tubular torsion beam is produced by pressure-forming a tubular steel member through hydroforming such that the tubular torsion beam has a cross-section varying along an entire length thereof, with opposite ends having a closed cross-section and mounted to respective trailing arms, a middle portion having a V-shaped open cross-section, and a transitional portion having a varying cross-section and connecting the middle portion to each of the opposite ends. During the process of manufacturing the tubular torsion beam, the opposite ends of the tubular steel member are fed using respective axial punches of a hydroforming machine, so that the opposite ends are thicker than the middle portion. | 07-29-2010 |
20100207343 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A suspension system for a vehicle, including: a stabilizer apparatus configured to change a stabilizer force by an operation of an actuator; a pair of absorbers of a hydraulic type each configured to change a damping coefficient thereof: a control device which includes (a) a stabilizer-force control portion configured to control the stabilizer force in accordance with roll moment acting on a body of the vehicle and (b) a damping-coefficient control portion configured to control the damping coefficient of each of the absorbers, wherein the damping-coefficient control portion is configured to execute a damping-coefficient reduction control for reducing the damping coefficient of each of the absorbers when a prescribed condition is satisfied and wherein the stabilizer-force control portion is configured to increase the stabilizer force in an instance where the damping-coefficient reduction control is under execution, as compared with an instance where the damping-coefficient reduction control is not under execution. | 08-19-2010 |
20100219599 | ANTI-ROL BAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A suspension system for providing a suspension between wheels and a frame of a vehicle is provided. The system includes an arm beam pivotally mounted to the frame at its proximate end and coupled at its distal end to a guiding assembly enabling the arm beam to pivot in a vertical direction and to be restrained in lateral directions perpendicular to the vertical direction. The arm beam includes: (a) a spring and damper assembly near its distal end for providing a dampened resilient mount for the suspension; (b) a wheel axle beam coupled to the arm beam for bearing a load borne by the wheels transmitted directly in-line with a central axis of the spring and damper assembly; and (c) a stabilizer coupled between the arm beam and the frame, the stabilizer resisting a lateral rolling motion of the vehicle. The stabilizer is included between the proximate end of the arm beams and their damper and spring assemblies for rendering the system more compact. | 09-02-2010 |
20100244394 | Suspension System for Vehicle - A suspension system for a vehicle includes a swing frame and right and left suspension cylinders for front wheels. The swing frame is swingably supported by the front portion of a vehicle body about a support shaft extending in a lateral direction, and supports the front axle case, so as to allow the front axle case to swing about a center shaft extending in a front-rear direction. The right and left suspension cylinders are provided on the swing frame. A lateral oscillation regulation unit is provided between the swing frame and the front frame, and configured to regulate an oscillation of the swing frame by contact in the lateral direction. | 09-30-2010 |
20100301577 | Twist Beam With Interlock - In a front wheel drive vehicle a traditional twist beam axle suffers from a short service life due to premature failures in intermediate areas between the end sections and the transitional section. A twist beam suspension is provided comprising a transverse strut ( | 12-02-2010 |
20100301578 | CYLINDER APPARATUS - A piston coupled to a piston rod is inserted in a cylinder, and an outer cylinder is disposed around the cylinder so as to define a reservoir therebetween. A separator tube is disposed around the cylinder so as to define an annular passage therebetween. The piston rod is locked and unlocked so that a movement of the piston is prevented and allowed, by closing and opening an electromagnetic open/close valve so as to block and allow a flow of hydraulic fluid through a flow passage between the annular passage and the reservoir. The separator tube has a greater thickness. O-rings are disposed so as to provide seals between the separator tube and the cylinder. The separator tube extends to positions such that the ends of the separator tube overlap a base valve and a rod guide, thereby holding the respective ends of the cylinder. Due to this configuration, it is possible to prevent deformation of the cylinder and the separator tube due to an increase in the hydraulic pressure, and improve the pressure resistance. | 12-02-2010 |
20100327549 | COUPLING MECHANISM FOR ANTI-ROLL BAR - Coupling mechanism for a vehicle anti-roll bar comprising a first piece able to be fixed to a first half-bar, a second piece able to be fixed to a second half-bar, the second piece being so arranged as to be moveable in rotation about an axis of rotation A relative to the first piece. The mechanism includes at least one elastically deformable elongate element coupled to the first and second pieces so that relative rotation of the first and second pieces about the axis of rotation A causes elastic flexion deformation of the at least one elongate element, the mechanism including an actuator able to position the at least one elongate element in a first state in which the said at least one elongate element presents a first flexion stiffness for the said elastic flexion deformation, and a second state in which the said at least one elongate element presents a second flexion stiffness for the said elastic flexion deformation. | 12-30-2010 |
20110018218 | TORQUE ROD BRACKET ASSEMBLY - There is provided a torque rod bracket assembly for an axle assembly of a motor vehicle. The torque rod bracket assembly has a torque rod mounting bracket engaging plates with a plate connector. The torque rod mounting bracket has a base, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. A receiver wall located between the first sidewall and the second sidewall has a centrally located recess. Slots are located in the receiver wall between the recess and the sidewalls. Axle mounts mount the torque rod bracket assembly to the axle housing of the axle assembly. | 01-27-2011 |
20110031712 | REAR AXLE OF TYPE TWIST BEAM AXLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A twist beam axle is provided for a motor vehicle, with two rigid trailing arms for the mounting of wheel carriers, each of which can be articulated on a vehicle body through a bearing bush. The trailing arms are connected with each other through a flexurally rigid, but at least in sections, torsionally elastic, antiroll bar and through a Watt's linkage. In the twist beam axle, center axes of the bearing bushes are each arranged parallel to the vehicle vertical axis. In addition, the invention extends to a motor vehicle equipped with such a rear axle. | 02-10-2011 |
20110037239 | STABILIZER DEVICE - A stabilizer device according to the present invention includes a first stabilizer bar, a second stabilizer bar, and a variable rigidity unit coupling the stabilizer bars and adjusting torsion rigidity. The variable rigidity unit includes a linear motion mechanism adapted to perform a linear motion according to a relative rotation between the first stabilizer bar and the second stabilizer bar, a biasing mechanism for biasing the linear motion mechanism in a direction for preventing the linear motion, and a biasing force adjustment mechanism for adjusting a biasing force of the biasing mechanism. | 02-17-2011 |
20110068552 | HYDRAULIC ANTI-ROLL SYSTEM - A hydraulic anti-roll system for a vehicle includes a first hydraulic actuator, a second hydraulic actuator, an anti-roll control module, and an anti-roll bypass valve. The first hydraulic actuator is adapted to be connected between the suspension and frame of the vehicle on one side and the second hydraulic actuator is adapted to be connected between the suspension and frame of the vehicle on its other side. The anti-roll control module is connected between the fluid lines of the first and second hydraulic actuators. The anti-roll control module stiffens the compression of the first hydraulic actuator relative to the expansion of the second hydraulic actuator, and stiffens the compression of the second hydraulic actuator relative to the expansion of the first hydraulic actuator. The anti-roll bypass valve is adapted to activate and deactivate the stiffening of the anti-roll control module. | 03-24-2011 |
20110089658 | STABILIZER FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE - A stabilizer bar for a commercial vehicle which comprises an elongate torsion spring ( | 04-21-2011 |
20110115182 | STABILIZER DEVICE - A stabilizer device includes a bar having a portion to be mounted to a vehicle body. A resin ring is integrally formed to the bar by a direct injection method, and a bush made of rubber is provided around the periphery of the resin ring. The bush is fixed to a member of the vehicle body side by a bracket. Since the contact area of the resin ring to the bar is secured by using the axial direction length of the bush, the movement strength of the bush in the axial direction can be improved even when there is size restriction. In the fixing construction of the stabilizer device, the movement of the bush to the bar can be sufficiently prevented even when the size restriction is severe. | 05-19-2011 |
20110115183 | CROSS-MEMBER FOR A REAR TWIST-BEAM AXLE SUSPENSION FOR A MOTOR-VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A cross-member for a motor-vehicle twist-beam axle suspension includes a single piece of steel that defines a closed cross-section and integrally forms a middle section, a pair of end sections, and a pair of joining sections. The middle section has a center axis extending along a curvilinear path lying in a first plane and a squashed portion extending in a second plane inclined to the first plane. The end sections are adapted to be securely connected to respective trailing arms of the twist-beam axle suspension. Each of the joining sections is interposed between the middle section and the respective end section and defines an opposite concavity with respect to the middle section. A twist-beam axle suspension for a motor vehicle includes the cross-member and a pair of trailing arms. A method produces the cross-member for a motor-vehicle twist-beam axle suspension. | 05-19-2011 |
20110121532 | Torsion Beam Type Suspension - A torsion beam type suspension has no risk that a beam body will directly contact with a fuel tank, or that a frontward projecting portion of a stabilizer will contact with the fuel tank. In a torsion beam type suspension in which a pair of trailing arms are connected to the beam body to form an H-shaped torsion beam, and both ends of the stabilizer separate from the torsion beam are connected to the trailing arms, both-side parts of the stabilizer | 05-26-2011 |
20110175314 | COMBINED TRAMP ROD AND ANTI-ROLL BAR - A combined tramp rod and anti-roll bar is secured between a rear axle beam and the chassis of a vehicle. The tramp rod and anti-roll bar has an intermediate portion, a right arm and a left arm that are connected by bushings to either the rear axle beam or the frame of the vehicle. The combined tramp rod and anti-roll bar provides roll stiffness control and also resists wind-up of the rear axle when high torque loads are applied to the rear axle. D-bushings that resist sliding movement of the intermediate portion in combination with the splayed arms provide improved compliance understeer performance when lateral loads are applied to the rear suspension. | 07-21-2011 |
20110198820 | Stabilizer and a method for producing a stabilizer - The present invention relates to a stabilizer ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110221153 | COUPLING BAR FOR A VEHICLE - A linking rod for a vehicle comprising a basic body ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110254242 | HOLLOW SHAFT CONNECTION DEVICE - A connection device for the torque transmitting connection of a connection component ( | 10-20-2011 |
20110278811 | ARRANGEMENT OF A STABILIZER ON A WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to an arrangement of a stabilizer ( | 11-17-2011 |
20110278812 | ARRANGEMENT OF A STABILIZER ON A WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to an arrangement of a stabilizer ( | 11-17-2011 |
20110309592 | Automobile Anti-Roll Device - An automobile anti-roll device comprises a swing rod attached to the right and the left sides of the car that contain within a slide rod with a roller attached at the lower end. The invention further comprises push-pull rods with drive mechanism comprising a spring for driving the swing rod to swing; a pull hook for returning the push-pull rod back to its original position; a brake for restricting the sliding movement of push-pull rod; a spring for ejecting the swing rod outward; a brake for restricting the slide rod to retract; a pull hook for pulling the slide rod back to its original position; a load-bearing device attached to either the car frame or the swing rod for holding the slide rod. The invention includes a control sensor for detecting the right or left tilt angle of the car and coordinating the movement of the components of the device. The invention aims to provide an effectively preventive measure for car overturn with a simple and user-friendly structure. | 12-22-2011 |
20110309593 | VEHICLE AND WATT'S LINKAGE THEREFOR - A Watt's linkage for the movable connection of two machine parts, in particular a vehicle axle and a vehicle body, includes, but is not limited to two rods, whose ends facing away from one another engage on a first of the machine parts, and a coupling device, which couples the ends of the rods facing toward one another to one another, and is linked on the second machine part. The coupling device includes, but is not limited to two levers pivotable around fixed pivot axes on the second machine part. A first engagement point of the levers is connected in each case to one of the ends of the rods facing toward one another, and second engagement points of the levers are connected to one another by a coupling body, which forces a pivot movement in opposite directions of each of the two levers around their pivot axes. | 12-22-2011 |
20120061934 | Anti-roll vehicle suspension - An anti-roll suspension system for a vehicle chassis having at least two laterally spaced front wheels, the suspension comprising an axle assembly for mounting each of a pair of laterally spaced wheels; a torsion bar spring assembly for mounting the chassis on each of the interconnected axle assemblies; a moveable arm connected between the spring and the chassis, and an anti roll pivoting link and connector link connected between said chassis and the moveable arm of the axles of the suspension system being responsive to a lateral force on said chassis, and structured to translate lateral force on the chassis to a vertical force on the down force side of the chassis so that the anti roll linkage simultaneously lift the down force side of the vehicle and lower the up force side of the vehicle. | 03-15-2012 |
20120061935 | Axle Arrangement - A front rigid axle arrangement for an agricultural vehicle, wherein an axle is pivotally mounted to an axle carrier for movement about a first pivot axis allowing movement of the axle in a transverse vertical plane and wherein the axle is pivotable about a second axis for movement of the axle in a vertical plane. The first and second pivot axes are parallel to each other. The axle is provided with at least two dampers which control movement of the axle both in a vertical plane and a transverse vertical plane. | 03-15-2012 |
20120068429 | STABILIZER, AND METHOD OF MAKING A STABILIZER - In a method of making a stabilizer, a rubber molding is vulcanized onto an inner side of an outer shell to produce a rubber bearing. After coating a stabilizer bar, the rubber bearing is vulcanized onto the stabilizer bar in a joining zone while maintaining the rubber bearing under a defined tension using a biasing tool. After vulcanization and removal of the biasing tool, a bearing bracket is connected in surrounding relationship to the rubber bearing while maintaining the rubber bearing under a defined tension. | 03-22-2012 |
20120068430 | Suspension System With Inclination Stabilization - A suspension system with inclination stabilization, in particular for use on heavy work vehicles, such as a dumper, where the front pair of wheels is mounted on a transverse rigid axle, has an axle ( | 03-22-2012 |
20120098226 | ELASTOMERIC BUSHING ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-PIECE BAR PIN - The present disclosure provides an elastomeric bushing assembly that includes a multi-piece inner metal component. The inner metal component is formed from a plurality of stamped components that when assembled form a hollow chamber in the center section of the inner metal component. Flat sections at opposite ends of the center section include folded over tabs which increase the strength of the flat sections. | 04-26-2012 |
20120098227 | VEHICLE STABILIZATION SYSTEM - A stabilization system for a motor vehicle, such as an agricultural utility vehicle, includes several spring elements which movably support a vehicle body relative to a vehicle chassis. The system includes a stabilizer bar that extends in the direction of a rocking or pitching movement of the vehicle body. The bar has a first end piece pivotally coupled to the vehicle body and a second end piece pivotally coupled to the chassis. The stabilizer bar has two bar segments that are movable relative to each other in its longitudinal direction. A locking device is operable to prevent to prevent relative movement between the bar segments. | 04-26-2012 |
20120119463 | Magnetic Spring, A Spring And Damper Assembly, And A Vehicle Including The Spring - Spring having a first part ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120139204 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A strut type suspension system of a vehicle has the advantages of reducing a diameter of a stabilizer bar and improving a braking stability by disposing the stabilizer bar and a steering gear box at a front side. The suspension system includes a stabilizer bar and a steering gear box is fixed on a sub frame, wherein the stabilizer bar is disposed at a middle front portion between an upper panel and a lower panel forming the sub frame. | 06-07-2012 |
20120146305 | Universal sway bar link - A universal sway bar link has an elongated rod member adapted to be cut to a chosen length. A first rotula member including a main portion, a first releasable attachment means adapted to releasably connect to an end of the rod member, and a first suspension attachment means adapted to be releasably connected to a first suspension member of an automobile. A second rotula member fixedly attached to a second end of the rod member opposite the end used to attach the first rotula member, and including a main portion, and a second suspension attachment means adapted to be releasably connected to a second suspension member of the automobile. | 06-14-2012 |
20120161412 | SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE - A suspension for a rear or a front portion of a chassis for vehicles in which a pair of longitudinal stabilizer assemblies and an anti-sway stabilizer each use a same type of a stabilizer bar, with the longitudinal stabilizer assemblies pivotably connected on opposing sides of the chassis and the anti-sway stabilizer pivotably connected in transverse relation proximate an end of the chassis. The longitudinal stabilizer assemblies and the anti-sway stabilizer each include a portion of a saddle that extends around the axle and rigidly connects to the axle. A shock absorber connects between the saddle and the chassis. | 06-28-2012 |
20120169022 | ANTI-ROLL BAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The invention relates to an anti-roll bar for a motor vehicle, the anti-roll bar being one-piece or multi-piece and being composed of a torsion rod ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120200056 | APEX INTERNAL MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A V-CONFIGURATION TORQUE ROD - A V-shaped torque rod includes an apex joint assembly that is attached to a component of a vehicle using only a single fastener. The apex joint assembly includes a housing, an inner metal, an elastomeric member disposed between the housing and the inner metal and a post that engages the inner metal. The single fastener extends through the inner metal and through the post to secure the apex joint assembly to the vehicle. The post can be a tapered post or the post can be a non-tapered post. | 08-09-2012 |
20120211958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A STABILIZER BAR ASSEMBLY - A stabilizer bar assembly is disclosed and comprises a bar and a bushing. The bushing is adhesively secured to the bar, includes a body and two reinforcing members and has two wedge-shaped depressions formed therein, each defining a volume. The body is an elastomeric monolith surrounding the bar and the reinforcing members. The reinforcing members have parts protruding from the body and, in the absence of external forces, are held in an operative configuration fixedly positioned relative to the bar by the body. The depressions are shaped and dimensioned such that, if the monolith were absent, each volume was occupied in form-fitting relation by a respective rigid wedge element held against movement relative to the bar, and the protruding portions of the reinforcing members were gripped about their exteriors, the reinforcing members would be securely held in said operative configuration. Methods and apparatus for forming the assembly are also disclosed. | 08-23-2012 |
20120211959 | STABILIZER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A stabilizer for installation onto a motor vehicle axle includes a stabilizer back and two legs which are connected to the stabilizer back to form a U-shaped, or C-shaped, or other suitably shaped structure. The stabilizer back is made of a composite material such as fiber composite, e.g. of glass fibers, carbon fibers, basaltic fibers, and metallic fibers. | 08-23-2012 |
20120223499 | VEHICLE STABILIZER - A stabilizer bar is intended for use in a vehicle, and a torsion part of the stabilizer bar is fixed to the vehicle body by a fixing member. A resin sheathing is provided integrally on an outer peripheral surface of the stabilizer bar. The fixing member is composed of the sheathing, a rubber bush disposed on the outer periphery of the sheathing, and a mounting fixture for mounting the rubber bush on the vehicle body side so as to cover the outer periphery of the rubber bush. The sheathing and the rubber bush are immovably assembled to each other. Thus, there may be provided a vehicle stabilizer, highly durable, easily mountable and replaceable, low-cost, and highly operable. | 09-06-2012 |
20120228846 | STABILIZER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A STABILIZER - In a method of producing a stabilizer for installation in a bearing unit of a motor vehicle, each end portion of a strip-shaped metal element is provided with a closing contour. The metal element is shaped to assume an undulating configuration having a wave portion. After being placed in a tool, a stabilizer bar is pressed against a circumference of the wave portion of the undulating metal element and the wave portion is formed onto the stabilizer bar such that the wave portion has at least one section which is ironed and the ironed section is urged into forced contact with the stabilizer bar. The metal element is then bent to embrace the stabilizer bar, and the end portions of the metal element are connected by engaging the closing contours of the end portions with a defined incline to thereby form a closed limiter ring fixed to the stabilizer bar. | 09-13-2012 |
20120292871 | ROLL STABILIZER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A roll stabilizer of a motor vehicle including a back ( | 11-22-2012 |
20120306176 | Wheel Suspension For Automotive Vehicle - The invention concerns a wheel suspension system for the non-steered wheels ( | 12-06-2012 |
20120313338 | STABILIZER SYSTEM - A stabilizer system is provided with a stabilizer bar configured to connect a left wheel and a right wheel of a vehicle to each other and suppress a roll of the vehicle by torsional reaction force, an actuator configured to control a relative torsional amount between a side of the left wheel and a side of the right wheel of the stabilizer bar, and a control device configured to control the actuator. The actuator can selectively operate in a permitting mode in which increase and decrease in the torsional amount is permitted or in a regulating mode in which the increase and decrease in the torsional amount is regulated. | 12-13-2012 |
20130033016 | BALL STUD, DUST COVER, AND STABILIZER LINK - A ball stud has a flange that outwardly projects in a radial direction of a stud portion. The flange has a concave portion that has a curved shape from a root to an outer circumferential portion in cross section. The concave portion is concave with respect to a straight line connecting an end on the root side and an end on the outer circumferential portion side of the curved shape. A dust cover has a lip to be abutted on a sealing portion and the flange of the ball stud. The lip is formed with a side lip portion. The side lip portion has a shape corresponding to the curved shape of the concave portion of the flange so as to be abutted on the concave portion. | 02-07-2013 |
20130062851 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION DEVICE - Four electromagnetic shock absorbers ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130093152 | STABILIZER ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a stabilizer arrangement for a motor vehicle, composed of a first stabilizer half, a second stabilizer half, and an actuator which couples the two stabilizer halves, wherein a first connecting section of the actuator is connected to the first stabilizer half, and a second connecting section of the actuator is connected to the second stabilizer half, in a rotationally fixed fashion and so as to be nondisplaceable in the axial direction. In this context, at least one connecting element is present which connects the stabilizer halves by their end sides to the connecting sections, and wherein the at least one connecting element is embodied as a pin connection, bolt connection or screw connection. | 04-18-2013 |
20130113175 | Stabilizer bar of fiber reinforced plastic composite and method for its manufacture - A stabilizer bar or stabilizer link in fiber composite construction is of a monolithic construction without fiber interruption. The cross section geometry, the wall thickness, and the fiber orientation vary in axial direction and radial direction such that the requirements defined by the available construction space and the expected loads are fulfilled. The fiber orientation is adjusted axially and radially load-appropriately. The middle section of the stabilizer bar that is primarily torsion-loaded is reinforced with fibers oriented between +/−35° and +/−55° relative to the longitudinal axis and the end members that are primarily bending-loaded are reinforced with fibers oriented between +/−20° and +/−40° relative to the longitudinal axis. In the transitional areas between the middle section and the end members there are transitions between these fiber orientations relatively to the longitudinal axis. | 05-09-2013 |
20130127131 | AXLE CONTROL ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An axle control element of a motor vehicle has a torsion spring system connected to a wheel control element via a rotary spring arm and fixedly supported on the vehicle body via a controllable actuator. The torsion spring system has a torsion spring rod nested inside a torsion spring tube. An actuator unit is spaced apart from the torsion spring system and is fixed on the vehicle body and a pivotally controllable drive lever is connected to the actuator unit. The drive lever is connected to a torsion spring tube, and an output lever is connected to a torsion spring rod and directly or indirectly via a coupling to the wheel control element. Alternatively, the drive lever is connected to a torsion spring rod, and the output lever is connected to a torsion spring tube and directly or indirectly via a coupling to the wheel control element. | 05-23-2013 |
20130147140 | ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM - An active roll control device utilizes a driving torque to move a suspension arm side connection point of a stabilizer link that connects both sides of a stabilizer bar with a suspension arm along a sliding unit such that roll of a vehicle is actively controlled. The sliding unit includes a linear shaft that extends in a vehicle width direction in a housing on the suspension arm, a linear bushing into which the linear shaft is inserted to be slidably moved along the linear shaft in the housing, and a bushing housing that is fixed on an external circumference of the linear bushing, a double ball joint is fixed on an inner side thereof to connect the bushing housing, and the double ball joint is connected to a drive shaft of the drive source through one end of a push rod and a lower end of the stabilizer link. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147141 | ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM - An active roll control device utilizes driving torque to move a suspension arm side connection point of a stabilizer link connecting both sides of a stabilizer bar with a suspension arm along a sliding unit to actively control vehicle roll. The sliding unit may include slide rails, a load surface on an upper surface and a lower surface, and a guide surface on an inner side surface, a connector is connected to a pushrod of a drive shaft of the operating source and a lower end portion of the stabilizer link through a double ball joint, a plurality of load rollers rotatably disposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the connector through a roller pin and contacts the load surface of the sliding rail, and guide rollers rotatably on the connector through a roller pin and contacts the guide surface of the sliding rail. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147142 | ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM - An active roll control device varies a position of a stabilizer link connecting a stabilizer bar with a suspension arm such that torsion rigidity of the stabilizer bar is varied to actively control the roll. A penetrating slot is formed in the suspension arm and may include a sliding unit that includes a rail plate disposed in a housing disposed at a lower side of the penetrating slot along a vehicle width direction and connects a connector that is movably disposed on the rail plate with a lower end of the stabilizer link to guide the stabilizer link along a width direction of the vehicle, and a drive unit having a lead screw as a rotation shaft through a three joint mounting portion that engages a screw connector connected to a hinge portion of the stabilizer link to transfer a driving torque to the stabilizer link. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147143 | ACTIVE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM - An active roll control system that may be adapted to actively control roll stiffness of a vehicle by adjusting a mounting position of a stabilizer link connecting a suspension arm with a stabilizer bar of the vehicle on the suspension arm according to a driving condition of vehicle may include a driving unit which including a housing connected with a side of the suspension arm, a rail plate disposed within the housing, and a connector movable along the rail plate, and a stabilizer link of which one end may be connected with an end of the stabilizer bar and the other end may be connected with the connector through a first joint. | 06-13-2013 |
20130214504 | TORSION BEAM TYPE SUSPENSION DEVICE - A torsion beam type suspension device is provided in which a trailing arm part and a torsion beam part are formed as a unit by press-forming a tailored blank material in which end parts of plate materials having different thicknesses are butt-welded via a weld part. A weld part of the tailored blank material comprises a U-shaped cross section in which front and rear side wall portions are connected via a bottom wall portion, and a pair of cutouts are formed at the edge of each of the side wall portions at positions sandwiching the weld part, and therefore, when the torsion beam part is twistedly deformed, shifting the concentration of stress from the weld part to the cutout enables peeling apart of the weld end part to be prevented and the durability of the torsion beam type suspension device to be enhanced. | 08-22-2013 |
20130270786 | SPLIT ROLL STABILIZER - Split roll stabilizer of a motor vehicle, between the two stabilizer parts ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130313800 | ANTI-ROLL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An anti-roll apparatus for a vehicle may include lower arms installed at both sides of a sub frame through hinges respectively, a reaction force provider formed at a center of the sub frame, wherein piston rods may be installed at both sides thereof respectively and interact by reaction force of compressible fluid filled inside a sealed cylinder housing, and push rods connecting the respective piston rod of the reaction force provider and the respective lower arms. | 11-28-2013 |
20140035248 | Suspension System Having A Leaf Spring - Suspension systems, leaf springs and methods of providing a leaf spring in a suspension system are disclosed. The suspension systems, leaf springs and methods of providing a leaf spring in a suspension system allow use of a lighter weight leaf spring while providing customized roll stiffness and vertical spring rate that are complemented by a bumper that engages the leaf spring assembly when compressed to at least a preselected position. | 02-06-2014 |
20140035249 | STABILIZER FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION - The present disclosure relates to a stabilizer for vehicle suspension, comprising a longitudinal polymeric body with a metal frame having two ends ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140049016 | STABILIZER ARRANGEMENT FOR A CHASSIS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A stabilizer arrangement for a chassis of a motor vehicle, including at least one element, which entirely or partially compensates for vehicle movements, in the region of a wheel suspension connected to the stabilizer arrangement, wherein the element is activatable via flexible lines wherein the flexible lines can be guided by a central control unit via openings arranged in the stabilizer bearing substantially below the stabilizer, as seen in the vertical direction of the vehicle, to the element interacting with a stabilizer. | 02-20-2014 |
20140125028 | STABILIZER ARRANGEMENT FOR A CHASSIS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A stabilizer arrangement for a chassis of a motor vehicle, having at least one actuator which compensates for vehicle movements entirely or partially in the region of a wheel suspension which is connected to the stabilizer arrangement, wherein the actuator can be actuated via flexible lines. The actuator is connected to a central control unit via flexible lines to be routed from the central control unit, via openings which are arranged in a stabilizer bearing, to the actuator which interacts with a stabilizer, wherein the flexible lines are arranged around the stabilizer in a helical manner, and operation of the actuator causes a change in the diameter of the helix or the helix shape of the flexible lines which are laid in a helical manner. | 05-08-2014 |
20140131969 | CO-AXIAL SWAY BAR FOR A SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system for a heavy duty truck or trailer is disclosed as having a frame and including a first swing arm having a first elongated portion and a first mounting member having a central axis and coupled to the first elongated portion. The suspension assembly also includes a second swing arm including a second elongated portion and a second mounting member having a central axis and coupled to the second elongated portion. The second mounting member is coaxially aligned with the first mounting member to define an axis of rotation for the first swing arm and the second swing arm. The suspension assembly finally includes a connecter coupled to at least one of the first mounting member and the second mounting member and a sway bar having a central axis, wherein the sway bar is coupled to the first swing arm and the second swing arm and positioned such that the central axis of the sway bar is coaxially aligned with the axis of rotation for the first swing arm and the second swing arm. | 05-15-2014 |
20150014954 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STABILIZING A VEHICLE AGAINST ROLLING MOVEMENTS - An anti-rolling stabilizer for a motor vehicle is provided. The stabilizer includes a U-shaped torsion bar having an elongated base and two free ends. The elongated base is coupled to a vehicle frame and each of the free ends is coupled to one of a right-hand and a left-hand wheel-guiding element via a respective coupling bar. Each of the coupling bars includes an NVH vibration absorber configured to counteract vibrations of the respective coupling bar or of the respective wheel guiding element to which the coupling bar is configured to connect, wherein the NVH absorber counteracts vibrations in one or more predetermined frequency ranges without counteracting vibrations in other frequencies. | 01-15-2015 |
20150115559 | TORSION BEAM FOR AN ANTI-ROLL BAR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A torsion beam for an anti-roll bar of a motor vehicle is provided having a main body which is produced from a carbon fiber material, and at least one non-metallic bearing layer which is applied on the main body in order to form one sliding bearing side of an anti-roll bar bearing. As a result of the protection of the main body provided by the bearing layer against abrasive wear in the anti-roll bar bearing, the main body can be produced from the carbon fiber material, with the result that a lightweight and durable anti-roll bar for driving stability of a motor vehicle is made possible. | 04-30-2015 |
20150115560 | FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A fiber composite component, in particular a torsion-bar stabilizer for a motor vehicle, having an elongate main body which has a plurality of tubular layers which are each formed from fibrous threads and casting resin, wherein the tubular layers are arranged in one another in the radial direction of the main body, and wherein the fibrous threads f the different layers are each oriented at different angles relative to a longitudinal direction of the main body, wherein the fibrous threads are braided together in order to form the different layers. | 04-30-2015 |
20150367705 | TORSION BAR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AXLE OF A TWO TRACK VEHICLE - A torsion bar system for a vehicle axle, in particular a rear axle, of a two-track vehicle, includes first and second rotary actuators, each of which is associated with a vehicle side, for an active suspension control. Each rotary actuator has at least one motor/gear unit with which torques can be generated and transmitted as actuating forces onto a wheel suspension element via an output lever. The motor/gear units of both rotary actuators are arranged in a common housing which is rotationally fixed to the vehicle body. The housing has at least two attachment points for bracing the vehicle body, wherein the attachment points are spaced from one another across a bearing distance, and the housing is mounted on the vehicle body in a rigid assembly via said attachment points. | 12-24-2015 |
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20160089949 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A CONTROL ELEMENT OF AN AIR SPRING WITH INTERNAL HEIGHT REGULATING VALVE - The present disclosure relates to an air spring apparatus for use with a cabin of a vehicle. The apparatus has an upper assembly, a lower assembly, a shock absorber, a bladder, a flexible bumper element and a control element. The shock absorber has a piston rod protruding therefrom and extending through the other one of the upper and lower assemblies. The bladder is attached to the upper and lower assemblies. The flexible bumper element is secured to the piston rod adjacent one of the upper and lower assemblies, and secured to the other one of the upper and lower assemblies. The control element is secured to the flexible bumper element at a first end, and to a valve at a second end, and controls operation of the valve. The flexible bumper element can flex in response to torsional or tilting forces experienced by the one of the upper and lower assemblies, to thus help to limit these forces from being imparted to the control element. | 03-31-2016 |
20160137018 | FASTENING DEVICE - A fastening device for mounting a stabilizer on a motor vehicle body, having a stabilizer mount, which can be placed around the stabilizer, for transferring torsional forces from the stabilizer to the vehicle body, a fastening body for receiving the stabilizer mount, and a fastener for fastening the fastening body on a subframe, wherein the fastening body and the fastener are designed in such a way that the fastener serves to fasten the subframe on the motor vehicle body. | 05-19-2016 |
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