| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 280124135 | Plural lateral control arms | 46 |
| 20080284124 | Suspension for an all terrain vehicle - An all-terrain vehicle including a frame having longitudinally-spaced ends defining a first longitudinal axis, and an engine supported by the frame. The engine includes a crankshaft defining a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090026725 | Wheel Suspension for a Motor Vehicle - A wheel suspension is provided for a motor vehicle with a vehicle wheel ( | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090218783 | Wheel suspension for motor vehicles - The invention relates to a suspension for the wheels of an axle of a motor vehicle, especially for the steered front wheels. Said wheel suspension comprises wheel carriers that rotatably bear the wheels and are arranged so as to create straight-line steering via several individual links which are pivotally connected to the motor vehicle body and one respective track rod. Resilient means which directly or indirectly impress a certain prestress that acts around the spread axle of the wheels and in the opposite direction are provided in the wheel suspension in order to improve steering return and steering precision. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090243248 | Front wheel suspension structure for saddle-type vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same - A front wheel suspension structure for a saddle-type vehicle (all terrain vehicle) includes a double wishbone suspension system. The double wishbone suspension system includes a pair of right and left upper arms and a pair of right and left lower arms. The upper arm and the lower arm each include a front arm portion and a rear arm portion, respectively, and each of the upper arm and the lower arm is attached to a side of a body frame at two points. When viewed in a side view, the rear arm portion of the upper arm is located in front of the rear arm portion of the lower arm. A front shock absorber is arranged behind the rear arm portion of the upper arm. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100102527 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - Since a vehicular width direction inside end and vehicular width direction outside end of a trailing arm | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100117324 | VEHICULAR SUSPENSION DEVICE - A suspension apparatus is disclosed for which vehicle handling stability can be obtained. An upper arm ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100181740 | WHEEL SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A STEERABLE WHEEL - [Task] Provided is a double-joint type wheel suspension system for a steerable wheel that can reduce the required steering torque. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100264616 | INDEPENDENT WHEEL SUSPENSION - An independent wheel suspension with a rotating steering knuckle which supports itself on a spring carrier is connected with the vehicle frame via a damper. The steering knuckle is connected with the spring carrier via a kingpin, and the wheel suspension has upper and lower transverse links which are positioned at the upper or lower ends of the kingpin. The steering knuckle and the transverse links are pivotally positioned relative to the kingpin and the spring carrier is connected with the kingpin in a rotationally fixed manner. The kingpin connects the spring carrier, the steering knuckle, and the upper end lower transverse links and is a two-piece part which comprises upper and lower parts. Axially, radially and rotationally fixing the upper and the lower parts and the spring carrier is achieved by a combination of the upper and the lower parts with the spring carrier. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100270768 | INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An independent suspension system for mounting on a vehicle chassis which includes a pair of spaced-apart longitudinal chassis rails has a U-shaped support frame for attachment to the vehicle chassis rails. The support frame has a pair of side frame members, upper ends of which are adapted for engagement with the chassis rails. Lower ends of the side frame members are interconnected by a pair of spaced-apart cross members which are demountably secured between the side frame members. Each cross member has an elongate tubular body with flanged ends having through holes for reception of mounting bolts to secure the cross member to the side frame members. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100276904 | HIGH TRAVEL INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION WITH UPRIGHT - An independent suspension includes a knuckle with a spindle that supports a rotating wheel component. An upright includes upper and lower portions that are coupled to the knuckle such that the upright and knuckle are movable relative to each other. An upper control arm is connected to the upper portion of the upright, and a lower control arm is connected to the lower portion of the upright. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110025012 | VEHICULAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A vehicle suspension system includes a vertically reciprocally movable suspension arm assembly having a minimal number of component parts and configured to be light in weight. The suspension arm assembly includes a lower arm portion including a plurality of arm members which are operatively connected together via a plurality of hinge joints. The arm members are operatively associated with each other in a manner so as to permit vertical reciprocating movement of a wheel, and are interconnected in a manner so as to permit a shock absorber to make a stroke motion, where one end of the shock absorber is attached to a portion of a vehicle body, and another end of the shock absorber is attached to one of the arm members. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110095503 | DROP SPINDLE INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system includes a member which extends laterally relative to a frame of a vehicle. At least one spindle carrier may pivot about the member. Multiple spindle carriers may be pivotably mounted at respective opposite ends of the member. A spindle carrier may rotate about an axis which is collinear with and/or parallel to an axis of the member. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110193309 | Compression and torsion damping wheel suspension system - A compression and torsion damping wheel suspension system is useful for damping compressive and torsional shock encountered by freewheeling front caster wheels of a professional landscape lawn mower. The freewheeling caster wheels are mounted with an offset from a vertical pivot axis attached to the lawn mower frame. The compression and torsion damping wheel suspension system comprises two tubes one having internal extending projections and the other having external extending projections The smaller tube is turned within the larger tube, leaving behind several spaces within which are contained four elastomeric elements. When the caster wheel rides over a rock or bump, the elastomeric elements are compressed, damping compression shock. Caster wheel resistance is felt; the elastomeric elements experience torsion and are damped, providing a smooth ride for the operator. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110221157 | VEHICLE INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION - An independent suspension ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110272912 | MOTOR VEHICLE REAR TRAIN HAVING A TWO ARM SUSPENSION WITH A VERTICAL OPENING - The goal of the invention is a rear axle ( | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120043736 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - A suspension device in which a knuckle for supporting a wheel is supported by arms and a damper is connected to the knuckle. A suspension device ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120061937 | Vehicle suspension - A vehicle suspension comprises an assembly of a hub carrier and a support arm, the support arm being attached to the hub carrier at two points spaced from each other in the direction of travel and extending inwardly therefrom to a support arm attachment point for fixing to a chassis, and a trailing link extending from the assembly in a direction transverse to that of the support arm, toward a trailing link attachment point for fixing to the chassis. The trailing link preferably extends from the assembly in a forward direction, and is preferably connected directly to the hub carrier. A strut can extend upwardly toward an attachment point for fixing to a chassis, to provide a spring and damper. The support arm can comprise a pair of arms extending divergently from the attachment point to each of the two points. The hub carrier can include a pivot pin extending in a fore/aft alignment, passing through two pivot points on the support arm thereby to define the two points. The appropriate end of the pivot pin provides a convenient location for attaching the trailing link to the hub carrier. The invention further relates to a vehicle, comprising a chassis and at least two wheels, one on each side of the vehicle, each wheel being attached to the chassis via such a suspension. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120104716 | Wheel Suspension - The invention relates to a wheel suspension for a motor vehicle, which has a tie rod ( | 05-03-2012 |
| 20130127132 | HYDRO-PNEUMATIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system for a vehicle has an upper control arm and an associated lower control arm for mounting a wheel on the vehicle body. A hydro-pneumatic spring is connected between one of the control arms and the vehicle body. A compensating spring is associated with the hydro-pneumatic spring and is operable to act in opposition to the force exerted by the hydro-pneumatic spring as the hydro-pneumatic spring approaches full extension. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130249182 | INDEPENDENT WHEEL SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An independent wheel suspension system for a motor vehicle includes an upper strut plane and a lower strut plane. Each of the upper strut plane and lower strut planes includes one longitudinal strut and one transverse strut. Each of the struts has a wheel side end for connection of a wheel holder and a body side end for connection of a body. The wheel-side ends of the longitudinal struts and the wheel-side ends of the transverse struts of the two strut planes are articulatedly connected either directly or indirectly to the wheel holder. The body-side ends of first struts of the two strut planes are articulatedly connected directly to the body. The body-side ends of second struts of the two strut planes are articulatedly connected indirectly to the body via a common coupling element. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140203533 | SIDE-BY-SIDE VEHICLE - A vehicle may include a CVT unit or a power source which requires ambient air. An air inlet for an air intake system coupled to the CVT unit or the power source which requires ambient air may be provided in a side of a cargo carrying portion of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a rear radius arm suspension. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20150375588 | WHEEL SUSPENSION - A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle is disclosed having a wheel carrier and having multiple links which are each connected to the wheel carrier by way of a link attachment. The wheel carrier has a shell body composed of sheet metal and includes a base and a side wall. The shell body is closed off in regions by a cover plate, with the shell body being stiffened in this way. At least one link attachment has a bearing receptacle which is fixed in the side wall of the shell body, and in which a bearing is held. The link is fastened to link attachment, and engages around the bearing receptacle. The bearing receptacle is a sleeve or is formed as a rim hole in the side wall of the shell body. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160023680 | Suspension Frame Structure - A suspension frame structure with which a high rigidity can be obtained with respect to load applied from suspension arms and an engine mount is provided. In a suspension frame structure according to the present invention, a suspension frame includes a right front fixing portion, a left front fixing portion, a right rear fixing portion and a left rear fixing portion to which a right suspension arm and a left suspension arm are fixed, contours of the right extension bracket and the left extension bracket on an interior side of a vehicle extend along an circular arc-shaped locus that connects side member fixing positions and an engine mount attachment portion, as viewed from an upper side of a vehicle, and tangents at front ends of the contours respectively pass through arm fixing positions. | 01-28-2016 |
| 280124136 | Upper and lower arms having aligned outboard ends | 15 |
| 20090096183 | WHEEL SUSPENSION - A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle is described, in which at least a first and at least a second control arm ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090194965 | Vehicle Suspension System with a Variable Camber System - A suspension system for a vehicle provides a camber adjusting system that during a turn, lowers and draws inward the upper A-arm, or draws inward a strut head, which supports the outer front wheel, thereby providing more negative camber to that wheel in dynamic optimal proportion to the degree of the turn. The suspension system can be configured to remain at zero camber on the inner front wheel during the turn or can be configured to raise and move outward the upper A-arm, or move outward a strut head, which supports the inner front wheel, thereby providing more positive camber to that wheel in dynamic optimal proportion to the degree of turn. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100176569 | VERTICAL NON -GUIDED VEHICLE SUSPENSION - An independent Vertical Non-guided Vehicle suspension, possibly combined with a vertical driving-shaft, pure linear substantially vertical motions of the vehicle's wheels being performed by said suspension, on traveling upon rough or disrupted roads, said motions being non-guided, thus avoiding wear as occurring in the conventional vertical guided suspensions, on being subjected to horizontal forces. The pure linear vertical motions of the vehicle's wheels, tend to ensure accurate longitudinal and crosswise distances between the vehicle's wheels, resulting in decreased wear of the tires, as well as improved driving performances, by avoiding skidding of the wheels. The operation mode of the suggested suspension, also enables to determine its springiness characteristics, as well as allowing the excluding of knuckle connections and universal joints out of the Automative system, being inevitable in the conventional automobiles in use, while also providing a remarkably extended stroke at the same total height, and maximum free internal space for the benefit of passengers and their goods. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20120256388 | METHODS OF VEHICLE SUSPENSION - Suspension systems must tradeoff multiple purposes including contributing to the vehicle's road holding/handling and braking for good active safety and driving pleasure as well as keeping vehicle's user(s) comfortable and reasonably well isolated from road noise, bumps, and vibrations, etc. Over the past 100 years many suspension systems have evolved but have in common the disposition of the hock absorber between the wheel and the fulcrum point of the wheel mounting to the vehicle. It would be, however, be beneficial to provide a suspension exploiting a dual-shock system wherein the two shock absorbers are in opposite states so that even under absorption of the vertical shock from the road surface there was still applied additional force for road contact to be maintained. It can also be shown to be beneficial in single-shock systems to place the shock the opposite side of the fulcrum point of the suspension system, counter to previous prior art solutions. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120299265 | SWAY BAR ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME - A sway bar assembly includes a sway bar, a biasing member, and a winder assembly. The sway bar includes a central portion, a left end portion, and a right end portion. The central portion is configured for pivotal coupling to a frame of a vehicle. The left end portion is configured for coupling with a left support arm. The right end portion is configured for coupling with a right support arm. The biasing member is configured to be fixed to a frame of a vehicle. The winder assembly is coupled with the biasing member and configured to facilitate selective movement of the biasing member with respect to the sway bar. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130056948 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A suspension system of the present invention pivotally supports a wheel of a motor vehicle. An upper control arm and a lower control arm are cooperable with a spindle, which supports the wheel. A vibration damper is cooperable with the upper control arm. A link interconnects the lower control arm and one of the terminal ends of the vibration damper thereby defining a common axis bisecting the link. The vibration damper moves along the common axis to absorb vibration transferred from a road surface and through the wheel. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130257006 | DEVICE FOR SUSPENDING A STEERABLE WHEEL - A device suspends a steerable wheel on a vehicle via a wheel carrier that is pivotable about a steering axis and on which the wheel is rotatably mounted. The device includes an upper link including a first end and a second end. The upper link is pivotably mounted on the vehicle by the first end and supports the wheel carrier by the second end via a wheel carrier arm. A lower link includes a wheel-side end on which the wheel carrier is pivotably mounted and a vehicle-side end that is pivotably mounted on the vehicle. A stabilizer is pivotably supported in support bearings on the vehicle. The stabilizer includes a free end connected to a coupling rod that extends in a bent manner around a wheel-side region of a spring strut and another end that is mounted on the wheel carrier. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140035251 | Independent Wheel Suspension of an at Least Slightly Steerable Rear Wheel of a Double-Track Vehicle - A swivel bearing of a wheel suspension is connected to a longitudinal control arm via two joints at different heights viewed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, in an articulated manner such that the joints determine a steering axis of rotation extending primarily perpendicularly when viewed from the side, and which has a negative scrub radius. Each transverse control arm is attached to the longitudinal control arm via one rubber mount or joint having a minimal degree of rotary freedom. The swivel bearing is guided by a tie rod, which is supported on a soft rubber bearing. The tie rod is connected to an actuator adjuster element, whose actuator is arranged substantially in a center of the vehicle and acts for the two rear wheels thereof. The tie rod is moveable substantially in the transverse direction to minimally steer the rear wheel. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20150035247 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION DEVICE - A vehicle suspension device includes a suspension device main body configured to support a wheel of a vehicle to a vehicle body of the vehicle; an upper intervening member configured to be intervened between a vertically upper portion of the suspension device main body and the vehicle body so that a front-back stiffness of the vehicle is relatively decreased at a time of smooth-braking of the vehicle at which an absolute value of a braking force of the vehicle is relatively small, compared to at a time of non-braking of the vehicle; and a lower intervening member configured to be intervened between a vertically lower portion of the suspension device main body and the vehicle body so that the front-back stiffness of the vehicle is relatively increased at the time of smooth-braking of the vehicle, compared to at the time of non-braking of the vehicle. | 02-05-2015 |
| 280124138 | Specific spatial location | 3 |
| 20090160153 | Wheel Suspension for a Front Axle of a Motor Vehicle - As a result of a configuration and position of an upper transverse link and of a lower transverse link, a wheel pivot axis is created which has a point of intersection with an area region of a vertical wheel central transverse plane and a wheel central longitudinal plane. An adjustment of the wheel in a toe-out sense takes place under the influence of braking forces and an adjustment of the wheel in a toe-in sense takes place under the influence of drive forces. Furthermore, as a result of different mount characteristics at the lower transverse link and at the track rod, it is ensured that, in the event of side forces, the wheel which is at the outside of the corner is adjusted in a toe-out sense. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100176570 | SUSPENSIONS FOR LOW FLOOR VEHICLE - A low profile chassis and suspension system for a road vehicle. The chassis supports a payload section or cargo compartment, such as for a delivery truck, ambulance, or shuttle bus. The chassis includes a largely planar frame having a top surface which is located beneath the rotational axes of the rear wheels. The wheel suspension system is particularly compact and close to the road surface. In some embodiments each wheel is suspended from the vehicle by a pair of pivotal support arms. Preferably, one arm is located above the other arm, and both arms pivot along pivot axes that are generally perpendicular to the rotational axis of the supported wheel. A spring urges one of the arms apart from the frame. In other embodiments, the spring is placed beneath the rotational axis of the wheel. In some embodiments both of the pivoting support arms are located beneath the rotational axis of the wheel. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20150061254 | SUSPENSION DEVICE OF VEHICLE - Suspension arms comprise five arms of a trailing arm, a leading arm, an upper arm, a lower arm, and a control arm. A lower-arm connection portion of a knuckle to the lower arm is positioned in front of a trailing-arm connection portion of the knuckle to the trailing arm as well as a wheel axis. Accordingly, the anti-swing rigidity of a wheel can be increased sufficiently. | 03-05-2015 |
| 280124139 | Unequal length | 2 |
| 20100090433 | VEHICULAR SUSPENSION - A suspension including a first support member and a second support member supporting an end portion of a suspension spring located on a side toward a vehicle body and an end portion of the suspension spring located on a side toward a suspension member, respectively, and a motion transmission mechanism adapted to convert a vertical motion of the suspension member to a relative motion in a form of a change in distance between the first support member and the second support member and to transmit the relative motion to one of the first and second support members. The transmission mechanism continuously and nonlinearly varies the ratio of the amount of motion of a motion transmission target to the amount of motion of a motion transmission source according to motion of the motion transmission source, thereby continuously and nonlinearly varying the ratio of the amount of the relative motion to the amount of motion of the suspension member according to the vertical motion of the suspension member. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110254244 | WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR WHEELED VEHICLES - Wheel suspension for a wheeled vehicle, with a lower rocking lever ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 280124141 | Interposed coil spring | 1 |
| 20100127471 | Wheeled tilting apparatus - The apparatus has two tilting wheels which, when attached to a two-wheeled vehicle such as a motorcycle or a scooter, allows the vehicle to tilt into a curve notwithstanding the addition of the two wheels. The apparatus includes a frame, a pair of wheel supports and a pair of wheels each rotatable about a separate wheel support. A pair of links interconnect the frame with the wheel supports. The apparatus includes a rocker pivotally connected to the frame and a pair of transverse arms each pivotal about a separate wheel support and the rocker. Each transverse arm has a coil spring for biasing the wheel support and rocker apart. When a vehicle equipped with the apparatus rounds a curve, the frame tilts in the direction of the curve with like tilting of the wheels of the apparatus. | 05-27-2010 |
| 280124143 | Longitudinally spaced outboard ends | 8 |
| 20090160154 | WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR THE REAR WHEELS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A wheel suspension for the rear wheels of a motor vehicle is created, with three links being provided in an upper link plane, and with a foremost link as viewed in the direction of travel being provided as a track rod and the two further links being provided as separate individual links at both sides of a vertical wheel central transverse plane. A triangular link is arranged in the lower link plane, which triangular link holds a spiral or air spring and a damper strut spaced apart from one another. By corresponding pole formations defined by the links, elastokinematic or imaginary pivot axes are formed, which permits an elastokinematic adjustment of the wheel in a toe-in sense under the influence of braking forces, side forces and load shift forces. The wheel suspension is also configured such that an elastokinematic adjustment of the wheel in a toe-out sense is obtained in the event of wheel loads and drive forces. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100001486 | SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR A WHEEL AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A WHEEL - A suspension device includes a first and a second link that link a vehicle-body side member and a wheel supporting member to each other. The two links are linked to each other through an elastic linking portion. The rigidity of an elastic bush thereof is less than the rigidity of an elastic member of a linking portion of at least one of the two links with the wheel supporting member and the vehicle-body side member. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20130154226 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system for supporting a vehicle body includes an axle and a mounting member that is coupled by a first coupling member to the axle. The mounting member is also coupled by a second coupling member to the axle. At least one of the first and second coupling members includes a mount damper that dampens loads transferred between the mounting member and the axle. The suspension system also includes a track bar that is coupled by a third coupling member to the vehicle body and that is coupled by a fourth coupling member to the mounting member. | 06-20-2013 |
| 280124144 | Resilient coupling | 5 |
| 20080246243 | SUSPENSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING WHEELS - A suspension device including two lower links that link a wheel supporting member and a vehicle-body side member to each other. The links are disposed substantially in parallel in a vehicle width direction. At least one projecting portion extends from at least one of the two links towards the other link. At least one elastic linking portion links the projecting portion of one of the links to at least one of the other link and the projecting portion of the other link. The at least one elastic linking portion has a rigidity that increases when a vibration input frequency increases to a value in a predetermined frequency band. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090184484 | ARM FOR A MOTOR-VEHICLE INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION AND MOTOR-VEHICLE INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION COMPRISING THE SAME | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100078911 | MULTI-LINK SUSPENSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUSPENDING WHEELS - A wheel suspension device for a vehicle includes a wheel supporting member rotatably supporting a wheel. The wheel supporting member is linked to a vehicle-body side by a first link and a second link, with the second link arranged substantially parallel to the first link in a vehicle width direction. The first link has a projecting portion, and at least one elastic linking portion links the projecting portion to the second link. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110127745 | ARM-WHEEL TYPE ROBOTIC VEHICLE COMPRISING SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A vehicle and a suspension system, for stabilizing vehicle disposition by lowering the center of gravity, and improving stability control performance are provided. The vehicle includes a body, at least one arm, a bottom unit, which may be a wheel, coupled to one end of an arm of the at least one arm, and a suspension system having a spring disposed to generate a counter moment in a direction that offsets an impact moment applied to the arm that is subjected to an impact. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20150290990 | DAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR A FRONT-WHEEL INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION OF A FOUR-WHEEL MOBILITY SCOOTER - A damping assembly for a front-wheel independent suspension of a four-wheel mobility scooter includes a chassis with two front wheels, and two connecting sleeves. In each of the connecting sleeves is disposed a first shock absorber which includes a rectangular outer pipe and a rectangular inner pipe disposed in and rotated 45 degrees with respect to the outer pipe, between each of the edges of the inner pipe and the inner space of the outer pipe is disposed an elastic rubber The inner pipe has two suspension arms connected to a shaft, respectively, each shaft includes a first connecting arm extending in a width direction of the chassis, the front wheels are connected to the first connecting arms, on each of the shafts is provided a second connecting arm extending upward and hinged with a third connecting arm extending in the width direction of and hinged to the chassis. | 10-15-2015 |
