Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Twist beam suspension with Y-beam control arm
- Patent Title (中): 带Y型梁控制臂的扭梁悬挂
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Application No.: US13504324Application Date: 2009-10-30
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Publication No.: US08480103B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: Gregory Paul Kiselis , Michael Alwyn Brown
- Applicant: Gregory Paul Kiselis , Michael Alwyn Brown
- Applicant Address: US NC Greensboro
- Assignee: Volvo Group North America, LLC
- Current Assignee: Volvo Group North America, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Greensboro
- Agent Martin Farrell; Michael Pruden
- International Application: PCT/US2009/062726 WO 20091030
- International Announcement: WO2011/053308 WO 20110505
- Main IPC: B60G9/02
- IPC: B60G9/02 ; B60G7/00

Abstract:
A suspension arrangement for interconnecting a frame and an axle in a vehicle includes a control arm having a first beam and a second beam in parallel, spaced relation, each beam having a first end with a single arm and a second end with an upper arm and a lower arm to define a Y-shape, the first end being pivotally connectable to a vehicle frame, and the second end being connectable to a vehicle axle disposed between the upper and lower arms, and a bushing arrangement mountable to the vehicle axle, the bushing arrangement having an upper portion connecting between the upper arms of the first beam and second beam and a lower portion connecting between the lower arms of the first beam and second beam.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120217714A1 TWIST BEAM SUSPENSION WITH Y-BEAM CONTROL ARM Public/Granted day:2012-08-30
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