Abstract:
A leading or trailing arm vehicle suspension system comprised of a fabricated vehicle axle and a fully integrated beam casting providing bending stiffness to control axle windup and longitudinal stiffness to control axle position is disclosed. The beam casting is attached to the vehicle axle with a thru-bolt connection. The beam casting includes rack and pinion mounting attachment holes and also includes other built-in features providing efficient transfer of loads into the vehicle axle.
Abstract:
A spindle bracket of a torsion beam axle suspension system is defined on an end portion of a trailing arm to be connected to a hub assembly on which a wheel and a tire are mounted. The spindle bracket may include a first inner bracket that is welded to an inner side and an outer side of an end portion of a upper member of the trailing arm, a second inner bracket that is welded to an inner side and an outer side of an end portion of a lower member of the trailing arm, and an outer bracket that is attached to the first and second inner brackets to be engaged with the hub assembly in company with the first and second inner brackets.
Abstract:
An adjustable stabilizer bar assembly is disclosed. The adjustable stabilizer bar assembly includes a cylindrical housing; a first primary half bar, having an inner end and an outer end, wherein the inner end of the first primary half bar is mounted to the cylindrical housing and the outer end of the first primary half bar is mounted to a vehicle suspension; a splined cylindrical housing; a second primary half bar, having an inner end and an outer end, wherein the inner end of the second primary half bar is mounted to the splined cylindrical housing and the outer end of the second primary half bar is mounted to the vehicle suspension; a splined torsion bar, adjustably disposed between the cylindrical housing and the splined cylindrical housing; and a slidable assembly, disposed about the second primary half bar, wherein the slidable assembly can slide back and forth along the second primary half bar to uncover a portion of the splined torsion bar.
Abstract:
In a wheel suspension of a vehicle such as an automobile assembled from a pair of trailing arms arranged to extend substantially longitudinally of the vehicle in a laterally symmetrical relationship thereto with each front end thereof being pivotably mounted to the vehicle body while each rear end thereof rotatably supporting a corresponding one of either a pair of front wheels or a pair of rear wheels, and a torsion beam arranged to extend substantially laterally of the vehicle between the pair of trailing arms with opposite ends thereof being firmly connected thereto by welding, so as to form a link assembly assembled by a weld seam formed therebetween, the link is formed with at least one notch adjacent to a weld seam for relieving a surface tensile stress exerted across the weld seam according to a force acting between the trailing arms and the torsion beam.
Abstract:
A joint between an at least hollow ended, generally cylindrical first component and a second component. The first component has a first end portion terminating in a first free end region, a second end portion terminating in a second free end region, and a mid portion extending between the first and second end portions. The mid portion has a first pre-determined external diameter and the first end portion has an external diameter which increases gradually from the first pre-determined external diameter to a second pre-determined external diameter at the first free end region. The first end portion is adapted to be pushed onto a tapered pin extending from the second component to a joined position. To insure transmission of rotational forces, in the joined position the first free end region of the first component extends into a generally ring-shaped socket in the second component, with the socket having at least one substantially planar circumferentially and axially extending surface against which a corresponding planar surface extending axially from the free end of the first free end region abuts.
Abstract:
A vehicle suspension system having a pair of hanger brackets and a pair of beams. A first end of each beam is attached, via a bushing sleeve to each hanger bracket, and an axle is rigidly attached to the second end of each beam. Each beam is manufactured from a plurality of layers of laminate material which extend circumferentially around the axle and the bushing sleeve. An adhesive layer extends between the bushing sleeve and axle, and the layers of laminate material, for securing the bushing sleeve and axle to the beam. Inasmuch as the laminate material and adhesive have a relatively low modulus of elasticity, these materials flex in response to movement of the axle, thereby assuring that the connection between the laminate beam and the axle remains stable, even as the axle moves in response to forces acting thereon. In another embodiment of the invention, each beam is integrally formed with an air spring piston. In another embodiment of the invention, a parallelogram suspension is provided with a pair of parallel and spaced-apart control arms manufactured of laminate material. Alternatively, the control arms of the parallelogram-type suspension may be integrally formed with a stabilizer bar extending therebetween. In alternative embodiments, a pair of air spring pistons may be mounted on the stabilizer bar, substantially reducing the weight and cost associated with the manufacture and operation of air spring suspension systems.
Abstract:
A suspension for a pair of wheels of a motor vehicle, comprising a pair of pivoted arms (14) supporting the wheels (10) relative to the vehicle, and a leaf spring (16) extending transversely of the vehicle and connected to the arms. The leaf spring is supported between its ends at two spaced positions, for pivotal movement about horizontal axes, so that the spring is also effective to resist roll of the vehicle.
Abstract:
차량용 토션빔 액슬장치에 관한 발명이 개시된다. 개시된 차량용 토션빔 액슬장치는, 차륜이 결합되며 차체에 회전 가능하게 결합되는 한 쌍의 트레일링암부재와, 양단부가 각각 트레일링암부재에 결합되고, 차체의 후방으로 볼록하게 휘어지는 형상인 토션빔부재를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다.
Abstract:
본 발명은 차량의 리어 스프링 시트에 관한 것으로, 보다 상세하게는 확장부를 갖는 차량의 리어 스프링 시트에 관한 것입니다. 이를 위해, 차량(5)의 길이방향으로 구비되는 프레임(12)과 프레임(12)에 가로방향으로 결합되는 크로스부재(14) 및 결합부위에 보강되는 차량의 리어 스프링 시트에 있어서, 프레임(12)을 따라 소정길이만큼 일체로 연장된 제 1 확장부(35); 및 크로스부재(14)를 따라 소정길이만큼 일체로 연장된 제 2 확장부(36);로 구성되어 제 1, 2 확장부(35, 36)가 프레임(12)과 크로스부재(14)의 상면의 일부를 덮어 씌우는 것을 특징으로 하는 확장부를 갖는 차량의 리어 스프링 시트가 제공된다. 차량, 리어, 스프링, 시트, 수직하중, 응력집중, 확장부, 프레임, 크로스