Anti-roll bar link
AssigneeChristopher Cox Creative
InventorChristopher Paul Cox
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Abstract
An anti-roll bar link for a vehicle suspension may be positioned between an anti-roll bar and an articulating arm. The link selectively transfers movement of the arm to the anti-roll bar, depending on a locked or unlocked state. The link includes a body interfacing a slidable shaft. A physical feature selectively locks or unlocks the slidable shaft with respect to the body. The physical feature may include a locking pin, interference with a locking ball, etc. In the locked state, translation of the slidable shaft is restricted, and movement of the arm is transferred through the link to the bar. In the unlocked state, translation of the slidable shaft is permitted, and movement of the arm causes the shaft to translate with respect to the body such that at least a portion of the movement is not transferred to the bar.
Claims22
An anti-roll bar link for a vehicle suspension, the anti-roll bar link comprising:
- an elongate body having a proximal end portion and an inner chamber extending to the proximal end portion;
- a shaft configured to be received within the inner chamber and axially translate with respect to the body, the shaft having:
- a piston operably coupled to a proximal end portion of the shaft such that axial translation of the shaft causes the piston to travel along the inner chamber;
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- a distal mount coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft and external to the inner chamber;
- a proximal mount coupled to an intermediate axial position on the elongate body;
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- a locking aperture extending transversely through the shaft, wherein the locking aperture is positioned to receive a locking pin and lock the axial position of the shaft with respect to the body.
An anti-roll bar link for a vehicle suspension, the anti-roll bar link comprising:
- an elongate body having an inner chamber extending axially along the body and having a sloped surface near a proximal end portion of the body;
- a shaft configured to be received within the inner chamber and axially translate with respect to the body, the shaft having a distal mount coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft and external to the inner chamber;
- a proximal mount coupled to an intermediate axial position on the elongate body;
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- a locking ball radially movable with respect to the shaft, wherein the locking ball is configured to selectively engage with the sloped surface of the inner chamber in a parked position of the anti-roll bar link to lock the axial position of the shaft with respect to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.