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US 11,999,434 B2Granted
Motor vehicle with a suspension using a watt four-bar linkage
AssigneePiaggio & C. S.P.A.
InventorAndrea Raffaelli
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Abstract
The saddle-riding motor vehicle (1; 107; 207) comprises a rear driving wheel (5; 105; 205) and a front steered wheel (7; 107; 207). The front steered wheel (7; 107; 207X, 207Y) is connected to a rotatable arm (9; 109; 209X, 209Y) provided with a rotary motion about a steering axis (A-A). A wheel support (37; 137) is connected to the rotatable arm (9; 109; 209) with the interposition of a suspension (17; 117; 217X, 217Y) comprising a shock absorber (22; 122). The suspension (17; 117) comprises a Watt four-bar linkage.
Claims20
A saddle-riding motor vehicle comprising:
- at least one rear driving wheel;
- at least a first front steered wheel;
- a rotatable arm, the front steered wheel being connected to the rotatable arm, which is provided with a rotary motion about a steering axis;
- a suspension comprising a shock absorber;
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- a wheel support connected to the rotatable arm with the interposition of the suspension said wheel support supporting the front steered wheel and defining a rotation axis of said front steered wheel, wherein the suspension comprises a Watt four-bar linkage.
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