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US 12,090,809 B1Granted
Weight transfer linkage
AssigneeVecodyne, Inc.
InventorCharles Parsons
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Abstract
A wheel suspension system for a vehicle having a chassis, comprising an opposing pair of wheel uprights having a plurality of pickup points located thereon, an opposing pair of main axis arms, an opposing pair of integrated axis arms, an internal cambering system comprising opposing pairs of camber links and radius rods, and an internal springing system comprising a single spring shock and an opposing pair of spring levers having tension links attached thereon. An internal roll-controlling weight transfer system comprising an opposing pair of weight transfer links having attached springing shocks may also be included.
Claims24
A weight transfer system for a vehicle having a chassis, comprising:
- a pair of wheel uprights located on opposing sides of the chassis;
- and
- a pair of weight transfer links located on the opposing sides of the chassis,
- wherein each weight transfer link is disposed between the chassis and a corresponding wheel upright of the pair of wheel uprights,
- wherein each weight transfer link includes;
- a rod, including a first end and a second end disposed opposite the first end, and
- an springing shock disposed on the first end of the rod,
- wherein the springing shock of each weight transfer link includes:
- a main shock housing;
- a main shock shaft extending from a main shock housing;
- a secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock housing disposed around the secondary shock shaft;
- at least one spring disposed around the main shock housing;
- and
- a secondary spring disposed around the secondary shock housing,
- wherein the springing shock of each weight transfer link is connected to a chassis pickup point on the chassis, and
- wherein the second end of the rod of each weight transfer link is connected to its corresponding wheel upright.
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A springing shock, comprising:
- a main shock housing;
- a main shock shaft extending from the main shock housing;
- a secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock housing disposed around the secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock sleeve, wherein the main shock housing is attached to the secondary shock sleeve;
- a sliding double spring retainer, wherein the main shock housing with the attached secondary shock sleeve is configured to slideably insert into the sliding double spring retainer;
- at least one spring disposed around the main shock housing;
- and
- a secondary spring disposed around the secondary shock housing.
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A weight transfer system for a vehicle having a chassis, comprising:
- a pair of wheel uprights located on opposing sides of the chassis;
- and
- a pair of weight transfer links located on the opposing sides of the chassis, wherein the pair of weight transfer links includes a left-side weight transfer link disposed on the left side of the chassis and a right-side weight transfer link disposed on the right side of the chassis, wherein each weight transfer link is disposed between the chassis and a corresponding wheel upright of the pair of wheel uprights, and wherein each weight transfer link includes
- a rod, including a first end and a second end disposed opposite the first end, and
- an springing shock disposed on the first end of the rod, the springing shock including
- a main shock housing,
- a main shock shaft extending from the main shock housing,
- a secondary shock shaft,
- a secondary shock housing disposed around the secondary shock shaft,
- a secondary shock sleeve, wherein the main shock housing is attached to the secondary shock sleeve,
- a sliding double spring retainer, wherein the main shock housing with the attached secondary shock sleeve is configured to slideably insert into the sliding double spring retainer, and
- at least one spring disposed around the main shock housing,
- wherein
- the springing shock of each weight transfer link is pivotably attached-to a chassis pickup point on the chassis, and
- the second end of the rod of each weight transfer link is pivotably attached to its corresponding wheel upright.
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A springing shock, comprising:
- a main shock housing;
- a main shock shaft extending from the main shock housing;
- a secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock housing disposed around the secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock sleeve, wherein the main shock housing is attached to the secondary shock sleeve;
- a sliding double spring retainer, wherein the main shock housing with the attached secondary shock sleeve is configured to slideably insert into the sliding double spring retainer;
- and
- at least one spring disposed around the main shock housing,
- wherein the at least one spring is further disposed around the secondary shock housing.
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A springing shock, comprising:
- a main shock housing;
- a main shock shaft extending from the main shock housing;
- a secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock housing disposed around the secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock sleeve, wherein the main shock housing is attached to the secondary shock sleeve;
- a sliding double spring retainer, wherein the main shock housing with the attached secondary shock sleeve is configured to slideably insert into the sliding double spring retainer;
- at least one spring disposed around the main shock housing;
- and
- a male rod end extending from the secondary shock shaft,
- wherein the male rod end includes a loop disposable on a chassis pickup point of a vehicle chassis.
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A springing shock, comprising:
- a main shock housing;
- a main shock shaft extending from the main shock housing;
- a secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock housing disposed around the secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock sleeve, wherein the main shock housing is attached to the secondary shock sleeve;
- a sliding double spring retainer, wherein the main shock housing with the attached secondary shock sleeve is configured to slideably insert into the sliding double spring retainer;
- and
- at least one spring disposed around the main shock housing,
- wherein the main shock housing includes a threaded aperture, and the threaded aperture is configured to receive a threaded portion of an end of a weight transfer link.
6 more elements
A springing shock, comprising:
- a main shock housing;
- a main shock shaft extending from the main shock housing;
- a secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock housing disposed around the secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock sleeve, wherein the main shock housing is attached to the secondary shock sleeve;
- a sliding double spring retainer, wherein the main shock housing with the attached secondary shock sleeve is configured to slideably insert into the sliding double spring retainer;
- at least one spring disposed around the main shock housing;
- and
- an extension tube including a threaded end configured to selectably connect to the main shock housing.
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A springing shock, comprising:
- a main shock housing;
- a main shock shaft extending from the main shock housing;
- a secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock housing disposed around the secondary shock shaft;
- a secondary shock sleeve, wherein the main shock housing is attached to the secondary shock sleeve;
- a sliding double spring retainer, wherein the main shock housing with the attached secondary shock sleeve is configured to slideably insert into the sliding double spring retainer;
- at least one spring disposed around the main shock housing;
- and
- a main shock spring retainer,
- wherein the main shock housing includes a threaded outer diameter, and the main shock spring retainer is threaded onto the threated outer diameter of the main shock housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.