Vehicle suspension
AssigneeTM.E. S.p.A.
InventorIan James Fitzgerald
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Abstract
A vehicle suspension system wherein the main attachment to the chassis of the steering and suspension components is by the king pin mounting. The suspension system includes a first member attached directly to a shaft rotating with the chassis attachment; a second member attached to the first member by a swivel joint or a bush, allowing vertical movement of a stub axle attached solidly to the second member; and a third member attached to the first member which acts as the steering arm connection and load transference support for the forth member, a telescopic shock absorber and spring unit. The stub axle being at right angles to the king pin. Use of the suspension system allows a lessening or elimination of the toeing in or out of the wheels which commonly occurs with the vertical movement of the wheel.
Claims8
A steering and suspension system having a kingpin capable of being fixed relative to the vehicle chassis, and a shaft rotatable on the kingpin axis that is capable of being attached to a steering system.
An independent steering-suspension system including a kingpin capable of being fixed relative to a vehicle chassis, a first member rotatable about the axis of the kingpin, a second member capable of being secured to the first member so that it is rotatable relative to the first member about an axis and also rotatable about the axis of the kingpin, a stub axle capable of being secured to the second member, a third member rotatable about the axis of the kingpin, whereby in use the independent steering-suspension system substantially eliminates toe and bump-steer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.