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US 2002/0153690 A1Published application
Independent suspension system for a low floor vehicle
AssigneeMeritor Heavy Vehicle Technology, LLC
InventorTomaz Dopico Varela
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Abstract
A first and second hub assembly supported by an independent suspension system allows the independent articulation of each hub assembly. An input gear box includes a reduction gear set that drives a reduction gear set at each hub assembly. The input gear box is mounted offset from the first axis and the vehicle longitudinal axis to simultaneously drive both hub assemblies to allow a lowered vehicle floor profile.
Claims18
A vehicle independent suspension system comprising:
- a first and a second hub assembly, said first and second hub assembly having a rotational axis defining along a first axis, said first axis substantially transverse to a vehicle longitudinal axis;
- an independent suspension system independently supporting each of said first and second hub assemblies;
- a first hub gear box operably connected to said first hub assembly for providing torque to drive said first hub assembly;
- a second hub gear box operably connected to said second hub assembly for providing torque to drive said second hub assembly;
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- an input gear box offset from said first axis, said second gear box operably connected to said first and second hub gear box for providing torque thereto.
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A vehicle independent suspension system comprising:
- a first and a second hub assembly, said first and second hub assembly having a rotational axis defining along a first axis, said first axis substantially transverse to a vehicle longitudinal axis;
- an independent suspension system independently supporting each of said first and second hub assemblies;
- a first hub gear box operably connected to said first hub assembly for providing torque to drive said first hub assembly;
- a second hub gear box operably connected to said second hub assembly for providing torque to drive said second hub assembly;
- an input gear box mounted to said first hub gear box and offset from said first axis and laterally offset from a vehicle longitudinal axis, said input gear box operably connected directly to said first hub gear box for providing torque thereto;
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- a constant velocity drive shaft interconnecting said input gear box and said second hub gear box for providing torque thereto, said constant velocity drive shaft offset from said first axis.
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A vehicle independent suspension system comprising:
- a first and a second hub assembly, said first and second hub assembly having a rotational axis defining along a first axis, said first axis substantially transverse to a vehicle longitudinal axis;
- an independent suspension system independently supporting each of said first and second hub assemblies;
- a first hub gear box operably connected to said first hub assembly for providing torque to drive said first hub assembly;
- a second hub gear box operably connected to said second hub assembly for providing torque to drive said second hub assembly;
- an input gear box mounted along a vehicle longitudinal axis, said input gear box offset from said first axis;
- a first constant velocity drive shaft interconnecting said input gear box and said first hub gear box for providing torque thereto, said first constant velocity drive shaft offset from said first axis;
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- a second constant velocity drive shaft interconnecting said input gear box and said second hub gear box for providing torque thereto, said second constant velocity drive shaft offset from said first axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.