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US 2007/0167092 A1Published application
Amphibious vehicle suspension
AssigneeGibbs Technologies Limited
InventorsPhillip Rees, Anthony Mudd
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AssigneeGibbs Technologies Limited
InventorsPhillip Rees, Anthony Mudd
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An amphibious vehicle, which may plane on water, has at least one pair of front or rear wheels having wheel suspensions fitted with an anti-roll bar (46). Said bar rotates upwards as the wheels are stowed above the waterline for use of the vehicle on water. The wheels may be driven wheels, and may be steered by pivotable steering link (20); or passively steered. Anti-roll bar (46) may be mounted to the vehicle by at least one bearing (48), so that the bar rotates about a single axis when the wheels are retracted. The bar passes through watertight outside bodywork (60), where it may be sealed by an elastomeric seal (62). Said seal may comprise a lip portion (72), sealing against the bar itself or against a ring or a collar (68) attached thereto. The ring or collar may be continuously welded around the anti-roll bar.
An amphibious vehicle having a hull provided with at least one pair of road wheels, each wheel of the pair being mounted on opposite sides of the vehicle by means of a suspension to the body of the vehicle, the suspension being so arranged as to be enabled by retraction means to retract its wheel upwards into a stowed position, an anti-roll bar being mounted to the body so as to connect a suspension member of each suspension on opposite sides of the vehicle, the anti-roll bar being further arranged to partially rotate from a first position in road mode to a second position in marine mode, wherein the anti-roll bar is sealed within the vehicle by at least one seal.
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