Vehicle Suspension and Drive System
OwnerVictor Basadzishviliinventor
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Abstract
An in-the-wheel hub-less suspension system for use on a vehicle is disclosed. The suspension mechanism has at least two vertical guides; at least two mounting brackets to be affixed to diametrically opposing positions on the rim of the wheel to which the suspension system is to be attached; at least one shock absorber unit; and one spring for each vertical guide. Each of the vertical guides extends through one of the at least one shock absorber units, wherein the spring for each vertical guide is located underneath the at least one shock absorber unit and encloses the vertical guide; and wherein each end of each of the at least two vertical guides engages with the corresponding mounting bracket.
Claims10
An in-the-wheel hub-less suspension system for use on a vehicle comprising:
- at least two vertical guides;
- at least two mounting brackets to be affixed to diametrically opposing positions on the rim of the wheel to which the suspension system is to be attached;
- at least one shock absorber unit;
- and
- one spring for each vertical guide;
- wherein each of said at least two vertical guides extends through one of said at least one shock absorber unit, wherein said spring for each vertical guide is located underneath said at least one shock absorber unit and encloses said vertical guide;
- and
- wherein each end of each of said at least two vertical guides engages with the corresponding mounting bracket.
A method of independently controlling at least one parameter of a wheel on a vehicle, said parameter being selected from the group consisting of direction, caster angle, camber angle, toe angle, ride height and speed, comprising:
- measuring said at least one parameter of a wheel independently;
- determining the optimum value of said parameter;
- calculating the difference between the measured value and the optimum value of said parameter;
- and
- activating an actuator in response to the difference to adjust said parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.