A four point link suspension for a vehicle, and a vehicle comprising the same
AssigneeScania CV AB
InventorAnders JOHANSSON
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Abstract
A four point link suspension for a vehicle, wherein the suspension comprises: a first side suspension spring, configured to absorb a vertical load; a second side suspension spring, configured to absorb the vertical load, wherein the springs are configured to be connected to a vehicle frame via a respective joint; a stabilization frame, comprising a first side link arm having a first ending and a second ending connected to the first side suspension spring via a second joint; a second side link arm and a second ending connected to the second side suspension spring via a second joint; and a torsion bar, connecting the side link arms, which side link arms are tapered towards the respective first ending.
Claims15
A four point link suspension for a vehicle, wherein the four point link suspension comprises:
- a first side suspension spring, configured to absorb a vertical load;
- a second side suspension spring, configured to absorb the vertical load, wherein the first side suspension spring and the second side suspension spring are configured to be connected to a vehicle frame of the vehicle;
- a stabilization frame, comprising:
- a first side link arm having a first ending comprising a first joint to a first side vehicle frame and a second ending connected to the first side suspension spring via a second joint;
- a second side link arm having a first ending comprising a first joint for connecting a second side vehicle frame and a second ending connected to the second side suspension spring via a second joint;
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- a torsion bar, connecting the first side link arm and the second side link arm, and
- wherein each of the first side link arm and the second side link arm is tapered towards the respective first ending.
A vehicle comprising:
- a four point link suspension comprising:
- a first side suspension spring, configured to absorb a vertical load;
- a second side suspension spring, configured to absorb the vertical load, wherein the first side suspension spring and the second side suspension spring are configured to be connected to a vehicle frame of the vehicle;
- a stabilization frame, comprising:
- a first side link arm having a first ending comprising a first joint to a first side vehicle frame and a second ending connected to the first side suspension spring via a second joint;
- a second side link arm having a first ending comprising a first joint for connecting a second side vehicle frame and a second ending connected to the second side suspension spring via a second joint;
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- a torsion bar, connecting the first side link arm and the second side link arm, and
- wherein each of the first side link arm and the second side link arm is tapered towards the respective first ending;
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- a vehicle frame configured to be connected to the first side suspension spring and the second side suspension spring of the four point link suspension, and also configured to be connected to the first side link arm and the second side link arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.