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US 4,288,096 AGranted
Front wheel suspension mechanism for vehicle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAkito Enokimoto, Toshio Tsuchiya, Tatsuo Masuda, Suwaji Takano
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Abstract
A front wheel suspension mechanism for a vehicle having two front wheels. The suspension mechanism includes two transverse leaf springs mounted on a front portion of the frame of the vehicle and vertically spaced apart from each other, supports for supporting the front wheels, and elastic members for connecting both ends of the leaf springs and the front wheel supports.
Claims5
A front wheel suspension mechanism for a vehicle having two front wheels and at least one rear wheel, comprising:
- two transverse leaf springs mounted on a front portion of a frame of said vehicle;
- said leaf springs being vertically spaced apart;
- each said leaf spring having a mounting hole formed in each end portion thereof;
- substantially vertically disposed king pins for supporting horizontal axles of said front wheels, said king pins being fitted in substantially upright positions between said vertically spaced apart leaf springs with the upper end portions of said king pins extending through said mounting holes of the upper one of said leaf springs and the lower end portions of said king pins extending through said mounting holes of the lower one of said leaf springs;
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- elastic members interposed between both end portions of said leaf springs and said end portions of said king pins, said elastic members being adjustably compressed axially of said king pins to elastically connect said leaf springs and said king pins.
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