Suspension system for a motor vehicle
AssigneeFuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsFusami Oyama, Shingo Ohbayashi, Akira Takahashi, Hiroshi Mori, Takeo Inoue
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Abstract
A suspension system has at least one swing member for pivotally connecting one of wheels of the motor vehicle to a body of the vehicle. The swing member is rotatably supported on a shaft through an annular rubber bush secured to the shaft. The annular rubber bush has spring constants which are different in value at angular positions. Accordingly, by rotating the shaft, the spring constants with respect to the swing member are changed.
Claims5
A suspension system for a motor vehicle having at least one swing member for pivotaly connecting one of wheels of the motor vehicle to a body of the vehicle, comprising:
- a shaft rotatably supported on the body;
- an annular elastic bush secured to the shaft,
- the annular elastic bush having spring constants which are different in value at angular positions;
- the swing member being rotatably engaged with the elastic bush;
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- means for rotating the shaft in accordance with driving conditions of the motor vehicle so as to change the spring constants with respect to the swing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.