Suspension process and apparatus of the type having different stiffnesses with provision to smooth the change from one stiffness to another
AssigneeMauro Bianchi S.A.
InventorMauro Bianchi
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Abstract
A suspension for the wheels of a motor vehicle, the suspension having an operating load position in which the suspension is deformed by a force equal to the weight of the vehicle, a suspended wheel position in which the suspension is deformed by a force less than the weight of the vehicle and a collapsed position in which the suspension is deformed by a force greater than the weight of the vehicle. The suspension has a stiffness that is greater between the operating load position and the suspended wheels position than between the operating load position and the collapsed position. A gradual transition is provided between these stiffnesses.
Claims18
A suspension process for the wheels of a motor vehicle having a wheel suspension having an operating load position in which the suspension is deformed by a force equal to the weight of the vehicle, a suspended wheel position in which the suspension is deformed by a force less than the weight of the vehicle and a collapsed position in which the suspension is deformed by a force greater than the weight of the vehicle, the process comprising providing the suspension with a stiffness that is greater between said operating load position and said suspended wheels position than between said operating load position and said collapsed position, said providing a gradual transition between said stiffnesses.
A suspension for the wheels of a motor vehicle, said suspension having an operating load position in which the suspension is deformed by a force equal to the weight of the vehicle, a suspended wheel position in which the suspension is deformed by a force less than the weight of the vehicle and a collapsed position in which the suspension is deformed by a force greater than the weight of the vehicle, means providing the suspension with a stiffness that is greater between said operating load position and said suspended wheels position than between said operating load position and said collapsed position, and means providing a gradual transition between said stiffnesses.
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