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US 5,507,516 AGranted
Vehicle suspension
AssigneeDetroit Steel Products Co., Inc.
InventorJohn B. Reast
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Abstract
A vehicle suspension system, comprising suspension means, anti-roll means capable of rotational movement due to deflection of the suspension means during straight axle static bounce motion thereof, and counteracting means arranged to act between said anti-roll means and the vehicle frame or chassis during straight axle static bounce motion of the suspension means, to at least partially counteract any consequential rotational movement of the anti-roll means, thereby applying a couple or moment to, and as a result, altering the deflection and rate of said suspension means.
Claims16
A vehicle suspension comprising:
- a pair of leaf springs, each leaf spring including mounting means for attachment of the leaf spring to a vehicle;
- an axle attached to said leaf springs;
- anti-roll means extending between and rigidly attached to each of said leaf springs at a point spaced apart from said axle;
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- counteracting means including at least one arm rigidly attached to the anti-roll means, an end of said at least one arm arranged to act directly or indirectly upon the vehicle;
- whereby, when said leaf springs deflect during straight axle bounce motion, said counteracting means acts to at least partially counteract the consequential rotational movement of said anti-roll means, thereby applying a couple or moment to, and, as a result, altering the deflection and rate of, said leaf springs.
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