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US 6,176,502 B1Granted
Torsion axle
AssigneeCompagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie
InventorsMichel Blondelet, Philippe Jean
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AssigneeCompagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie
InventorsMichel Blondelet, Philippe Jean
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A torsion axle for a vehicle, said axle having two arms and a cross member having a transverse axis parallel to the transverse direction, the cross member having a free edge at each of its lateral ends, the arms being connected to each of the ends of the cross member, each of said arms being designed to be attached to the body by a joint on the body, so as to define for each arm an axis coupling the arm on the body, the joint allowing a disalignment of the axes of coupling in relation to each other, each of the arms being designed to support a wheel, the cross member providing a torsion axis on which the arms swing in relation to each other, and the cross member being connected to each of the arms at each of its lateral ends by at least three ball joints, allowing a free twisting of the free edges of the cross member relative to the arms.
A torsion axle for a vehicle, said axle comprising two trailing arms, a cross member having a transverse axis parallel to the transverse direction of a vehicle, said cross member having a free edge at each of its lateral ends, said arms being connected to each of the ends of the cross member, each of said arms being designed to be attached to the body of the vehicle by a joint on the body, so as to define for each arm an axis coupling the arms on the body, each of said arms being designed to support a wheel, said cross member providing a torsion axis on which the arms swing in relation to each other, and at least three link means forming ball joints connecting the cross member to each of the arms and allowing twisting of said free edges of the cross member.
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