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US 6,685,203 B1Granted
Individual wheel suspension
AssigneeVolvo Lastvagner AB
InventorsJan-Olof Bodin, Stefan Petersen, Andreas Lundmark
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AssigneeVolvo Lastvagner AB
InventorsJan-Olof Bodin, Stefan Petersen, Andreas Lundmark
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An individual wheel suspension for vehicles built on a longitudinal frame and comprises a steering knuckle attachment, which at its lower, outer end is connected to and journalled in a wheel spindle. Also included is a pair of upper and lower torsion rod placed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and journalled in the steering knuckle attachment and a transverse section of the frame, to form a parallelogram. A transverse stabilizer bar is connected to the ends of one pair of the above corresponding torsion rod, which ends are facing away from the steering knuckle attachment and positioned on either side of the vehicle. The arrangement is also provided with a first shock absorber, placed between the lower end of the steering spindle attachment and the vehicle frame, as well as an adjustable suspension device, which connects the lower end of the steering spindle attachment and the vehicle frame. The steering spindle attachment is also pivotally attached to the vehicle frame at its upper end, via an upper supporting arm, and at its lower end, via a lower supporting arm.
Individual wheel suspension for vehicles built on a longitudinal frame including a pair of parallel beams comprising a king post, which at its lower, outer end is pivotally connected to a wheel spindle, and a shock absorber, which is mounted between the lower part of the king post and the vehicle frame, characterized in that a pair of upper and lower torsion rods, positioned substantially in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, are pivotally connected to the king post and an attachment point on the vehicle frame;
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