Steering controlled anti-roll automobile suspension
AssigneeAdam Zadok
InventorAdam Zadok
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Abstract
An anti-roll suspension system for a vehicle, including a steer able axle assembly mounting a pair of laterally spaced wheels on a vehicle chassis, a spring assembly supporting the chassis on each of the axle assemblies, a lever attaching each spring assembly to the vehicle chassis, and a roll compensating linkage connected to the lever of each spring assembly and being responsive to a steering movement to the chassis to translate the steering movement to a vertical movement on the suspension of the chassis to simultaneously lift the outside turn side of the vehicle and lower the inside turn side of the vehicle thereby counteracting roll of the chassis when in a turn.
Claims20
An anti-roll suspension system for a vehicle, the suspension comprising:
- a steerable axle assembly for rotatably mounting at least a pair of laterally spaced wheels on a vehicle chassis;
- a spring assembly supporting the chassis on each of the axle assemblies;
- a lever attaching each spring assembly of each axle assembly to the vehicle chassis;
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- a roll compensating linkage connected to said lever of each spring assembly of the suspension system and being responsive to a steering movement to said chassis to translate the steering movement to a vertical movement on the suspension of the chassis to simultaneously lift the outside turn side of the vehicle and lower the inside turn side of the vehicle thereby counteracting roll of the chassis when in a turn.
A steering controlled anti-roll suspension system for a vehicle, the suspension comprising:
- a steer able axle assembly for rotatably mounting each of a pair of laterally spaced wheels on a vehicle chassis;
- a spring assembly supporting the chassis on each of the axle assemblies;
- a lever pivotally attached to the chassis and attaching each spring assembly to the vehicle chassis;
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- a roll compensating linkage connected to receive a steering input to an axle assembly and to said lever of each spring assembly of the suspension system and being responsive to said steering input to said axle assembly to translate the steering movement to a vertical movement on the suspension of the chassis to simultaneously lift the outside turn side of the vehicle and lower the inside turn side of the vehicle thereby counteracting roll of the chassis when in a turn.
A steering controlled anti-roll suspension system for a vehicle, the suspension comprising:
- a steer able axle assembly embodying a McPherson strut for rotatably mounting each of a pair of laterally spaced wheels on a vehicle chassis;
- a bell crank lever attaching each spring of each axle assembly to the vehicle chassis, said lever is pivotally mounted to said chassis and having one arm connected by a first link to a top portion of said spring assembly, and a second arm connected to a second link receiving steering input;
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- a roll compensating linkage connected to said lever of each spring of each axle assembly of the suspension system and being responsive to a steering movement to said chassis to translate the steering movement to a vertical movement on the suspension of the chassis to simultaneously lift the outside turn side of the vehicle and lower the inside turn side of the vehicle thereby counteracting roll of the chassis when in a turn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.