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US 8,403,082 B2Granted
Double wishbones and double pivots vehicle suspension system
AssigneeL'Equipe Fabconcept Inc.
InventorMarius Allaire
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Abstract
A vehicle equipped with a double wishbones and double tandem members suspension system to suspend the vehicle, the double tandem members being operatively interconnected together and adapted to receive idling wheels adapted to support and guide an endless belt thereon to provide significant suspension travel and prevents an endless belt disengagement from the idling wheels. A suspension and a kit thereof are also provided.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a suspension system connected to the frame to suspend the frame, the suspension system including
- a first wishbone pivotally secured to the frame of the vehicle at a first end thereof about a first wishbone pivot and pivotally secured to a hub at a second end thereof;
- a second wishbone pivotally secured to the frame of the vehicle at a first end thereof about a second wishbone pivot and pivotally secured to a hub at a second end thereof;
- a first tandem member pivotally secured to the hub about a first tandem member pivot;
- a first pair of idler wheels rotatably secured to a first end of the first tandem member;
- a second tandem member pivotally secured to a second end of the first tandem member thereof about a second tandem member pivot;
- a second pair of idler wheels rotatably secured to a first end of the second tandem member;
- a single idler wheel rotatably secured to a second end of the second tandem member;
- the idler wheels being adapted to operatively secure thereon an endless belt adapted to be rotated to propel the vehicle;
- and
- a suspension member operatively secured between the first wishbone and the frame to suspend the vehicle and adapted to absorb a load variation applied to the suspension system.
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A vehicle suspension system comprising:
- a first wishbone pivotally secured to a frame of the vehicle at a first end thereof about a first wishbone pivot and pivotally secured to a hub at a second end thereof;
- a second wishbone pivotally secured to the frame of the vehicle at a first end thereof about a second wishbone pivot and pivotally secured to a hub at a second end thereof;
- a first tandem member pivotally secured to the hub about a first tandem member pivot;
- a first pair of idler wheels rotatably secured to a first end of the first tandem member;
- a second tandem member pivotally secured to a second end of the first tandem member thereof about a second tandem member pivot;
- a second pair of idler wheels rotatably secured to a first end of the second tandem member;
- a single idler wheel rotatably secured to a second end of the second tandem member;
- the idler wheels being adapted to operatively secure thereon an endless belt adapted to be rotated to propel the vehicle;
- and
- a suspension member operatively secured between the first wishbone and the frame to suspend the vehicle and adapted to absorb a load variation applied to the suspension system.
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A suspension system kit for a vehicle, the kit comprising:
- a first wishbone pivotally secured to a frame of the vehicle at a first end thereof about a first wishbone pivot and pivotally secured to a hub at a second end thereof;
- a second wishbone pivotally secured to the frame of the vehicle at a first end thereof about a second wishbone pivot and pivotally secured to a hub at a second end thereof;
- a first tandem member adapted to be pivotally secured to the hub about a first tandem member pivot;
- a first pair of idler wheels adapted to be rotatably secured to a first end of the first tandem member;
- a second tandem member adapted to be pivotally secured to a second end of the first tandem member thereof about a second tandem member pivot;
- a second pair of idler wheels adapted to be rotatably secured to a first end of the second tandem member;
- a single idler wheel adapted to be rotatably secured to a second end of the second tandem member;
- the idler wheels being adapted to rotatably secure thereon an endless belt adapted to be rotated to propel the vehicle;
- and
- a suspension member adapted to be operatively secured between the first wishbone and the frame to suspend the vehicle and is adapted to absorb a load variation applied to the suspension system when the suspension system kit is mounted on the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.