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US 8,800,696 B2Granted
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 system and a kit thereof are also provided.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a suspension system connected to the frame of the vehicle to suspend the vehicle, the suspension system including
- a first member pivotally secured in respect to the frame of the vehicle at a first side thereof and pivotally secured to a hub at a second side of the first member;
- a second member pivotally secured in respect to the frame of the vehicle at a first side thereof about a second member pivot and pivotally secured to the hub at a second side of the first member;
- a first tandem member pivotally secured to the hub about a first tandem member pivot;
- at least one first wheel rotatably secured to a first side of the first tandem member;
- a second tandem member pivotally secured to a second side of the first tandem member thereof about a second tandem member pivot;
- at least one second wheel rotatably secured to a first side of the second tandem member;
- at least one third wheel rotatably secured to a second side of the second tandem member;
- the 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 at least one of the first member, the second member and the hub, and the frame to suspend the frame and is adapted to absorb a load variation applied to the suspension system.
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A vehicle suspension system comprising:
- a first member pivotally secured in respect to the frame of the vehicle at a first side thereof and pivotally secured to a hub at a second side thereof;
- a second member pivotally secured in respect to the frame of the vehicle at a first side thereof about a second member pivot and pivotally secured to the hub at a second side thereof;
- a first tandem member pivotally secured to the hub about a first tandem member pivot;
- at least one first wheel rotatably secured to a first side of the first tandem member;
- a second tandem member pivotally secured to a second side of the first tandem member thereof about a second tandem member pivot;
- at least one second wheel rotatably secured to a first side of the second tandem member;
- at least one third wheel rotatably secured to a second side of the second tandem member;
- the 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 at least one of the first member, the second member and the hub, and the frame to suspend the frame, and is 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 member adapted to be pivotally secured to a vehicle at a first side thereof about a first member pivot and pivotally secured to a hub at a second side thereof;
- a second member adapted to be pivotally secured to the vehicle at a first side thereof about a second member pivot and pivotally secured to the hub at a second side thereof;
- a first tandem member adapted to be pivotally secured to the hub about a first tandem member pivot;
- at least one first wheel adapted to be rotatably secured to a first side of the first tandem member;
- a second tandem member adapted to be pivotally secured to a second side of the first tandem member thereof about a second tandem member pivot;
- at least one second wheel adapted to be rotatably secured to a first side of the second tandem member;
- at least one third wheel adapted to be rotatably secured to a second side of the second tandem member;
- the at least one third wheel 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 at least one of the first member, the second member and the hub, and the frame to suspend the frame, and is adapted to absorb a load variation applied to the suspension system when the suspension system kit is mounted to the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.