Twist beam suspension with dual beam control arm
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorsArthur N. Fowler, Gregory Kiselis, Michael A. Brown
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Abstract
A suspension arrangement for interconnecting a frame and an axle in a vehicle includes a control arm having an upper beam and a lower beam, each beam having a first end and a second end, the first end of each beam being pivotally connectable to a vehicle frame at a common pivot point, and the second end of each beam being connected to a bushing arrangement mountable to the vehicle axle, the bushing arrangement having an upper portion connected to the upper beam and a lower portion connected to the lower beam.
Claims15
A suspension arrangement for interconnecting a vehicle frame and axle, comprising:
- a bushing arrangement mountable to the vehicle axle, the bushing arrangement including an upper bushing arrangement having an upper bushing formed from resilient material and a lower bushing arrangement having a lower bushing formed from resilient material, the upper bushing arrangement and the lower bushing arrangement being interconnected by a member and providing a space therebetween for the vehicle axle, the upper bushing and the lower bushing each having a selected stiffness;
- and,
- a control arm arrangement comprising an upper beam having a first end and a second end and a lower beam having a first end and a second end, the first end of the upper beam and the first end of the lower beam being connectable to the vehicle frame at a common pivot axis, and the second end of the upper beam connected to the upper bushing arrangement and the second end of the lower beam connected to the lower bushing arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.