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US 9,340,085 B2Granted
Wheel suspension system for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorFriedrich Peter Wolf-Monheim
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Abstract
A wheel suspension system of the type including a wheel support. A resilient connecting element connects the wheel support to a vehicle frame element. The resilient connecting element having a wheel support side and a frame element side. At least one joint element connects the wheel support side of the resilient element to the wheel support and at least two rotary joints connect the frame element side of the resilient element to the frame element.
Claims13
A wheel suspension system for use with a vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- a wheel support;
- a resilient element connecting said wheel support to said vehicle frame, said resilient element including a top side, a base and flanks connecting said base to said top side;
- said top side parallel to said base;
- at least one joint element on said top side;
- and
- at least two rotary joints on said base.
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A wheel suspension system for use with a vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- a wheel support;
- a resilient element connecting said wheel support to said vehicle frame, said resilient element including at top side having a first end and a second end, a base opposite said top side, said base having a first end and a second end;
- said top side parallel to said base;
- a first flank connected on one end to said first end of said base and forming a first base corner and connected on an opposite end to said first end of said top side and forming a first top side corner;
- a second flank connected on one end to said second end of said base and forming a second base corner and connected on an opposite end to said second end of said top side and forming a second top side corner;
- said resilient element having an opening therein, said opening located between said base and said top side;
- a first rotary joint located at said first base corner and a second rotary joint located at said second base corner;
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- at least one joint element located on said top side.
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