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US 9,493,185 B2Granted
Links-VXI suspension system
AssigneeTempus Motor Works LLC
InventorsWinthrop Dada, Cameron Carlson, Aaron Prichard, Max Sluiter, Lydia Bostrom-Dada
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Abstract
In various embodiments, the present invention teaches the use of two or more “floating pivot points” in a trailing/leading arm suspension system. A complimentary steering system is also described herein. The present invention eliminates a number of significant shortcomings of the traditional trailing/leading arm suspension type, thereby offering substantial performance improvements.
Claims12
An apparatus comprising a first set of components, comprising:
- a first belt-pulley-arm (BPA), comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, a long axis, a short axis, and a first gear, wherein the first gear is housed within and rotationally attached to a region near the second end of the BPA, and the axis of rotation of the gear is substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the BPA;
- a first geared-hub-arm (GHA), comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, and one or more first GHA gears housed within the first GHA, wherein one of the first GHA gears comprises a first drive shaft which is configured to interact with a first wheel of a vehicle;
- a first upper triangulated arm (UTA), comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, a long axis, and a short axis, wherein the second end of the first UTA is configured to attach to a chassis of the vehicle;
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- a first belt;
- wherein (1) the first end of the first BPA is pivotally attached to the central region of the first GHA;
- (2) the first end of the first UTA is pivotally attached to the first end of the first GHA;
- (3) the first belt circumscribes the long axis of the first BPA, and is configured to associate rotational motion between the first gear of the first BPA and a gear of the first GHA and a second set of components comprising:
- a second BPA, comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, a long axis, and a short axis;
- a second GHA, comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, and one or more second GHA gears housed within the second GHA, wherein one of the second GHA gears comprises a second drive shaft extending in the same direction as the first drive shaft and configured to interact with a second wheel of the vehicle;
- a second UTA, comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, a long axis, and a short axis, wherein the second end of the second UTA is configured to attach to the chassis on the same side as the first UTA;
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- a second belt, wherein (1) the first end of the second BPA is pivotally attached to the central region of the second GHA;
- (2) the first end of the second UTA is pivotally attached to the first end of the second GHA;
- (3) the second belt circumscribes the long axis of the second BPA, and is configured to associate rotational motion between the first gear of the first BPA and a gear of the second GHA;
- and (4) the second end of the second BPA and the second end of the first BPA are pivotally attached to one another.
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A kit, comprising:
- mechanical components, comprising:
- a first belt-pulley-arm (BPA), comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, a long axis, a short axis, and a first gear, wherein the first gear is housed within and rotationally attached to a region near the second end of the BPA, and the axis of rotation of the gear is substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the BPA;
- a first geared-hub-arm (GHA), comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, and one or more first GHA gears housed within the first GHA, wherein one of the first GHA gears comprises a first drive shaft which is configured to interact with a first wheel of a vehicle;
- a first upper triangulated arm (UTA), comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, a long axis, and a short axis, wherein the second end of the first UTA is configured to attach to a chassis of the vehicle;
- a first belt;
- wherein (1) the first end of the first BPA is configured to pivotally attach to the central region of the first GHA;
- (2) the first end of the first UTA is configured to pivotally attach to the first end of the first GHA;
- (3) the first belt is configured to circumscribe the long axis of the first BPA, and is configured to associate rotational motion between the first gear of the first BPA and a gear of the first GHA;
- a second BPA, comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, a long axis, and a short axis;
- a second GHA, comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, and one or more second GHA gears housed within the second GHA, wherein one of the second GHA gears comprises a second drive shaft extending in the same direction as the first drive shaft and configured to interact with a second wheel of the vehicle;
- a second UTA, comprising a first end, a second end, a central region, a long axis, and a short axis, wherein the second end of the second UTA is configured to attach to the chassis on the same side as the first UTA;
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- a second belt;
- wherein (1) the first end of the second BPA is configured to pivotally attach to the central region of the second GHA;
- (2) the first end of the second UTA is configured to pivotally attach to the first end of the second GHA;
- (3) the second belt is configured to circumscribe the long axis of the second BPA, and is configured to associate rotational motion between the first gear of the first BPA and a gear of the second GHA;
- and (4) the second end of the second BPA and the second end of the first BPA are configured to pivotally attach to one another;
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- instructions for the use thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.