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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104781 | Wheeled tilting apparatus The apparatus has two tilting wheels which, when attached to a two-wheeled vehicle such as a motorcycle or a scooter, allows the vehicle to tilt into a curve notwithstanding the addition of the two wheels. The apparatus includes a frame, a pair of wheel supports and... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7562888 | Vehicular suspension system A vehicular suspension system is provided in which the lower end of a coil spring (16) is positioned lower than a support part (30) where a suspension arm (14) is supported on a vehicle body, the lower end of the coil spring (16) is posit... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7425005 | Suspensions for low floor vehicles A low profile chassis and suspension system for a road vehicle. The chassis supports a payload section or cargo compartment, such as for a delivery truck, ambulance, or shuttle bus. The chassis includes a largely planar frame having a top surface which is located be... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7367573 | All terrain vehicle A front frame portion of an underframe which constitutes a lower portion of a vehicle body frame is formed in a triangular shape, and, at the same time, the front frame portion of the underframe is formed in a peaked shape in a plan view. The underframe is integrall... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7322591 | Suspension apparatus for a vehicle and vehicle including same In a vehicle suspension system, suspension arms are attached to the right and left sides of a vehicle body frame, a knuckle is attached to the ends of the suspension arms, a front shock absorber is provided between the vehicle body frame and the suspension arm on ea... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7249776 | Opposing spring resilient tension suspension system A suspension and method applies the unsprung weight of the wheels and axles to reduce the motion of the sprung weight of chassis. The suspension has a load bolster supporting the sprung weight at a ride height and a rebound member between the wheel axle support and ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243934 | Multi-link rear suspension system A knuckle is minimized in size to be located in an internal space of a rear wheel. An upper arm is disposed lower than a conventional double wishbone type and one end of the upper arm is secured to the knuckle. A shock absorber couples at a lower end thereof to the ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7185903 | Linear suspension spring The invention is a suspension spring apparatus for a vehicle wherein the suspension spring maintains a linear alignment irrespective of the position of the articulating strut, where the articulating strut is selected from the group consisting of: control arms, axle ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7111850 | Wheeled vehicle provided with an oscillating axle and a pair of cylinders for blocking the axle A wheeled vehicle including a chassis; an axle coupled to the chassis to oscillate about a longitudinal axis parallel to a direction of advance of the vehicle; a pair of cylinders disposed between the axle and the chassis for blocking oscillation of the axle; and a ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7032913 | Opposing spring resilient tension suspension system A suspension and method applies the unsprung weight of the wheels and axles to reduce the motion of the sprung weight of chassis. The suspension has a load bolster supporting the sprung weight at a ride height and a rebound member between the wheel axle support and ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6942050 | Snowmobile front suspension system and method The snowmobile having a longitudinal axis, a chassis, a pair of skis each having a steering spindle, and a suspension system. The suspension system comprises, for each ski, a first control arm pivotally mounted to the chassis for pivotal movement about a first pivot... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929271 | Hydraulically compensated stabilizer system The present technique provides a stabilizer system comprising a plurality of piston cylinder assemblies, which have multiple interconnected chambers to provide cross compensation between suspension members coupled to those piston cylinder assemblies. The piston cyli... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6764085 | Non-contact spring guide A spring guide for maintaining the alignment of a vehicle's suspension coil spring and for reducing the tendency for such springs to buckle. The spring guide is a smooth tube which fits into and slides in an elastomeric bushing mounted to the top bearing plate of a ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761372 | Opposing spring resilient tension suspension system A suspension and method applies the unsprung weight of the wheels and axles to reduce the motion of the sprung weight of chassis. The suspension has a load bolster supporting the sprung weight at a ride height and a rebound member between the sheel axle support and ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6726229 | Integral spring damper and cross member A suspension assembly for a motor vehicle includes upper and lower control arms pivotally attached to a frame member of the vehicle. A knuckle arm pivotally attaches to the upper and lower control arms moves along a substantially vertical axis in response to wheel m... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6722640 | Spring and shock absorber unit for air-suspended vehicle A U-type bellows air spring is supported on one side relative to the vehicle frame and on the other side relative to the axle or a longitudinal control arm guiding the latter. The lower end of the U-type bellows is fastened on the longitudinal control arm side in a ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6702307 | Wheel suspension for a motor vehicle A wheel suspension system for motor vehicles has a horizontally positioned spring-and-damper unit which, by way of levers and links, interacts with wheel carriers of opposite wheels. In order to design the wheel suspension system in a favorable manner wit... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6536789 | Vehicle suspension attachment assembly A vehicle suspension attachment assembly 10 including a spring 17, a pair of spring seats 16, 18 which are coupled to the spring 17, a bushing 25 which is coupled to seat 16, and an attachment member 24 which is received by the seat 16 and the bushing 25 ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6464239 | Automotive rear suspension system A rear suspension system for a vehicle having a rear axle centrally fixed to the vehicle body and a pair knuckles connected one to each end of the rear axle for mounting rear wheel in a wheel housing formed on left and right sides of the vehicle body, whe... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460318 | Lawn mower independent suspension A lawn mower includes a front wheel suspension system as well as a rear wheel suspension system. The front wheel suspension system includes upper and lower suspension struts that are pivotably connected between a main frame of the lawn mower and a longitu... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6412797 | Front wheel suspension system for a vehicle A front wheel suspension system for a vehicle includes a wheel carrier for supporting a wheel, an upper control arm for mounting to an upper end of the wheel carrier, a lower control arm for mounting to a lower end of the wheel carrier, and a strut assemb... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6203043 | Four-wheel, human powered cycle A semi-recumbent, human powered, four wheel cycle has an independent front suspension and wheels that are turned. A conventional bicycle chain drive drives one or both front wheels. The rear wheels are also driven in additional embodiments.... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6170242 | Lawn mower having independent drive wheel suspension A lawn mower has drive wheels which are independently spring-suspended from the chassis. In one embodiment two rear wheels are independently driven for directional control, two front wheels are mounted at opposing ends of a center pivoting front axle, and... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6109632 | Front wheel double suspension triangle frame for four-wheel drive automobile A front wheel double suspension triangle frame for four-wheel drive automobile having a z shaped double layered triangle frame, a lower platform of which is connected with a shock absorber and the outer end thereof is secured onto a joint of a lower seat ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6105984 | Independent coil spring suspension for driven wheels A modular independent coil spring suspension for steerable/non-steerable wheel assemblies and driven/non-driven axles having a single coil spring with a low spring rate secured (a) to the lower of two vertically spaced control arms which connect the chass... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6089552 | Air spring system The invention is directed to an air spring system wherein an adequate carrying off of heat is ensured for a shock absorber (18) which is completely within an air spring (16) which includes a flexible member (4) and a roll-off piston (6). The interior spac... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5967536 | Adjustable front suspension replacement kit A system and method is disclosed for converting stock MacPherson strut suspension systems for a host automobile to a double A-arm type of suspension system using only stock or pre-existing mounting locations and only ordinary hand tools. The system and me... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5895063 | Wheel suspension system In a wheel suspension system, a trailing link, which connects of a knuckle rotatably carrying a wheel to a vehicle body, has a front end which is pivotally attached to a vehicle body via a coupling rod fitted with a rubber bush, an axial center line of th... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5820150 | Independent suspensions for lowering height of vehicle frame A modular independent coil spring suspension for steerable and non-steerable wheel assemblies and driven and non-driven axles. The suspension is of the general type in which each wheel has an upper and a lower control arm, and a single coil spring secured... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5765858 | Wheel suspension for rear wheels A rear wheel suspension arrangement for an automotive vehicle provides an axle housing rotatably mounting rear vehicular road wheels, each of the wheels having a wheel center. At each wheel, a radius rod which extends forwardly and inwardly, as viewed in ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5630609 | Front wheel suspension for a vehicle A front wheel suspension apparatus for a vehicle, includes an elastic tiebar member connected to a torsion bar and a strut bar, the elastic tiebar having an elastic material tube for absorbing any impact delivered from the strut bar, and outer or inner tu... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5496055 | Suspension system for steered wheel A suspension system for a steered wheel includes a knuckle for steerably supporting the steered wheel about a king pin axis, and upper and lower arms pivotally supported on a vehicle body and connected at free ends thereof to upper and lower portions of t... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5435591 | Steerable front wheel suspension for vehicle A steerable front wheel suspension for vehicle includes a knuckle, an upper control arm, a lower control arm connecting the knuckle to a vehicle body, a strut assembly, a connecting arm, a control link, and a connecting member connecting the connecting ar... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5427395 | Lower control arm for use in a vehicle wheel suspension system A lower control arm (30) comprises a first portion (40) connectable to a vehicle frame part (28) for pivotable movement relative to the vehicle frame part, a second portion (50) connectable to the vehicle frame part for pivotable movement relative to the ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5421606 | Steerable front wheel suspension for vehicle A steerable front wheel suspension for a vehicle includes a steering knuckle pivotally supporting a wheel, a connecting arm perpendicularly upright from the knuckle and having upper ends diverging in a Y-shape, a first upper control arm and a second upper... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5390949 | Active suspension systems and components using piezoelectric sensing and actuation devices A lightweight, high performance, active suspension system utilizing piezoelectric regulated springs, and a method of manufacturing the suspension system, is described. Piezoelectric material is bonded to suspension springs, and excited appropriately to va... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5284353 | Independent suspension An independent suspension for use in a front wheel or a rear wheel of an automobile is provided. It produces a varied characteristic of camber variation for a fixed roll center height and a fixed scuff variation and, consequently, improves freedom of susp... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5265902 | Vehicle suspension member A suspension member for a frame of a vehicle that permits a coil spring and a shock absorber to be attached as a unit to the vehicle frame and a control arm pivotally attached to the frame. The control arm is attached to the frame so that the suspension m... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5249817 | Motor vehicle front steerable axis with torsion bar stabilizer A front axle of a motor vehicle has steerable wheels and is equipped with a torsion-bar stabilizer to improve the returnability of the steering without a large amount of additional technical expenditure. Connecting arms connect the wheel carriers to the o... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5240278 | Vehicle suspension A known vehicle front wheel suspension incorporates a cross-member of sheet material adapted to support a wheel suspension assembly at each end of the cross member. Each assembly comprises a lever arm shock absorber mounted on an upper location on an end ... | 08/31/1993 |
