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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061726 | Wheel suspension for a front axle of a motor vehicle As a result of a configuration and position of an upper transverse link and of a lower transverse link, a wheel pivot axis is created which has a point of intersection with an area region of a vertical wheel central transverse plane and a wheel central longitudinal ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7384053 | System for rolling angle reduction in motor vehicles A system for rolling angle reduction in a motor vehicle includes a stabilizer (10) and a piston/cylinder unit (12) coupled to one end of the stabilizer (10). The cylinder (14) of the piston/cylinder unit (12) is mounted in a hollow... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380805 | Go-cart A four-wheeled recreational vehicle in the form of a go-cart having an open body without doors or windows. The body is formed from interconnected tubular members to define a chassis and frame. The vehicle includes a front suspension having V-shaped, parallel upper a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354053 | Independent suspension for vehicle An independent suspension for a vehicle, including upper and lower arms pivotally moveable in a vertical direction of the vehicle, an axle with a wheel center which is connected with the upper and lower arms, and a tie rod connected with the axle at a connection poi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344142 | Stabilizer control apparatus To provide a small-sized stabilizer control apparatus for actively restraining a roll of a vehicle body within an output range of an electric motor, and certainly providing a torsion spring characteristic inherently owned by a stabilizer bar, if the output exceeds t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325820 | Independent rear suspension An independent rear suspension system is provided that has a trailing arm connected between a frame rail and a wheel support knuckle. A lower control arm is connected between a frame cross member and the knuckle. The suspension system also includes an upper link tha... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7287621 | Vehicular power transmission mechanism In a three-wheeled vehicle provided with a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the output of an engine to left and right rear wheels via a continuously variable transmission, a gear box and inner shafts of drive shafts as left and right output shafts, the ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281716 | Varying a suspension linkage ratio in a vehicle suspension A method and apparatus for actively tuning a vehicle suspension, operatively connect a wheel of the vehicle to a chassis of the vehicle with a suspension apparatus including a control arm of fixed length, having an inboard end thereof adapted for articulating attach... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258355 | Vehicular rear suspension system A vehicular rear suspension system includes an upper arm, a lower arm, and a control arm, each of which is connected to a knuckle. A straight line passing through a ball joint and a rubber bushing joint intersects the road surface at an intersection point that is po... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243933 | Suspension system with automatic toe control function A suspension system including two lateral arms whose lower arms are disposed at the front and rear of the center of wheels is provided. One end of the two lateral arms is mounted to a cross member while the other end is connected to a carrier assembly. The outer whe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7204333 | Suspension arrangement structure for vehicle A differential mechanism is arranged below an infinitely variable transmission and a reduction gear mechanism. Front fitting parts and rear fitting parts for fitting suspension arms to a vehicle frame are arranged to the front and rear of the deferential mechanism. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185902 | Strut suspension with pivoting rocker arm A strut suspension can include a shock-absorber/spring assembly having a lower portion mountable at one end to an upper portion of the steering knuckle. A transverse link can be connectible to the steering knuckle at a location opposite from the shock-absorber/sprin... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182354 | Bushing A non-torque reactive air suspension exhibiting excellent roll stability characteristics is shown to include frame hangers mounted to frame rails extending longitudinally on opposite sides of a vehicle. Longitudinally extending beams are connected to the frame hange... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168719 | Vehicle suspension A suspension system is disclosed which controls the movement of a wheel carrier relative to the body of a vehicle. The suspension system includes one or more links (10, 20, 30, 40) connected at one end to the wheel carrier and at the other end to the vehicle ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7066456 | Hydraulic shock absorber mounting structure An upper portion of a rod protruding from an upper end of a hydraulic cylinder of a hydraulic shock absorber, which suspends a wheel from a vehicle body, is inserted from below into a mounting hole in an upper wall of a wheel house, and with a lower portion and an u... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052024 | Suspension assembly applicable to both manual and power steering systems A vehicular suspension assembly is applicable to both manual and power steering systems. In the suspension assembly, when the manual steering system and the power steering system are exchanged with each other, a strut, a lower arm and a frame are commonly used. Thre... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040608 | Bearing for wheel suspensions in a motor vehicle A bearing for wheel suspensions in a motor vehicle includes a metallic housing with a pot-shaped vertical section, a rubber buffer arranged in the housing, and an inner part. The inner part can be connected to a piston-and-cylinder unit and is fixed in the rubber bu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036835 | Suspension system for a vehicle Suspension system for a vehicle is disclosed and claimed. The suspension system includes a compressible fluid, a suspension strut, a hydraulic cavity, a reservoir, and a volume modulator. The hydraulic cavity is at least partially defined by the suspension strut and... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017926 | Front-wheel suspension system using a steering gear frame A front-wheel suspension system comprises a steering gear frame, a control arm mounting connector, a lower control arm, a wheel carrier, and a damping device. The steering gear frame includes a front fixing plate and a rear fixing plate integrally formed on a front ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6860499 | Arm for a motor-vehicle independent suspension system and a motor-vehicle independent suspension system comprising the arm In a motor-vehicle independent suspension system, an arm interposed between a respective wheel carrier and the vehicle body comprises at least two flexible beam-like elements in the form of blades which are articulated to the wheel carrier and to the body by means o... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6719314 | Wheel suspension for a front axle of an automobile and method of making same A wheel suspension for a front axle of a motor vehicle, especially for an all-terrain vehicle, with a pulled-up drag bearing upon which double transverse links, which have the ability to swing and which are comprised of steering triangles, are positioned. The one tr... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6688620 | Vehicle suspension with camber control A vehicular suspension device comprises a wheel carrier which is articulated relative to the suspension elements. This connection is provided by rigid connection rods. This additional degree of freedom permits variation of the camber angle independently o... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6623019 | Steer axle assembly A steer axle assembly in accordance with the present invention includes an axle beam defining a first boss with a first bore. The assembly further includes a knuckle body that defines a second boss. The second boss is in the form of a unitary sleeve from ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6305700 | Independent suspension with a steering knuckle supported by a coupling rod An independent suspension for the front wheels of a motor vehicle with a steering knuckle that is pivotable for steering purposes, has a lower end mounted on a lower link and an upper area supported firstly by a coupling rod to this lower link and secondl... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6116627 | Front suspension A front suspension for an automotive vehicle includes a wheel supporting member for rotatably supporting a road wheel of the vehicle. A lower link has a first end section rotatably connected to a lower section of the wheel supporting member, and a second ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6000706 | Independent suspension for a vehicle axle with leading lower control arm geometry An independent suspension system for a vehicle driving axle is disclosed which includes a leading lower control arm which pivots about an axis which is nearly perpendicular to the upper control arm pivot axis and which is nearly perpendicular to the vehic... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5992867 | Suspension arm A suspension arm whose required strength is relatively small and which improves efficiency of space utilization. The arm body of the lower arm of a front suspension has a C-shaped cross section which is open toward the bottom. The top face of the arm body... | 11/30/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5868410 | Front suspension device A front wheel suspension for motor vehicles is constructed such that an upper link is so connected at one single end thereof to a connecting member as to provide an arrangement wherein loading a wheel support member in the lateral direction with respect t... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5851016 | Rear wheel suspension A wheel suspension for rear wheels of an automotive vehicle, comprises a coil spring on a rear lateral link having an articulation point on an axle housing, a front lateral link, a radius rod and an upper arm having an articulation point on the axle housi... | 12/22/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5716067 | Mass spring system with roll/pitch stabilization for use in vehicles A mass spring system for use in a vehicle, in which an unsprung mass is coupled with a support by at least a bearing arm. The mass spring system includes an anti-roll/pitch mechanism including a spring. The spring has a first end coupled with the support ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5601304 | Front suspension arm mounting arrangement An arrangement for swingably supporting a lower suspension control arm on a vehicle frame member includes a front clevis fitting pivot bolt for the arm front pivot bushing assembly and a rear upstanding housing formed with a cavity for receiving a general... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5558361 | Suspension system for front wheels of a low-body bus A suspension system for front wheels of a low-body bus includes a frame and a wheel carrier. A shock absorber, a strut bar, and a torsion bar are also provided, all of which are disposed horizontally and below a floor of the vehicle body enable positionin... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5498018 | Wheel suspension A wheel suspension for an axle of a motor vehicle, particularly a McPherson front axle, has a transverse control arm and a pivotally connected tension strut, the transverse control arm being held on the wheel carrier by way of a joint, and the body-side b... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5451073 | Automobile suspension An automobile suspension, either of strut or double wishbone type, which can solve the problems in the prior art suspension including trends of vertical tire stroke shortage and limitations imposed on the whirling and straight running performance due to s... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5439242 | Support arrangement for radius arms A support arrangement for radius arms has an outer support arrangement part, an inner support arrangement part, an elastomer body located between the outer and inner support arrangement parts and a stop located at one end of one of the support arrangement... | 08/08/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5405162 | Vehicle suspension system for steerable wheel This invention is directed to a vehicle suspension system for a steerable wheel, the vehicle having a front side, a rear side, a left side, a right side and a longitudinal axis. The suspension system includes a steering knuckle for rotatably supporting a ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5380035 | Vehicle suspension system for front wheels A multi-link type suspension for a steerable driving wheel includes a wheel carrier having a tie rod for a steering wheel, a pair of upper arms each having one end connected to a vehicle body and the other end connected to said wheel carrier, and a connec... | 01/10/1995 |
