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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878511 | Wheel suspension A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle is described, in which at least a first and at least a second control arm (1, 2) are coupled in an articulated manner to a wheel carrier (4) carrying a vehicle wheel (3). The wheel suspension has a compensa... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7857324 | Motorcycle sidecar A motorcycle sidecar is provided which includes a wheel positioned a given distance from wheels of a motorcycle, a wheel supporting assembly supporting the wheel in a manner that enables the wheel to be rotated, and absorbing road shocks, a stabilizer assembly conne... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7648145 | Dynamically adjustable panhard bar The invention is a panhard bar that can alter the tracking offset while the car is in motion, and allow the driver of the car the ability to change the tracking as the driver desires, thus improving the turning ability of the car as the track condition changes. The ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7621539 | Actuator for AGCS of vehicle The present invention provides an actuator for AGCS of a vehicle having a piston reciprocating rectilinearly, a screw bar engaged with the rear portion of the piston and rotating in place, and a drive motor rotating the screw bar in place, the actuator comprising an... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7543825 | In-wheel motor vehicle A four-wheel vehicle is provided with an in-wheel motor in each of a front wheel and a rear wheel and has approximately the same roll center heights of the front wheel and the rear wheel. The relation between a change in a kingpin offset and a change in a wheel stro... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7516965 | Variable rear wheel toe angle control system for a vehicle A variable rear wheel toe angle control system for a vehicle that can appropriately control a rear wheel toe angle without detecting a turning movement of the vehicle. Because the rear wheel toe angle can be appropriately controlled according to acceleration/deceler... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7438154 | Automotive steering rack stroke adjusting device An automotive steering rack stroke adjusting device is disclosed that detects a change in a gap defined between steerable wheels and a vehicle body depending on a change in the stroke of the steerable wheels using a vehicle height sensor, and automatically adjusts t... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427072 | Active vehicle suspension An active wheel suspension for suspending a wheel assembly from a sprung body of a wheeled vehicle, and adapted to permit a center of the wheel assembly to move relative to the sprung body through a jounce and rebound travel and defining a wheel center locus path re... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7416264 | Vehicle steering apparatus and vehicle steering method A wheel adjusting device can adjust separately the wheel angles of left and right wheels. A judgment portion which determines whether vehicle braking is to be permitted or not based on the driving state of the vehicle. A control portion controls the wheel adjusting ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7389998 | Vehicle steering system A vehicle steering system is configured to avoid contact between wheels and wheel housings when the wheels are steered and to enlarge the maximum steering angle. The vehicle steering system has a steering knuckle that supports a wheel for rotation about a wheel axis... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357396 | Automotive suspension with spring-shock absorber assembly response control In an automotive suspension, a supporting member supporting a wheel hub is connected mechanically to a frame of a car to move in a vertical direction with respect to the frame; movement of the supporting member in the vertical direction is opposed by a spring-shock ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357400 | Suspension device for vehicle wheels A vehicle suspension device includes a camber mechanism which imparts to the wheels a degree of freedom of the camber independently of vehicle rolls. The wheels are linked to the suspension elements so that the camber movement of each wheel permits, around a mean po... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347427 | Wheel provided with driving means A wheel provided with an electro motor in the wheel. A wheel strut is attached to a vehicle, and a wheel is attached to the wheel strut. The electro motor causes a wheel attachment component to rotate about its longitudinal axis. Data from the wheel is exchanged wit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325818 | Rear wheel toe angle control system of vehicle A rear wheel toe angle control system is used as an actuator for controlling rear wheels of a vehicle. The control system is an electric-powered for rapid operation thereof, thereby providing handling stability. The left and right rear wheels are operated by the sin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7278648 | Adjustable control arm for vehicle suspension mechanisms An adjustable control arm is for a suspension of a vehicle having a frame and at least one wheel. The control arm includes a first arm section connected with the frame and a second arm section connected with the wheel and coupled with the first arm section such that... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7152867 | Wheel support device, suspension device and vehicle comprising one such support device A support device connects a wheel to suspension elements of a vehicle, the wheel having a radius R′. The support device includes rods articulated at their lower ends to the suspension elements and at their upper ends to the wheel carrier so as to confer on the whe... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131650 | Vehicle lean and alignment control system A frame and suspension for a vehicle provides automatic lean and alignment. The lean is determined by force sensors, the speed and/or the angle of turn and is provided by actuators in the suspension in accordance with a predetermined protocol in an electronic contro... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114729 | Vehicle rear suspension An anti-lift characteristic of a rear suspension of a vehicle is enhanced by including a carrier at which a rear wheel is rotatably mounted; a trailing arm longitudinally aligned with respect to a vehicle body, ends of the trailing arm being respectively connected t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111849 | Actuator assembly for a suspension An actuator assembly for a suspension is provided, in which a hinge unit is formed on an actuator and the actuator can be rotated according to a forward or backward movement of a rod, and thereby it is possible to prevent sliding at the joint of the lever and the ac... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097187 | Suspension system for a motor vehicle An independent suspension system is provided for coupling a set of wheels to a vehicle body structure. The system includes independently pivotable swing arms, a shock absorber assembly, a joining arm and tie rods. The swing arms are attached to the vehicle body stru... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7063334 | Vehicle stability system using active tilting mechanism The present invention is a vehicle stability system that affords safe turn with higher speed as well as maximum brake performance and resists rollover by using one or more electrical and mechanical modes to shift the center of gravity of the vehicle into a more stab... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6971345 | Control of a mechanical actuator using a modular map processor A method of controlling a mechanical actuator using a modular map processor comprises monitoring a plurality of parameters associated with the actuator. The modular map processor generates a control signal based on the parameters for output to the actuator and modif... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6913272 | Skateboard having a three-dimensional independent suspension balance system A skateboard includes a board body having a bottom provided with a base having a bottom provided with two opposite wheel seats. Each of the two wheel seats includes a wheel axle for mounting a roller. The wheel axle of each of the two wheel seats has a center locate... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6805362 | Vehicle lean and alignment control system The amount of lean to be provided is determined by force sensors, the speed, and/or the angle of turn. Then the vehicle is leaned by actuators in the suspension in accordance with a predetermined protocol in an electronic control unit (ECU). The protocol also provid... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6634654 | Wheel suspension for motor vehicles, in particular independent wheel suspension for passenger cars A wheel suspension, in particular an independent wheel suspension, having active adjustment of the wheel camber. An intermediate carrier is arranged between the hub carrier holding the wheel and the body-side wheel suspension, in particular the wheel susp... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6588770 | Automotive minimal-turning radius control system An automotive minimal turning radius control system is provided which includes a sensor for sensing a height of the vehicle body, a pair of actuators which are controlled by an ECU according to the sensed height of the vehicle, and a pair of steering stro... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6386553 | Vehicle wheel suspension arrangement An arrangement for the suspension of a wheel of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The wheel is connected to a propulsion device for driving the vehicle and a braking device for braking each individual wheel. The invention has sensors for detecting at le... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6361664 | Method of reducing corrosion with electrical charge A vehicle system component is provided with an electrical charge to resist corrosion. Preferably, the electrical charge is generated by movement of components adjacent to the suspension component. Friction surfaces may be placed in contact with each other... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6347802 | Wheel suspension for motor vehicles, in particular independent wheel suspension for passenger cars A wheel suspension, in particular an independent wheel suspension, having active adjustment of the wheel camber. An intermediate carrier is arranged between the hub carrier holding the wheel and the body-side wheel suspension, in particular the wheel susp... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6293561 | Controllable wheel suspension system for an active running gear of a motor vehicle A regulatable suspension system for an active chassis of a motor vehicle has at least two actuators which are capable of being set via actuating signals in order to influence the relative movement between a wheel of the motor vehicle and the vehicle body.... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6279920 | Variable camber suspension system A dynamically acting variable camber suspension system (50) having a sensor (56), a controller (58), and camber adjusters (60) associated with each wheel (54) which is employing the VCSS (50) in a vehicle (52). The VCSS (50) detects lateral force acting u... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6267387 | Wheel suspension with automatic camber adjustment An independent suspension system for vehicles including wheel uprights which move in different directions relative to the chassis when negotiating curves. The system automatically adjusts the wheel camber based on the forces effective on the vehicle when ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267196 | High mobility vehicle A vehicle, for driving over a ground surface, has a body with a left side, a right side, a front and a back. The vehicle includes left and right drive mechanisms. Each mechanism includes first and second traction elements for engaging the ground surface a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6241262 | Independent wheel suspension in semi-trailing, trailing or compound arm construction with an uncoupled wheel carrier An independent wheel suspension in a semi-trailing or compound arm construction having a wheel suspending semi-trailing or compound arm which is disposed at at least two points on the vehicle body and which has a wheel carrier which can be swivelled appro... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6109621 | Wheel carrier for an independent wheel suspension A wheel carrier for an independent wheel suspension of a motor vehicle tilts particularly during cornering. The tilt is transmitted to the wheel carrier by suspension links in the sense of a tilting tendency in the same direction. An additional function i... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6053509 | Tire contact load control system An active actuator is interposed between the unsprung mass and the sprung mass of a vehicle, and extended and retracted in a cyclic manner so as to apply a prescribed reaction to the unsprung mass during an extending stroke of the actuator. Thus, the addi... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6036199 | Tire contact load control system An active actuator is interposed between the unsprung mass and the sprung mass of a vehicle, and a controller selectively extends and retracts the actuator at a prescribed acceleration so as to selectively apply an additional contact load to the wheel by ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6036201 | Adjustable vehicle suspension A suspension assembly for mounting a wheel assembly to any wheel position of a vehicle, the suspension assembly being pneumatically controlled to adjust both the ground clearance of the vehicle and its wheel-track width, the suspension assembly also being... | 03/14/2000 |
