Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905500 | Active geometry control suspension An active geometry control suspension may reduce production cost with simple scheme and provide design freedom. An active geometry control suspension of the present invention includes an assist link including a first link of which an end is rotatably connected to a ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 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 |
| 5609353 | Method and apparatus for varying the stiffness of a suspension bushing A variable stiffness suspension bushing (18) for use in a suspension of a motor vehicle comprises a shaft or rod (40) connected to a suspension member (12), an inner cylinder (42) fixedly connected to the shaft or rod (40), and an outer cylinder (44) fixe... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5018757 | Steering angle control apparatus for vehicle A steering control apparatus for a vehicle includes a rockable auxiliary link for connecting an knuckle arm of a knuckle and the outer end of a tie rod of a steering unit to each other so that the relative position therebetween is variable. A rotor is rot... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4902032 | Motor vehicle steering In a motor vehicle steering systm, the two tie rods are fastened by means of resilient tie rod bushings onto a support element of the steering gear. A piston and cylinder unit connected to the braking system presses the tie rod bushings apart when the bra... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4732407 | Suspension system for a motor vehicle A suspension system has at least one swing member for pivotally connecting one of wheels of the motor vehicle to a body of the vehicle. The swing member is rotatably supported on a shaft through an annular rubber bush secured to the shaft. The annular rub... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4717175 | Steer angle adjusting apparatus for vehicle A steer angle adjusting apparatus for a vehicle is arranged such that the respective steer angles of right and left steered wheels of the vehicle which are steered by a steering device are adjusted independently of each other by a steer angle adjusting me... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4687223 | Suspension system for vehicle In a suspension system for a vehicle, suspension arms are connected to the vehicle body by way of rubber bushings. The bushings are provided with an adjustment device for changing the resistance of the bushings in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4458915 | Motor vehicle wheel suspension A motor vehicle wheel suspension has a compliance device 23 which permits limited longitudinal displacement of the wheel relative to the vehicle so that the wheel can be displaced forwardly and rearwardly by rotating out of balance forces when the wheel r... | 07/10/1984 |
