Vehicle suspension

Patent · Tue Aug 05 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5247791

Mikina, S J

This patent describes a vehicle consisting of sprung and unsprung masses, the combination of struts and support springs for the weight of the sprung mass, an axis defined by pivots between sprung and unsprung masses, with a front pivot approximately midway between the wheels and near the vertical and horizontal planes through the front axles, with a rear pivot lying in an axis through the front pivot and in a plane through the center-of-gravity of the sprung mass, with the plane parallel to the centrifugal force vector through the center-of-gravity of the sprung mass, and with the rear pivot positioned approximately midway between the rear wheels, means for transmitting the centrifugal force component on the front pivot to the front wheels and ground, and means for transmitting the centrifugal force component on the rear pivot to the rear wheels and ground.

• Assignee: NOV; EDB-86-165550; NOV-85-019624
• Patent Number(s): US 4603881
• OSTI ID: 5247791
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MACHINE PARTS
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POSITIONING
SHOCK ABSORBERS
SPRINGS
SUPPORTS
TENSORS
VECTORS
VEHICLES
WEIGHT
WHEELS