Suspension apparatus for vehicle

Patent · Tue Apr 21 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6635202

Fujita, H; Honma, K; Ogawa, M

A suspension apparatus is described for a vehicle provided between a pair of left and right wheels of the vehicle and the vehicle body, comprising: telescopic members integrally connected to suspension springs and expanded and contracted by means of fluid pressure, fluid passages for feeding fluid pressurized by a pump to the telescopic members and discharging the fluid from the telescopic members, controlling valves provided in the fluid passages, each valve having a cylindrical inner valve member, a cylindrical outer valve member rotatably fitted on the inner valve member and a main body containing and supporting the inner and outer valve members for rotation respectively, means for connecting each inner valve member to a steering mechanism to rotate the inner valve member in accordance with the movement of the steering mechanism, and means for connecting each outer valve member to one of the telescopic members to rotate the outer valve member in accordance with the movement of the telescopic member relative to the vehicle body, whereby the controlling valves are connected to the steering mechanism and to the telescopic members to control the valves not only with respect to the steering but also with respect to the movement of the telescopic members relative to the vehicle body so that the vehicle body is caused to decline toward turning center side due to telescopic movement of the telescopic members in accordance with a steering operation.

• Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
• Patent Number(s): US 4659106
• OSTI ID: 6635202
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330601* -- Vehicle Design Factors-- Body & Chassis
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
CONNECTORS
CONTRACTION
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EXPANSION
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICES
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
PRESSURE EFFECTS
PRESSURIZING
PUMPS
SPRINGS
SUPPORTS
VALVES
VEHICLES
WHEELS
WORKING FLUIDS