US3149855A
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Independent wheel suspension system for motor road vehicles
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1961-07-14
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1981-07-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Adloff Jakob August
- 👤 Haertel Otto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:52
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G11/00; B60G11/02; B60G11/08; B60G7/00; B60G7/005; B60G2200/00; B60G2200/10; B60G2202/00; B60G2202/10; B60G2202/11; B60G2202/114; B60G2204/00; B60G2204/10; B60G2204/12; B60G2204/121; B60G2204/40; B60G2204/41; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32631; Y10T403/32647; Y10T403/32655; Y10T403/32681; Y10T403/32704
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
IN A MOTOR ROAD VEHICLE, AN INDEPENDENT FRONT WHEEL SUSPENSION SYSTEM COMPRISING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUILENGTH TRANSVERSE LEAF SPRINGS DISPOSED ONE ABOVE THE OTHER, A VEHICLE STRUCTURE, MOUNTING MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING EACH OF SAID TRANSVERSE LEAF SPRINGS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE OTHER AT TWO TRANSVERSELY SPACED APART POINTS IN SAID STRUCTURE, A PAIR OF WHEEL CARRIERS, BALL JOINTS CONNECTING THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID UPPER LEAF SPRINGS TO SAID WHEEL CARRIERS, SECOND CONNECTING MEANS CONNECTING THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID LOWER LEAF SPRING TO SAID UPPER LEAF SPRING SO THAT RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO SPRINGS IS PERMITTED, RESILIENT LAYERS SPACING SAID LEAF SPRINGS APART AT SAID MOUNTING MEANS AND AT THE ENDS OF SAID LEAF SPRINGS, AND A GUIDE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH WHEEL CARRIER AND OPERATIVE TO CONTROL THE ANGLE WHICH THE WHEEL MAKES WITH THE GROUND.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
IN A MOTOR ROAD VEHICLE, AN INDEPENDENT FRONT WHEEL SUSPENSION SYSTEM COMPRISING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUILENGTH TRANSVERSE LEAF SPRINGS DISPOSED ONE ABOVE THE OTHER, A VEHICLE STRUCTURE, MOUNTING MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING EACH OF SAID TRANSVERSE LEAF SPRINGS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE OTHER AT TWO TRANSVERSELY SPACED APART POINTS IN SAID STRUCTURE, A PAIR OF WHEEL CARRIERS, BALL JOINTS CONNECTING THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID UPPER LEAF SPRINGS TO SAID WHEEL CARRIERS, SECOND CONNECTING MEANS CONNECTING THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID LOWER LEAF SPRING TO SAID UPPER LEAF SPRING SO THAT RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO SPRINGS IS PERMITTED, RESILIENT LAYERS SPACING SAID LEAF SPRINGS APART AT SAID MOUNTING MEANS AND AT THE ENDS OF SAID LEAF SPRINGS, AND A GUIDE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH WHEEL CARRIER AND OPERATIVE TO CONTROL THE ANGLE WHICH THE WHEEL MAKES WITH THE GROUND.
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