US3620548A
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Suspension of steerable front wheels of motor vehicles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-03-28
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Granted: 1971-11-16
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Expires: 1989-03-28
Abstract
Abstract A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide members in which the joint connecting the lower guide member with the wheel carrier is arranged either partially or completely on the inside of an approximately troughshaped recess of the brake disk or the like approximately at the height of the wheel center.
Inventors
- 👤 Friedrich H Van Winsen
- 👤 Kurt Trachte
- 👤 Gunther Haverbeck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:35
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T1/00; B60T1/02; B60T1/06; B60T1/065; B60G; B60G3/00; B60G3/18; B60G3/20; B60G2204/00; B60G2204/10; B60G2204/12; B60G2204/124; B60G2204/1244
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure having brake disk means, characterized by first joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means, said joint means being arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess provided in the brake disk means within the confines of the wheel hub structure at the height of the wheel center, and second joint means operatively connecting the upper guide means with the wheel carrier means, the steering axis determined by the straight line passing through the first and second joint means intersecting the road surface outside of the wheel contact point with the road surface with a negative roll radius, wherein the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means includes a joint connection located above the wheel and a connecting part connected to the wheel carrier means at one end and being cranked about the wheel contour correspondingly to connect at the other end to said joint connection.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure having brake disk means, characterized by first joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means, said joint means being arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess provided in the brake disk means within the confines of the wheel hub structure at the height of the wheel center, and second joint means operatively connecting the upper guide means with the wheel carrier means, the steering axis determined by the straight line passing through the first and second joint means intersecting the road surface outside of the wheel contact point with the road surface with a negative roll radius, wherein the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means includes a joint connection located above the wheel and a connecting part connected to the wheel carrier means at one end and being cranked about the wheel contour correspondingly to connect at the other end to said joint connection.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure, characterized by joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means, said joint means being at least partially arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess in the wheel hub structure approximately at the height of the wheel center, wherein the upper guide means is pivotally supported about a pivot axis extending rearwardly outwardly and the lower guide means is pivotally supported about a pivot axis extending forwardly outwardly.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
101 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure, characterized by joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means, said joint means being at least partially arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess in the wheel hub structure approximately at the height of the wheel center, wherein the upper guide means is pivotally supported about a pivot axis extending rearwardly outwardly and the lower guide means is pivotally supported about a pivot axis extending forwardly outwardly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
175 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure, characterized by joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means, said joint means being at least partially arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess in the wheel hub structure approximately at the height of the wheel center, further comprising joint means operatively connecting the upper guide means with the wheel carrier means, the steering axis determined by the two joint means intersecting the road surface outside of the wheel contact point with the road surface with a negative roll radius, wherein the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means is supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively inelastically in the driving direction and the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the lower guide means is supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively elastically in the driving direction by means of the respective guide means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
175 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure, characterized by joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means, said joint means being at least partially arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess in the wheel hub structure approximately at the height of the wheel center, further comprising joint means operatively connecting the upper guide means with the wheel carrier means, the steering axis determined by the two joint means intersecting the road surface outside of the wheel contact point with the road surface with a negative roll radius, wherein the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means is supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively inelastically in the driving direction and the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the lower guide means is supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively elastically in the driving direction by means of the respective guide means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
111 words
A suspension according to claim 3, wherein the elastically supported guide means is constructed forklike and includes a guide member extending approximately transverselY to the driving direction and elastically supported at the vehicle superstructure in such a manner that it can rotate about an essentially vertical axis and a guide member extending substantially in the vehicle longitudinal direction and elastically supported at the vehicle superstructure by way of elastic block means in such a manner as to be able to yield essentially in the longitudinal direction so that the joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means is able to yield essentially in the driving direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
103 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure, characterized by joint means operatively connecting the upper guide means with the wheel carrier means and supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively inelastically in the driving direction, joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means and supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively elastically in the driving direction, and steering linkage means operatively connected with the wheel carrier means within the area of the upper, relatively inelastically supported joint means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
103 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure, characterized by joint means operatively connecting the upper guide means with the wheel carrier means and supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively inelastically in the driving direction, joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means and supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively elastically in the driving direction, and steering linkage means operatively connected with the wheel carrier means within the area of the upper, relatively inelastically supported joint means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
77 words
A suspension according to claim 5, wherein the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the lower guide means being at least partially arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess in the wheel hub structure approximately at the height of the wheel center, and the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means is located above the wheel and the wheel carrier means is cranked about the wheel contour correspondingly.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
132 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure, characterized by joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means, said joint means being at least partially arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess in the wheel hub structure approximately at the height of the wheel center, wherein the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means is supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively inelastically in the driving direction and the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the lower guide means is supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively elastically in the driving direction by means of the respective guide means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
132 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure, characterized by joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means, said joint means being at least partially arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess in the wheel hub structure approximately at the height of the wheel center, wherein the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means is supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively inelastically in the driving direction and the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the lower guide means is supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively elastically in the driving direction by means of the respective guide means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
111 words
A suspension according to claim 7, wherein the elastically supported guide means is constructed forklike and includes a guide member extending approximately transversely to the driving direction and elastically supported at the vehicle superstructure in such a manner that it can rotate about an essentially vertical axis and a guide member extending substantially in the vehicle longitudinal direction and elastically supported at the vehicle superstructure by way of elastic block means in such a manner as to be able to yield essentially in the longitudinal direction so that the joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means is able to yield essentially in the driving direction.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A suspension according to claim 7, further comprising steering linkage means operatively connected with the wheel carrier means within the area of the upper, essentially nonelastically supported joint means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
A suspension according to claim 9, wherein the upper guide means is pivotally supported about a pivot axis extending rearwardly outwardly and the lower guide means is pivotally supported about a pivot axis extending forwardly outwardly.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
163 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure characteRized by joint means operatively connected the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means, said joint means being at least partially arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess in the wheel hub structure approximately at the height of the wheel center, the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means being located above the wheel and the wheel carrier means being cranked about the wheel contour correspondingly, the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means being additionally supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively inelastically in the driving direction and the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the lower guide means being supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively elastically in the driving direction by means of the respective guide means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
163 words
A suspension for the steerable front wheels of motor vehicles by means of superposed guide means pivotally connected with a wheel carrier means rotatably supporting a wheel hub structure characteRized by joint means operatively connected the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means, said joint means being at least partially arranged inside of an approximately dish-shaped recess in the wheel hub structure approximately at the height of the wheel center, the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means being located above the wheel and the wheel carrier means being cranked about the wheel contour correspondingly, the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the upper guide means being additionally supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively inelastically in the driving direction and the joint means operatively connecting the wheel carrier means with the lower guide means being supported at the vehicle superstructure relatively elastically in the driving direction by means of the respective guide means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
A suspension according to claim 11, wherein the joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means is accommodated at the same time on the inside of a cup-shaped part of the wheel carrier means extending into said recess.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
111 words
A suspension according to claim 11, wherein the elastically supported guide means is constructed forklike and includes a guide member extending approximately transversely to the driving direction and elastically supported at the vehicle superstructure in such a manner that it can rotate about an essentially vertical axis and a guide member extending substantially in the vehicle longitudinal direction and elastically supported at the vehicle superstructure by way of elastic block means in such a manner as to be able to yield essentially in the longitudinal direction so that the joint means operatively connecting the lower guide means with the wheel carrier means is able to yield essentially in the driving direction.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
A suspension according to claim 13, wherein the upper guide means is pivotally supported about a pivot axis extending rearwardly outwardly and the lower guide means is pivotally supported about a pivot axis extending forwardly outwardly.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
A suspension according to claim 14, further comprising steering linkage means operatively connected with the wheel carrier means within the area of the upper, essentially nonelastically supported joint means.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-11-15 | 1975-05-17 | 1975-11-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-11-15 | 1979-05-17 | 1979-11-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-11-15 | 1983-05-17 | 1983-11-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |