US4491342A
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Vehicle wheel suspension system incorporating coaxial tube damping and anti-roll means
Assignee: Airbus Group SAS
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Filing: 1983-05-19
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Granted: 1985-01-01
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Expires: 2003-05-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a suspension for a set of two wheels of a vehicle comprising two arms oscillating about an axis X--X transverse to said vehicle and each bearing one of said wheels, elastic means and damper means being associated with said arms respectively to counteract and dampen the vertical movements of said wheels and said elastic means comprising an assembly of two concentric tubes made of a composite fibre-synthetic resin material coaxial to said transverse axis X--X about which the arms oscillate. According to the invention, the tubes are fast with each other near the center of their length; said arms are fast with the ends of the outer tube; said ends of the outer tube may rotate at least in limited manner about said transverse axis X--X, and the inner tube is connected to the chassis of the vehicle by its two ends.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacques A. Aubry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:37
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G21/00; B60G21/02; B60G21/04; B60G21/05; B60G21/055; B60G11/00; B60G11/18; B60G11/20; B60G11/32; B60G11/48; B60G11/60; B60G3/00; B60G3/02; B60G3/12; B60G3/14; B60G3/145; F; F16; F16F; F16F1/00; F16F1/02; F16F1/14; B60G2202/00; B60G2202/10; B60G2202/13; B60G2202/135; B60G2202/136; B60G2202/14; B60G2202/142; B60G2202/1424
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A suspension for a set of two wheels of a vehicle having a chassis, said suspension comprising two arms adapted to oscillate about an axis X--X transverse to said vehicle, each arm bearing one of said wheels, elastic damper means associated with said arms to counteract and dampen the vertical movements of said wheels, said elastic means comprising an assembly of inner and outer concentric tubes made of a composite fibre-synthetic resin material coaxial to said transverse axis X--X, said tubes being connected to each other near the center of their length; said arms being connected to the ends of the outer tube; said outer tube being mounted on said chassis for rotation about said transverse axis X--X, and the inner tube being effectively connected at its ends to the chassis of the vehicle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A suspension for a set of two wheels of a vehicle having a chassis, said suspension comprising two arms adapted to oscillate about an axis X--X transverse to said vehicle, each arm bearing one of said wheels, elastic damper means associated with said arms to counteract and dampen the vertical movements of said wheels, said elastic means comprising an assembly of inner and outer concentric tubes made of a composite fibre-synthetic resin material coaxial to said transverse axis X--X, said tubes being connected to each other near the center of their length; said arms being connected to the ends of the outer tube; said outer tube being mounted on said chassis for rotation about said transverse axis X--X, and the inner tube being effectively connected at its ends to the chassis of the vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The suspension of claim 1, wherein the ends of the inner tube are attached directly to the chassis of the vehicle, while the ends of the outer tube are pivoted with respect to said chassis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The suspension of claim 1, wherein the ends of the inner tube are connected to the chassis of the vehicle via stirrup elements adapted to undergo slight oscillatory displacements of direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the ends of the outer tube being pivoted in said stirrup elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
The suspension of claim 3, wherein each arm comprises a hollow transverse sleeve pivotable with respect to the chassis of the vehicle via two bearings spaced along said transverse axis (X--X) about which the arms oscillate, said sleeve being traversed by one of the ends of said tube assembly, the corresponding end of the outer tube being connected to said sleeve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The suspension of claim 1, wherein the connections of the tubes with each other and of the tubes with the chassis are obtained by adhesion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The suspension of claim 1, wherein the outer and inner tubes present a polygonal cross section.
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