Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
280500520 | Suspension geometry (e.g., camber, caster, toe-in/toe-out, wheel track, road contact) | 39 |
20100066039 | ADJUSTMENT DRIVE FOR THE LOCAL ADJUSTMENT OF A CHASSIS COMPONENT - An adjustment drive for local adjustment of a chassis component. The drive including a mounting ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100090421 | MOTORCYCLE SIDECAR - A motorcycle sidecar is provided which includes a wheel positioned a given distance from wheels of a motorcycle, a wheel supporting assembly supporting the wheel in a manner that enables the wheel to be rotated, and absorbing road shocks, a stabilizer assembly connecting the wheel supporting assembly to a body of the motorcycle to enable the wheel supporting assembly to be leaned when the motorcycle is leaned, and a main body installed on the stabilizer assembly, for transporting a passenger or a thing. When the motorcycle is leaned to the right or left during driving, the wheel is leaned to the right or left at the same angle with the ground as the motorcycle. Thus, the motorcycle can be safely driven without reducing the speed to the considerable degree, when it goes around a curve. | 04-15-2010 |
20100156057 | Motor Vehicle Wheel Mounting Comprising A Binary Actuator For Adjusting The Angular Position of The Plane of A Wheel - A motor vehicle wheel set-up via a wheel holder is provided, which wheel holder is associated with the vehicle via at least one pivot in such a way that the plane of the wheel can exhibit first and second angular running positions. The set-up further has a binary actuator that has a fixed component and a moving component capable of translational movement with respect to the fixed component, moving component being secured to the wheel holder and the actuator comprising a device for the binary control of the moving member placing it in one of two stable states each allowing the wheel holder to be moved into an angular position corresponding to one angular position of the wheel plane. | 06-24-2010 |
20110193301 | DEVICE FOR ACTIVE WHEEL ALIGNMENT - A device for active wheel alignment of wheels arranged on a wheel axle of a motor vehicle includes two hydraulic body dampers arranged between a vehicle body and the wheel axle. Each body damper is configured as a differential cylinder having a cylinder and a dividing piston which is guided in the cylinder. A throttle is arranged outside the cylinder of the body damper. Operably connected with the body dampers via hydraulic lines is a hydraulic servo unit, wherein hydraulic fluid is transferable via the throttle from one side of the dividing piston to the servo unit and from the servo unit via a returning one of the hydraulic lines back to another side of the dividing piston. | 08-11-2011 |
20120126498 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING CAMBER AND/OR TOE - The invention relates to a device for adjusting the camber and/or toe of the wheels ( | 05-24-2012 |
20130147134 | ACTIVE GEOMETRY CONTROL SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An active geometric control suspension system may include an upper arm connected to a side above and between a rear wheel-sided knuckle and a subframe, and an assist link connected to the other side above and between the knuckle and the subframe, together with a node-changeable unit, wherein the node-changeable unit includes a housing formed at a portion of the subframe, a track-variable kit detachably coupled to brackets of the housing, cam-operating rails fixed to a side of the track-variable kit, a cam disposed on the cam-operating rails of the track-variable kit to be slidable up/down along the cam-operating rails, and a cam bolt connecting the cam with a vehicle body-sided connecting portion of the assist link. | 06-13-2013 |
20130241161 | PIVOTING AXLE SYSTEM - A pivoting axle system for an aerial lift vehicle includes a plurality of axles pivotally secured to the vehicle chassis at respective pivot points between a stowed position and a working position. Each axle is coupleable with a wheel assembly at distal ends thereof. Actuators are connected between the chassis and each of the plurality of axles, respectively, where the actuators are connected to the chassis at positions spaced from the pivot points, respectively. Additionally, each of the plurality of axles is independently controllable. | 09-19-2013 |
20160009135 | Vehicle with wheel and axle Assembly capable of changing track width during driving mode | 01-14-2016 |
20160031284 | SHOCK ABSORBER-EQUIPPED VEHICLE - A suspension system, which is used together with a vehicle including a vehicle body, a front wheel, and a rear wheel, includes a mechanical damping force variable shock absorber disposed between the vehicle body and the front wheel and configured to mechanically change a damping force, and a damping force adjustable shock absorber disposed between the vehicle body and the rear wheel and configured to adjust a damping force by an actuator. | 02-04-2016 |
280500521 | Camber or caster | 19 |
20090256321 | SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - [Problem] To control a camber angle to an adequate value by the use of a lateral force acting on a wheel, without causing a displacement of a tire ground contact point. | 10-15-2009 |
20090267312 | Vehicle Suspension Device - A suspension device ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090302560 | TIRE ATTITUDE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A tire attitude control device comprises: detecting unit that detects the respective ground contact states at two tire measurement positions on the tire shoulder side, each the same distance away from a tire center position in a direction opposite a tire width direction, at the same position in a tire peripheral direction; calculating unit that calculates the respective ground contact lengths at said two tire measurement positions at least once per tire rotation, based on said ground contact states detected by said detecting unit; and control unit that generates, when a ratio of two ground contact lengths calculated by said calculating unit is out of a predetermined range that includes 1, a control signal for controlling a camber angle of a tire so that said ratio approaches 1 and outputs the control signal to said suspension control device. | 12-10-2009 |
20090315282 | VEHICLE WHICH CAN TILT IN TURNS, IN PARTICULAR TRICYCLE - The invention relates to a vehicle which can tilt in bends, in particular a three-wheeled vehicle, which has a rear wheel ( | 12-24-2009 |
20100013176 | WHEEL SUSPENSION - A wheel suspension assembly with a two-part wheel carrier ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100044979 | INDEPENDENT WHEEL SUSPENSION - An independent wheel suspension for a motor vehicle in which at least a first and at least a second link arm are respectively articulated to a wheel carrier supporting a vehicle wheel. The independent wheel suspension includes a compensation unit for the correcting the wheel positions. The first and the second link arms either include or are connected to compensation units and at least two compensation units, of each wheel, are connected to one another by at least one coupling element. The wheel position of at least one of the vehicle wheels, that deviates from a neutral position, can be sensed by a sensor unit having a measured-value transmitter and receiver that are arranged on at least one of the compensation units of the vehicle wheel concerned, or associated with at least one of the compensation units. | 02-25-2010 |
20100072714 | WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a wheel suspension for motor vehicles, with at least one wheel-side support member which pivotally supports one vehicle wheel and at least one axle-side support member, between which at least one intermediate element is connected, in particular an actuator for setting the track angle and/or the camber angle (δ, ε) of the vehicle wheel. According to the invention the wheel-side support member and the axle-side support member are pressed into contact with one another by a pretensioning means with a pretensioning force (F | 03-25-2010 |
20100109264 | Method for Producing Different Vehicle Models as well as Wheel Suspension for a Vehicle - The invention relates to a method for producing different vehicle models in which in a comfort-oriented version a vehicle wheel is pivoted in a wheel guiding element of a wheel suspension. According to the invention, in a model with enhanced dynamics of vehicle motion, between the wheel guiding element and the vehicle wheel in the axial direction, an actuator is interposed for adjusting the camber and/or track of the vehicle wheel. | 05-06-2010 |
20100164189 | VEHICLE STABILIZER SYSTEM - A vehicle stabilizer system including: (a) a stabilizer bar ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100264610 | Tire for Private Passenger Automobile - A tire for an axle of a private passenger vehicle having two axles. The axle comprises a suspension device for positively controlling the camber of the wheels relative to the ground in the case of transverse acceleration. The tire develops a contact patch on the ground, said contact patch having a length at the left shoulder (L | 10-21-2010 |
20100320706 | CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE - A vehicle capable of stably turning by improving turning performance and that is able to ensure comfort by reducing a burden on a driver is provided. | 12-23-2010 |
20100327543 | Wheel Suspension System for Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a wheel suspension system for motor vehicles having a wheel carrier, which has a wheel-side support element, which mounts in a rotatable manner a vehicle wheel, and an axle-side support element, between which is connected an actuating member, on actuation of which the wheel-side support element can be pivoted through a pivot angle (φ) relative to the axle-side support element for the purpose of adjusting a track and/or camber angle (δ, ε). According to the invention, the actuating member has a wheel-side rotational part and an axle-side rotational part, both of which can be rotated about their axes of rotation relative to each other, and the wheel-side rotational part can be deflected through the pivot angle (φ) relative to the axle-side rotational part when the two rotational parts are rotated. | 12-30-2010 |
20110193302 | CAMBER ANGLE CHANGING MECHANISM - A camber angle changing mechanism is provided with a base member connected to the vehicle body side, a motor provided to the base member and generating rotational driving force, a rotating power transmitting mechanism that transmits the driving force of the motor, a transmitting member connected to the power transmitting mechanism through a first connecting section, a movable member for rotatably supporting the wheel, connected to the transmitting member through a second connecting member, and changing the camber angle of the wheel by being pivoted relative to the base member by the driving force of the motor; transmitted from the transmitting member, and a device for switching between a first state in which the second connecting section, the first connecting section, and a gear rotation axis are rectilinearly arranged in that order from the wheel side and a second state in which the second connecting section, the gear rotation axis, and the first connecting section are rectilinearly arranged in that order from the wheel side. | 08-11-2011 |
20130020772 | Individual Wheel Suspension With Automatic Camber Adaptation - The invention relates to a wheel suspension for vehicles, with a vehicle body and wheels articulated on the vehicle body by means of wheel suspension parts. The wheel suspension parts of each wheel oscillate during the driving mode, and contain a wheel carrier supporting the wheel rotatably about a wheel axle and links connecting said wheel carrier to the vehicle body. The relative movement between the vehicle body and wheel suspension parts can be detected by means of detecting means. Articulation positions of the same and/or other wheel suspension parts can be automatically changed by at least one actuating means depending on the relative movements detected by the detecting means. At least one first and at least one second detecting means are respectively assigned to first and second vehicle sides of a vehicle axle. | 01-24-2013 |
20140091538 | SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE - A upper arm | 04-03-2014 |
20140239603 | VEHICLE STEERING ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A device for use in a vehicle steering system, said device comprising at least one actuator affixed to a wheel linkage of at least one wheel of said vehicle steering system. The actuator comprises a rotation assembly engagable with a first wheel linkage segment, an electric motor for actuating movement of the rotation assembly via a gear box and one or more sensors integrally contained in the actuator for sensing one or more parameters selected from the group consisting of force, speed, turns and rotation. Rotation of the rotation assembly actuates linear movement of said first wheel linkage segment into and out of said actuator to thereby adjust one or more wheel parameters of said at least one wheel, and wherein said one or more sensors provide real time data to an actuator control unit integral to said actuator to self-adjust rotational parameters of said rotation assembly. | 08-28-2014 |
20150145221 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE CAMBER ANGLE FOR A SUSPENSION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a device for automatically adjusting a camber angle for a suspension system that includes a shock absorber. The device includes a first member rotationally drivable by a driving element during a displacement of a change of direction of the wheel, and a second member fixable to a vehicle frame. The first and second members cooperate to cause a relative translation of the first member and of the second member during a rotation of the shock absorber. | 05-28-2015 |
20160001626 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A ROLL MOMENT OF AN AXLE OF A VEHICLE FOR ROLL STABILIZATION - A method for adjusting a roll moment of an axle of a vehicle for roll stabilization of a body of the vehicle, wherein the axle has two stabilizers which are operatively connected to in each case one wheel suspension system of the vehicle body, wherein an actuator is provided which is operatively connected to the two stabilizers, wherein an angular position for at least one stabilizer is determined depending on a setpoint roll moment of the axle and depending on angular positions of the two stabilizers, and wherein the actuator turns the at least one stabilizer to the determined angular position. | 01-07-2016 |
20160075378 | MOTOR VEHICLE REAR AXLE WITH ELASTIC MOUNTING - A rear axle arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed having two independent wheel suspension systems with in each case at least two links and a wheel support. The links producing a connection between the vehicle body and the wheel support and being coupled at their ends in a relatively movable manner via elastic bearings. In the case of static wheel loading, the wheels of the rear axle exhibiting toe-in, which rear axle arrangement is distinguished by at least one elastic bearing of a link having a frequency-dependent bearing stiffness in such a way that, in the case of driving straight ahead and high-frequency dynamic wheel loading, a change into toe-out takes place on account of an increasing bearing stiffness of the bearing and the wheel is pressed into negative camber as a result of the change into toe-out. | 03-17-2016 |
280500522 | Toe | 11 |
20090140502 | STEERING SYSTEM - The present invention improves response characteristics in turning traveling of a vehicle while traveling stability at the time of turning is kept. The present invention provides a system in which toe angles of left and right rear wheels are controlled based on a steering angular velocity, not a steering angle of a steering. In a steering system in which toe angles of left and right rear wheels are controlled independently, a steering angular velocity is calculated from a steering angle, and toe angle changers are controlled to tilt the toe angle of the right rear wheel to the left when the steering angular velocity is on the left side, and is controlled to tilt the toe angle of the left rear wheel to the left when the steering angular velocity is on the right side. | 06-04-2009 |
20100066040 | EXPANSION ACTUATOR - In an expansion actuator employing a screw feed mechanism, when a screw feed mechanism ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100201086 | SUSPENSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A WHEEL - A suspension device includes a wheel supporting member configured to rotatably support a wheel. Two links respectively link the wheel supporting member and a vehicle-body side member and are disposed substantially in parallel in a vehicle width direction. At least one projecting portion extends from at least one of the two links towards the other link, and an elastic linking portion links the projecting portion of one of the links to at least one of the other link and the projecting portion of the other link. A toe angle adjusting device is configured to input a force in a direction oriented backward in the vehicle forward-backward direction to the wheel supporting member to adjust a toe-in angle of the wheel. | 08-12-2010 |
20110042907 | ACTIVE GEOMETRY CONTROL SUSPENSION - An active geometry control suspension, may include an assist link of which a wheel is connected to one end portion thereof to guide a movement of the wheel, a moving member, one portion of which is pivotally fixed to the other end portion of the assist link, a guide formed in the moving member and including a slot to slidably receive the moving member therein so as to guide a movement of the moving member, a body that is fixed to a vehicle body to connect the guide thereto, and a driving portion coupled to the other portion of the moving member and moving the moving member along the slot to vary a position of the assist link and thus to vary an alignment angle of the wheel. | 02-24-2011 |
20120025477 | Method Of Automatically Changing Wheel Toe Angle - A method for changing the track of a vehicle ( | 02-02-2012 |
20140291944 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - A suspension device has longitudinal force compliance steer properties to steer a rear wheel to toe-in or toe-out according to increase in longitudinal force applied to wheel treads of a rear wheel. The suspension device includes: a hub bearing housing; suspension links having both edges pivotally attached to a vehicle body and a hub bearing respectively, to support the hub bearing housing; a suspension spring generating reaction force corresponding to relative displacement amount in the longitudinal direction of the hub bearing housing as to the vehicle body; a damper generating damping force corresponding to relative speed in the longitudinal direction of the hub bearing housing as to the vehicle body; and a toe change generating unit generating toe change in a direction where toe change due to longitudinal force compliance properties is temporarily cancelled out or suppressed at an early stage of turning of the vehicle. | 10-02-2014 |
20160046162 | Independent Vehicle Suspension Having a Spring-Link Suspension Structure Made from a Fiber Composite Material - An independent suspension for a vehicle includes a spring-link suspension structure which is made from a fibrous composite material, is substantially U-shaped when viewed in the vehicle longitudinal direction. Ends of upper and lower members are secured to the vehicle body or a carrier connected thereto. At least one of these securements has no rotational degree of freedom about an axis extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, while a wheel hub is connected to the base of the U-shaped spring-link suspension structure in order to secure a vehicle wheel. At least one of the members is secured to the vehicle body or to the carrier in a substantially rigid manner i.e. aside from low levels of elasticity, and no further wheel guiding suspension link is provided that substantially extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction. As a result, in order to achieve a desired toe-in increase when braking, a recess is provided in at least one of the members. The recess extends from the point at which the wheel hub is secured to the base and across only a subregion of the member in the longitudinal direction thereof. | 02-18-2016 |
280500523 | Bushing compliance | 4 |
20100117313 | Active Geometry Control Suspension - An active geometry control suspension may reduce production cost with simple scheme and provide design freedom. An active geometry control suspension of the present invention includes an assist link including a first link of which an end is rotatably connected to a vehicle body and a second link of which an end is connected to the first link and the other end is rotatably connected to a wheel, a clutch assembly selectively connecting a connecting portion of the first link and the second link to the vehicle body and a driving unit operating the clutch assembly. | 05-13-2010 |
280500524 | Nonsteered wheel (e.g., independent rear suspension) | 3 |
20090243237 | REAR WHEEL TOE ANGLE CONTROL DEVICE - A rear wheel toe angle control device that ensures a stable steering performance even when the cornering powers of laterally opposing rear wheels are different from each other. When a reduction in the cornering power of one of the rear wheels owing to a drop in the tire pressure or temporary tire is determined, a control unit changes the toe angle of the other rear wheel in a direction to increase the slip angle of thereof, and additionally changes the toe angle of the one rear wheel in a direction to decrease the slip angle of thereof. The combined cornering power of the two rear wheels is maintained at a normal level, and the steering performance of the turning vehicle remains the same. This also contributes to a stable running performance of the vehicle, and a maximization of the total available cornering power of the rear wheels. | 10-01-2009 |
20100052271 | Torsionally Flexible Axle with Active Control of the Steering Angle using a Hydroelastic Joint - A suspended axle for a motor vehicle comprising a torsionally flexible beam ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100289229 | REAR SUSPENSION WITH SEMI-ACTIVE TOE FORCE COMPLIANCE CONTROL - Herein, a particular vehicle suspension control arm in a suspension having multiple control arms is designed to create a range of available axial stiffness levels which relates to a range of toe change at the wheel under to lateral loading. In particular, a semi-active device is arranged on a given suspension control arm to allow a change in stiffness that produces a desirable amount of toe change under the presence of lateral loading. This suspension arrangement, when applied to the rear axle of an automobile, has significant merit in being able to enhance maneuverability and stability over a large range of operating conditions at a minimal level of control input energy and with robust failsafe operation. | 11-18-2010 |