| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 280124106 | Antiroll or antisway | 81 |
| 20120161412 | SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE - A suspension for a rear or a front portion of a chassis for vehicles in which a pair of longitudinal stabilizer assemblies and an anti-sway stabilizer each use a same type of a stabilizer bar, with the longitudinal stabilizer assemblies pivotably connected on opposing sides of the chassis and the anti-sway stabilizer pivotably connected in transverse relation proximate an end of the chassis. The longitudinal stabilizer assemblies and the anti-sway stabilizer each include a portion of a saddle that extends around the axle and rigidly connects to the axle. A shock absorber connects between the saddle and the chassis. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20100072724 | STRESS REDUCING INNER SLEEVE FOR TWIST BEAM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A twist beam axle assembly includes a twist tube and a tubular sleeve. The twist tube has a deformed portion with a non-circular cross-section positioned adjacent to an undeformed portion with a substantially circular cross-section. The tubular sleeve is positioned within and coupled to the twist beam to overlap the adjacent deformed and undeformed portions. An outer surface of the sleeve engages an inner surface of the twist tube. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20130033016 | BALL STUD, DUST COVER, AND STABILIZER LINK - A ball stud has a flange that outwardly projects in a radial direction of a stud portion. The flange has a concave portion that has a curved shape from a root to an outer circumferential portion in cross section. The concave portion is concave with respect to a straight line connecting an end on the root side and an end on the outer circumferential portion side of the curved shape. A dust cover has a lip to be abutted on a sealing portion and the flange of the ball stud. The lip is formed with a side lip portion. The side lip portion has a shape corresponding to the curved shape of the concave portion of the flange so as to be abutted on the concave portion. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20100044987 | VEHICLE STABILIZATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE FORMED THEREWITH - A vehicle assembly includes a two-wheeled vehicle having a front wheel positioned in front of an opposed rear wheel that is in-line with respect to the front wheel, and a stabilization apparatus including a front stabilizer assembly attached to the vehicle proximate to the front wheel, and a rear stabilizer assembly attached to the vehicle proximate to the rear wheel. The front stabilizer assembly includes a first pair of opposed wheels resiliently mounted to a first framework secured to the vehicle to resiliently interact with the ground on either side of the vehicle proximate to the front wheel over which the vehicle is ridden to stabilize the vehicle, and the rear stabilizer assembly includes a second pair of opposed wheels resiliently mounted to a second framework secured to the vehicle to resiliently interact with the ground on either side of the vehicle proximate to the rear wheel over which the vehicle is ridden to stabilize the vehicle. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20120211959 | STABILIZER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A stabilizer for installation onto a motor vehicle axle includes a stabilizer back and two legs which are connected to the stabilizer back to form a U-shaped, or C-shaped, or other suitably shaped structure. The stabilizer back is made of a composite material such as fiber composite, e.g. of glass fibers, carbon fibers, basaltic fibers, and metallic fibers. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20130093152 | STABILIZER ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a stabilizer arrangement for a motor vehicle, composed of a first stabilizer half, a second stabilizer half, and an actuator which couples the two stabilizer halves, wherein a first connecting section of the actuator is connected to the first stabilizer half, and a second connecting section of the actuator is connected to the second stabilizer half, in a rotationally fixed fashion and so as to be nondisplaceable in the axial direction. In this context, at least one connecting element is present which connects the stabilizer halves by their end sides to the connecting sections, and wherein the at least one connecting element is embodied as a pin connection, bolt connection or screw connection. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130062851 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION DEVICE - Four electromagnetic shock absorbers ( | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130113175 | Stabilizer bar of fiber reinforced plastic composite and method for its manufacture - A stabilizer bar or stabilizer link in fiber composite construction is of a monolithic construction without fiber interruption. The cross section geometry, the wall thickness, and the fiber orientation vary in axial direction and radial direction such that the requirements defined by the available construction space and the expected loads are fulfilled. The fiber orientation is adjusted axially and radially load-appropriately. The middle section of the stabilizer bar that is primarily torsion-loaded is reinforced with fibers oriented between +/−35° and +/−55° relative to the longitudinal axis and the end members that are primarily bending-loaded are reinforced with fibers oriented between +/−20° and +/−40° relative to the longitudinal axis. In the transitional areas between the middle section and the end members there are transitions between these fiber orientations relatively to the longitudinal axis. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20110278812 | ARRANGEMENT OF A STABILIZER ON A WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to an arrangement of a stabilizer ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278811 | ARRANGEMENT OF A STABILIZER ON A WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to an arrangement of a stabilizer ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120098227 | VEHICLE STABILIZATION SYSTEM - A stabilization system for a motor vehicle, such as an agricultural utility vehicle, includes several spring elements which movably support a vehicle body relative to a vehicle chassis. The system includes a stabilizer bar that extends in the direction of a rocking or pitching movement of the vehicle body. The bar has a first end piece pivotally coupled to the vehicle body and a second end piece pivotally coupled to the chassis. The stabilizer bar has two bar segments that are movable relative to each other in its longitudinal direction. A locking device is operable to prevent to prevent relative movement between the bar segments. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120098226 | ELASTOMERIC BUSHING ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-PIECE BAR PIN - The present disclosure provides an elastomeric bushing assembly that includes a multi-piece inner metal component. The inner metal component is formed from a plurality of stamped components that when assembled form a hollow chamber in the center section of the inner metal component. Flat sections at opposite ends of the center section include folded over tabs which increase the strength of the flat sections. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20080265541 | ANTI-TIP SYSTEM FOR A POWER WHEELCHAIR - An anti-tip system is provided for improving the stability of a powered vehicle, such as a powered wheelchair. The vehicle includes a drive-train assembly pivotally mounted to a main structural frame. A suspension system biases the drive-train assembly and its connected anti-tip wheel to a predetermined resting position. The drive-train assembly bi-directionally rotates about a pivot in response to torque applied to or acceleration forces on the vehicle. A linkage arrangement is provided and is characterized by a suspension arm pivotally mounting to the main structural frame about a pivot at one end thereof and an anti-tip wheel at the other end. The linkage may further include at least one link operable to transfer the bi-directional displacement of the drive-train assembly to the suspension arm. The link may include a bell crank member and/or may be resiliently compressible. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090001679 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system for a vehicle, including: (a) four displacement force generators each having an electromagnetic motor and configured to generate, based on a motor force generated by the motor, a displacement force forcing sprung and unsprung portions of the vehicle toward or away from each other; and (b) a controller configured to control the displacement force generated by controlling operation of the motor. The controller includes (b-1) a target-value determining portion configured to determine a target value of a displacement-force-relating amount of each of the four displacement force generators, and (b-2) a target-value reducing portion configured to reduce the target value of the displacement-force-relating amount of a subjected device as one of the four displacement force generators, in accordance with a certain rule. The target-value reducing portion is configured to reduce the target value of the displacement-force-relating amount of each of at least one of non-subjected devices as the other three of the four displacement force generators, in accordance with the certain rule, when reducing the target value of the displacement-force-relating amount of the subjected device in accordance with the certain rule. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20110198820 | Stabilizer and a method for producing a stabilizer - The present invention relates to a stabilizer ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120292871 | ROLL STABILIZER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A roll stabilizer of a motor vehicle including a back ( | 11-22-2012 |
| 20080246241 | Axle suspension for heavy vehicles - The present invention relates to an axle suspension for heavy vehicles, in particular trucks, comprising an axle beam which bears axle parts projecting over at oppositely disposed sides, each axle part preferably bearing a wheel drive; an axle beam bearing which permits upward and downward movements of the axle beam as well as pendular movements of the axle beam around a substantially lying pendular axis transverse to the longitudinal direction of the axle parts; a spring device for the resilient support of the upward and downward movements of the axle beam at a vehicle frame; and also a pendular damping device for the damping of the pendular movements of the axle beam. The invention is characterized in that the pendular damping device has a rotary axle which is pivoted to a part connected to the vehicle frame and drives a damping lever rotatably pivoted to the axle beam in a rotary manner on pendular movements of the axle beam, said damping lever acting on at least one damping element fastened to the axle beam. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080277891 | ACTUATOR FOR DISCONNECTABLE STABILIZER BAR SYSTEM - A vehicle stabilizer bar assembly having a pair of stabilizer bar members that are selectively uncoupled via a clutch. The clutch includes a plurality of engagement pins that can be selectively moved via an actuator to effect the uncoupling of the stabilizer bar members. The actuator is configured to apply a force to the moving element concentrically about the axis along which the moving element translates. A method for operating a vehicle stabilizer bar assembly is also provided. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100301578 | CYLINDER APPARATUS - A piston coupled to a piston rod is inserted in a cylinder, and an outer cylinder is disposed around the cylinder so as to define a reservoir therebetween. A separator tube is disposed around the cylinder so as to define an annular passage therebetween. The piston rod is locked and unlocked so that a movement of the piston is prevented and allowed, by closing and opening an electromagnetic open/close valve so as to block and allow a flow of hydraulic fluid through a flow passage between the annular passage and the reservoir. The separator tube has a greater thickness. O-rings are disposed so as to provide seals between the separator tube and the cylinder. The separator tube extends to positions such that the ends of the separator tube overlap a base valve and a rod guide, thereby holding the respective ends of the cylinder. Due to this configuration, it is possible to prevent deformation of the cylinder and the separator tube due to an increase in the hydraulic pressure, and improve the pressure resistance. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20090179397 | PASSIVE ANTIROLL DEVICE FOR THE SUSPENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND A SUSPENSION INCORPORATING IT - An antiroll device for the suspension of a motor vehicle comprises a torsion bar and two lateral links articulated to this bar and to two lateral shock absorbers. At least one of the links ( | 07-16-2009 |
| 20120068430 | Suspension System With Inclination Stabilization - A suspension system with inclination stabilization, in particular for use on heavy work vehicles, such as a dumper, where the front pair of wheels is mounted on a transverse rigid axle, has an axle ( | 03-22-2012 |
| 20110221153 | COUPLING BAR FOR A VEHICLE - A linking rod for a vehicle comprising a basic body ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120228846 | STABILIZER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A STABILIZER - In a method of producing a stabilizer for installation in a bearing unit of a motor vehicle, each end portion of a strip-shaped metal element is provided with a closing contour. The metal element is shaped to assume an undulating configuration having a wave portion. After being placed in a tool, a stabilizer bar is pressed against a circumference of the wave portion of the undulating metal element and the wave portion is formed onto the stabilizer bar such that the wave portion has at least one section which is ironed and the ironed section is urged into forced contact with the stabilizer bar. The metal element is then bent to embrace the stabilizer bar, and the end portions of the metal element are connected by engaging the closing contours of the end portions with a defined incline to thereby form a closed limiter ring fixed to the stabilizer bar. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120139204 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A strut type suspension system of a vehicle has the advantages of reducing a diameter of a stabilizer bar and improving a braking stability by disposing the stabilizer bar and a steering gear box at a front side. The suspension system includes a stabilizer bar and a steering gear box is fixed on a sub frame, wherein the stabilizer bar is disposed at a middle front portion between an upper panel and a lower panel forming the sub frame. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20100219599 | ANTI-ROL BAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A suspension system for providing a suspension between wheels and a frame of a vehicle is provided. The system includes an arm beam pivotally mounted to the frame at its proximate end and coupled at its distal end to a guiding assembly enabling the arm beam to pivot in a vertical direction and to be restrained in lateral directions perpendicular to the vertical direction. The arm beam includes: (a) a spring and damper assembly near its distal end for providing a dampened resilient mount for the suspension; (b) a wheel axle beam coupled to the arm beam for bearing a load borne by the wheels transmitted directly in-line with a central axis of the spring and damper assembly; and (c) a stabilizer coupled between the arm beam and the frame, the stabilizer resisting a lateral rolling motion of the vehicle. The stabilizer is included between the proximate end of the arm beams and their damper and spring assemblies for rendering the system more compact. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100090431 | WHEEL SUSPENSION - A wheel suspension of a motor vehicle with a two-part wheel carrier ( | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110018218 | TORQUE ROD BRACKET ASSEMBLY - There is provided a torque rod bracket assembly for an axle assembly of a motor vehicle. The torque rod bracket assembly has a torque rod mounting bracket engaging plates with a plate connector. The torque rod mounting bracket has a base, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. A receiver wall located between the first sidewall and the second sidewall has a centrally located recess. Slots are located in the receiver wall between the recess and the sidewalls. Axle mounts mount the torque rod bracket assembly to the axle housing of the axle assembly. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110115183 | CROSS-MEMBER FOR A REAR TWIST-BEAM AXLE SUSPENSION FOR A MOTOR-VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A cross-member for a motor-vehicle twist-beam axle suspension includes a single piece of steel that defines a closed cross-section and integrally forms a middle section, a pair of end sections, and a pair of joining sections. The middle section has a center axis extending along a curvilinear path lying in a first plane and a squashed portion extending in a second plane inclined to the first plane. The end sections are adapted to be securely connected to respective trailing arms of the twist-beam axle suspension. Each of the joining sections is interposed between the middle section and the respective end section and defines an opposite concavity with respect to the middle section. A twist-beam axle suspension for a motor vehicle includes the cross-member and a pair of trailing arms. A method produces the cross-member for a motor-vehicle twist-beam axle suspension. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20090033056 | WHEEL-GUIDING STABILIZER DEVICE - A stabilizer device for an axle of a motor vehicle. The axle has a roll stabilizer ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100059958 | Heavy vehicle sway bar with redundancy (backup safety feature) - A sway bar assembly has a tubular bar extending between two mounts. A pair of brackets mount the center section of the tubular bar to a vehicle. A first solid bar extends from the first mount to one of the brackets and a second solid bar extends from the second mount to the other bracket. The solid bars provide a redundancy of back-up features for the sway bar assembly. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110175314 | COMBINED TRAMP ROD AND ANTI-ROLL BAR - A combined tramp rod and anti-roll bar is secured between a rear axle beam and the chassis of a vehicle. The tramp rod and anti-roll bar has an intermediate portion, a right arm and a left arm that are connected by bushings to either the rear axle beam or the frame of the vehicle. The combined tramp rod and anti-roll bar provides roll stiffness control and also resists wind-up of the rear axle when high torque loads are applied to the rear axle. D-bushings that resist sliding movement of the intermediate portion in combination with the splayed arms provide improved compliance understeer performance when lateral loads are applied to the rear suspension. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110068552 | HYDRAULIC ANTI-ROLL SYSTEM - A hydraulic anti-roll system for a vehicle includes a first hydraulic actuator, a second hydraulic actuator, an anti-roll control module, and an anti-roll bypass valve. The first hydraulic actuator is adapted to be connected between the suspension and frame of the vehicle on one side and the second hydraulic actuator is adapted to be connected between the suspension and frame of the vehicle on its other side. The anti-roll control module is connected between the fluid lines of the first and second hydraulic actuators. The anti-roll control module stiffens the compression of the first hydraulic actuator relative to the expansion of the second hydraulic actuator, and stiffens the compression of the second hydraulic actuator relative to the expansion of the first hydraulic actuator. The anti-roll bypass valve is adapted to activate and deactivate the stiffening of the anti-roll control module. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20100072723 | Adjustable Over Tube Anti Roll Bar - An anti roll bar assembly is provided having opposing over tubes that are fixed to a torsional spring at both ends. The torsional spring is suspended within a main support tube which also rotatably receives each over tube. Torque arms are fabricated to be positioned along each over tube such that an inter torque arm width is less than a torsional spring length. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100244394 | Suspension System for Vehicle - A suspension system for a vehicle includes a swing frame and right and left suspension cylinders for front wheels. The swing frame is swingably supported by the front portion of a vehicle body about a support shaft extending in a lateral direction, and supports the front axle case, so as to allow the front axle case to swing about a center shaft extending in a front-rear direction. The right and left suspension cylinders are provided on the swing frame. A lateral oscillation regulation unit is provided between the swing frame and the front frame, and configured to regulate an oscillation of the swing frame by contact in the lateral direction. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120200056 | APEX INTERNAL MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A V-CONFIGURATION TORQUE ROD - A V-shaped torque rod includes an apex joint assembly that is attached to a component of a vehicle using only a single fastener. The apex joint assembly includes a housing, an inner metal, an elastomeric member disposed between the housing and the inner metal and a post that engages the inner metal. The single fastener extends through the inner metal and through the post to secure the apex joint assembly to the vehicle. The post can be a tapered post or the post can be a non-tapered post. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20100117323 | STABILIZING DEVICE FOR A HEAVY VEHICLE - A stabilizing device for a heavy vehicle, such as a truck or the like, includes a stabilizer bar which can be attached to a vehicle axle and pivotally mounted relative to a vehicle frame via stabilizer arms. The stabilizer bar and respective stabilizer arm are pivotally interconnected to each other. At least one said stabilizer arm is attached to a stabilizer anchor which is mountable in a vehicle frame, and the stabilizer anchor includes a stabilizer arm attachment point which is displaceable so as to enable the effective length of the stabilizer arm to be adjusted within a predetermined interval. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20090174165 | CAST METAL ANTI-SHIFT COLLAR FOR STABILIZER BAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method of processing a stabilizer bar assembly includes casting a metal anti-shift collar onto a prefabricated stabilizer bar. The metal anti-shift collar may be a zinc alloy, an aluminum alloy, or a magnesium alloy, for example. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20110115182 | STABILIZER DEVICE - A stabilizer device includes a bar having a portion to be mounted to a vehicle body. A resin ring is integrally formed to the bar by a direct injection method, and a bush made of rubber is provided around the periphery of the resin ring. The bush is fixed to a member of the vehicle body side by a bracket. Since the contact area of the resin ring to the bar is secured by using the axial direction length of the bush, the movement strength of the bush in the axial direction can be improved even when there is size restriction. In the fixing construction of the stabilizer device, the movement of the bush to the bar can be sufficiently prevented even when the size restriction is severe. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120169022 | ANTI-ROLL BAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The invention relates to an anti-roll bar for a motor vehicle, the anti-roll bar being one-piece or multi-piece and being composed of a torsion rod ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120146305 | Universal sway bar link - A universal sway bar link has an elongated rod member adapted to be cut to a chosen length. A first rotula member including a main portion, a first releasable attachment means adapted to releasably connect to an end of the rod member, and a first suspension attachment means adapted to be releasably connected to a first suspension member of an automobile. A second rotula member fixedly attached to a second end of the rod member opposite the end used to attach the first rotula member, and including a main portion, and a second suspension attachment means adapted to be releasably connected to a second suspension member of the automobile. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120306176 | Wheel Suspension For Automotive Vehicle - The invention concerns a wheel suspension system for the non-steered wheels ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120068429 | STABILIZER, AND METHOD OF MAKING A STABILIZER - In a method of making a stabilizer, a rubber molding is vulcanized onto an inner side of an outer shell to produce a rubber bearing. After coating a stabilizer bar, the rubber bearing is vulcanized onto the stabilizer bar in a joining zone while maintaining the rubber bearing under a defined tension using a biasing tool. After vulcanization and removal of the biasing tool, a bearing bracket is connected in surrounding relationship to the rubber bearing while maintaining the rubber bearing under a defined tension. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20100327549 | COUPLING MECHANISM FOR ANTI-ROLL BAR - Coupling mechanism for a vehicle anti-roll bar comprising a first piece able to be fixed to a first half-bar, a second piece able to be fixed to a second half-bar, the second piece being so arranged as to be moveable in rotation about an axis of rotation A relative to the first piece. The mechanism includes at least one elastically deformable elongate element coupled to the first and second pieces so that relative rotation of the first and second pieces about the axis of rotation A causes elastic flexion deformation of the at least one elongate element, the mechanism including an actuator able to position the at least one elongate element in a first state in which the said at least one elongate element presents a first flexion stiffness for the said elastic flexion deformation, and a second state in which the said at least one elongate element presents a second flexion stiffness for the said elastic flexion deformation. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20120061935 | Axle Arrangement - A front rigid axle arrangement for an agricultural vehicle, wherein an axle is pivotally mounted to an axle carrier for movement about a first pivot axis allowing movement of the axle in a transverse vertical plane and wherein the axle is pivotable about a second axis for movement of the axle in a vertical plane. The first and second pivot axes are parallel to each other. The axle is provided with at least two dampers which control movement of the axle both in a vertical plane and a transverse vertical plane. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061934 | Anti-roll vehicle suspension - An anti-roll suspension system for a vehicle chassis having at least two laterally spaced front wheels, the suspension comprising an axle assembly for mounting each of a pair of laterally spaced wheels; a torsion bar spring assembly for mounting the chassis on each of the interconnected axle assemblies; a moveable arm connected between the spring and the chassis, and an anti roll pivoting link and connector link connected between said chassis and the moveable arm of the axles of the suspension system being responsive to a lateral force on said chassis, and structured to translate lateral force on the chassis to a vertical force on the down force side of the chassis so that the anti roll linkage simultaneously lift the down force side of the vehicle and lower the up force side of the vehicle. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20110031712 | REAR AXLE OF TYPE TWIST BEAM AXLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A twist beam axle is provided for a motor vehicle, with two rigid trailing arms for the mounting of wheel carriers, each of which can be articulated on a vehicle body through a bearing bush. The trailing arms are connected with each other through a flexurally rigid, but at least in sections, torsionally elastic, antiroll bar and through a Watt's linkage. In the twist beam axle, center axes of the bearing bushes are each arranged parallel to the vehicle vertical axis. In addition, the invention extends to a motor vehicle equipped with such a rear axle. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20090134592 | STABILISER BAR FOR A VEHICLE - A stabiliser bar assembly for a suspension arrangement in a vehicle has a first diameter D | 05-28-2009 |
| 20110089658 | STABILIZER FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE - A stabilizer bar for a commercial vehicle which comprises an elongate torsion spring ( | 04-21-2011 |
| 20120211958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A STABILIZER BAR ASSEMBLY - A stabilizer bar assembly is disclosed and comprises a bar and a bushing. The bushing is adhesively secured to the bar, includes a body and two reinforcing members and has two wedge-shaped depressions formed therein, each defining a volume. The body is an elastomeric monolith surrounding the bar and the reinforcing members. The reinforcing members have parts protruding from the body and, in the absence of external forces, are held in an operative configuration fixedly positioned relative to the bar by the body. The depressions are shaped and dimensioned such that, if the monolith were absent, each volume was occupied in form-fitting relation by a respective rigid wedge element held against movement relative to the bar, and the protruding portions of the reinforcing members were gripped about their exteriors, the reinforcing members would be securely held in said operative configuration. Methods and apparatus for forming the assembly are also disclosed. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120119463 | Magnetic Spring, A Spring And Damper Assembly, And A Vehicle Including The Spring - Spring having a first part ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20100207343 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A suspension system for a vehicle, including: a stabilizer apparatus configured to change a stabilizer force by an operation of an actuator; a pair of absorbers of a hydraulic type each configured to change a damping coefficient thereof: a control device which includes (a) a stabilizer-force control portion configured to control the stabilizer force in accordance with roll moment acting on a body of the vehicle and (b) a damping-coefficient control portion configured to control the damping coefficient of each of the absorbers, wherein the damping-coefficient control portion is configured to execute a damping-coefficient reduction control for reducing the damping coefficient of each of the absorbers when a prescribed condition is satisfied and wherein the stabilizer-force control portion is configured to increase the stabilizer force in an instance where the damping-coefficient reduction control is under execution, as compared with an instance where the damping-coefficient reduction control is not under execution. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100052281 | TWIST-BEAM REAR AXLE COMPRISING AN ADDITIONAL WATT LINKAGE - A suspension is provided for non-steered wheels on a motor vehicle body. The suspension includes, but is not limited to a twist-beam rear axle with a Watt linkage. A top rocker arm of the Watt linkage is mounted on the motor vehicle body. The Watt linkage prevents the motor vehicle from oversteering during cornering. The damping bushes can be disconnected in part from wheel-guiding functions as the Watt linkage performs a major part of the wheel guiding functions, which leaves some freedom for designing the characteristics so as to significantly increase motoring comfort. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120313338 | STABILIZER SYSTEM - A stabilizer system is provided with a stabilizer bar configured to connect a left wheel and a right wheel of a vehicle to each other and suppress a roll of the vehicle by torsional reaction force, an actuator configured to control a relative torsional amount between a side of the left wheel and a side of the right wheel of the stabilizer bar, and a control device configured to control the actuator. The actuator can selectively operate in a permitting mode in which increase and decrease in the torsional amount is permitted or in a regulating mode in which the increase and decrease in the torsional amount is regulated. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20100301577 | Twist Beam With Interlock - In a front wheel drive vehicle a traditional twist beam axle suffers from a short service life due to premature failures in intermediate areas between the end sections and the transitional section. A twist beam suspension is provided comprising a transverse strut ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20120223499 | VEHICLE STABILIZER - A stabilizer bar is intended for use in a vehicle, and a torsion part of the stabilizer bar is fixed to the vehicle body by a fixing member. A resin sheathing is provided integrally on an outer peripheral surface of the stabilizer bar. The fixing member is composed of the sheathing, a rubber bush disposed on the outer periphery of the sheathing, and a mounting fixture for mounting the rubber bush on the vehicle body side so as to cover the outer periphery of the rubber bush. The sheathing and the rubber bush are immovably assembled to each other. Thus, there may be provided a vehicle stabilizer, highly durable, easily mountable and replaceable, low-cost, and highly operable. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20110121532 | Torsion Beam Type Suspension - A torsion beam type suspension has no risk that a beam body will directly contact with a fuel tank, or that a frontward projecting portion of a stabilizer will contact with the fuel tank. In a torsion beam type suspension in which a pair of trailing arms are connected to the beam body to form an H-shaped torsion beam, and both ends of the stabilizer separate from the torsion beam are connected to the trailing arms, both-side parts of the stabilizer | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110037239 | STABILIZER DEVICE - A stabilizer device according to the present invention includes a first stabilizer bar, a second stabilizer bar, and a variable rigidity unit coupling the stabilizer bars and adjusting torsion rigidity. The variable rigidity unit includes a linear motion mechanism adapted to perform a linear motion according to a relative rotation between the first stabilizer bar and the second stabilizer bar, a biasing mechanism for biasing the linear motion mechanism in a direction for preventing the linear motion, and a biasing force adjustment mechanism for adjusting a biasing force of the biasing mechanism. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20100187788 | Tubular Torsion Beam for Rear Suspensions of Vehicles and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Provided is a tubular torsion beam for rear suspensions of vehicles, which is produced according to a more durable design capable of improving roll stiffness and roll strength of the tubular torsion beam. The tubular torsion beam is produced by pressure-forming a tubular steel member through hydroforming such that the tubular torsion beam has a cross-section varying along an entire length thereof, with opposite ends having a closed cross-section and mounted to respective trailing arms, a middle portion having a V-shaped open cross-section, and a transitional portion having a varying cross-section and connecting the middle portion to each of the opposite ends. During the process of manufacturing the tubular torsion beam, the opposite ends of the tubular steel member are fed using respective axial punches of a hydroforming machine, so that the opposite ends are thicker than the middle portion. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110254242 | HOLLOW SHAFT CONNECTION DEVICE - A connection device for the torque transmitting connection of a connection component ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110309593 | VEHICLE AND WATT'S LINKAGE THEREFOR - A Watt's linkage for the movable connection of two machine parts, in particular a vehicle axle and a vehicle body, includes, but is not limited to two rods, whose ends facing away from one another engage on a first of the machine parts, and a coupling device, which couples the ends of the rods facing toward one another to one another, and is linked on the second machine part. The coupling device includes, but is not limited to two levers pivotable around fixed pivot axes on the second machine part. A first engagement point of the levers is connected in each case to one of the ends of the rods facing toward one another, and second engagement points of the levers are connected to one another by a coupling body, which forces a pivot movement in opposite directions of each of the two levers around their pivot axes. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309592 | Automobile Anti-Roll Device - An automobile anti-roll device comprises a swing rod attached to the right and the left sides of the car that contain within a slide rod with a roller attached at the lower end. The invention further comprises push-pull rods with drive mechanism comprising a spring for driving the swing rod to swing; a pull hook for returning the push-pull rod back to its original position; a brake for restricting the sliding movement of push-pull rod; a spring for ejecting the swing rod outward; a brake for restricting the slide rod to retract; a pull hook for pulling the slide rod back to its original position; a load-bearing device attached to either the car frame or the swing rod for holding the slide rod. The invention includes a control sensor for detecting the right or left tilt angle of the car and coordinating the movement of the components of the device. The invention aims to provide an effectively preventive measure for car overturn with a simple and user-friendly structure. | 12-22-2011 |
| 280124107 | Centrifugal force transmission linkage | 20 |
| 20100090432 | STABILIZER BAR WITH DISCONNECTABLE LINK - A disconnectable link may include a first link member having a generally tubular portion, a first ball joint disposed on the first link member and adapted to engage a first suspension member; a second link member slidably receivable within the first link member; a second ball joint disposed on the second link member and adapted to engage a second suspension member; a lock shaft engaged with the second link member; and a lock element disposed within an aperture in the second link member. Movement of the lock shaft into a first position may cause the lock element to engage the first link member to prevent relative axial movement between the first and second link members, and movement of the lock shaft into a second position may cause the lock element to disengage the first link member to allow relative axial movement between the first and second link members. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100052282 | STABILIZER DEVICE WITH WHEELED GUIDE ARM - An anti-roll bar device of an axle of a motor vehicle. The axle has an anti-roll bar ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100072725 | ACTUATOR FOR GENERATING A ROTATIONAL POSITIONING MOVEMENT - The present invention relates to an actuator for generating a rotational positioning movement, wherein the actuator comprises an electric motor ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20130093153 | AUTOMOBILE STABILIZER BAR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method of coating an automotive stabilizer bar having a curved portion and a straight portion includes electrically heating the stabilizer bar such that a surface temperature of the straight portion increases at a rate of 10-30° C./sec and then coating a surface of the electrically pre-heated stabilizer bar. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130113176 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION APPARATUS - It is an object to effectively enhance rigidity of a subframe installed to couple a pair of right and left wheel suspension members, with a simple structure, and allow a stabilizer to be adequately installed. A subframe ( | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130099460 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION APPARATUS - It is an object to obtain excellent suspension performance and effectively enhance steering stability during vehicle turning, with a simple configuration. A vehicle suspension apparatus comprises an upper lateral link ( | 04-25-2013 |
| 20100225084 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A vehicle suspension or damping system includes a coupling component, a torsion bar, a plurality of lever arms, a fluid based damping device, a coil spring, and an electronically controlled valve-based damping device. The torsion bar converts an external load that is transferred to the torsion bar via the coupling component into a rotational displacement of the torsion bar. Each of the lever arms is adapted to physically move with the torsion bar when said torsion bar experiences a rotational displacement, and each of the fluid based damping device, coil spring and electronically controlled valve-based damping device damps physical movement of its respective lever arm. One or more damping devices can be coupled to each such lever arm. Alternative applications for the disclosed suspension and shock damping systems can include load transferring manufacturing machinery and earthquake damping for buildings and other structures. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110291377 | STABILIZER BUSHING FOR VEHICLE - A stabilizer bushing is provided which effectively reduces a torsional friction between a bushing body and a stabilizer bar. The stabilizer bushing includes a bushing body | 12-01-2011 |
| 20090256326 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM PROVIDING TWO DEGREES OF FREEDOM - A combination of existing suspension designs is provided to suspend moving vehicles such as cars, trucks, planes, and snowmobiles and provide two degrees of freedom in the wheels or skis. The design combines a dive suspension with a roll suspension, including a locking linkage. The locking linkage locks out the roll suspension during dive, jounce, flight or two-wheel bump motion. Both the dive and roll suspensions are responsive during roll motion and one-wheel bump motion. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20120193885 | STABILIZER COUPLING - A stabilizer coupling for use in a roll stabilizer for a motor vehicle has at least one actuator, with the actuator being formed by an outer profile element and an inner profile element. An elastically deformable body is arranged between the outer profile element and the inner profile element. The outer profile element is formed as a hollow profile component, in particular a hollow profile component constructed as an extruded profile and made from a light metal alloy. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20100225083 | TAPERED STABILIZER BAR HAVING CONTINUOUSLY CHANGING CROSS-SECTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A stabilizer bar includes a parallel bar which is secured with respect to a frame via fasteners in each of which a bush is fitted, and leg bars which extend from both ends of the parallel bar with distal ends of the leg bars connected to suspension arms. Each leg bar is tapered from an upper end toward a lower end thereof to continuously decrease a section modulus of the leg bar from the upper end toward the lower end thereof so that the stress generated by a load applied to the lower end of the leg bar is not concentrated on a bent part of the stabilizer bar and is distributed over the entire leg bar so as to prevent the stabilizer bar from being broken at the bent part. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20090020974 | TORSION BEAM OF SUSPENSION - There is provided a torsion beam of a vehicle suspension in which a upper portion and the lower portion of the torsion beam are bent in the front-to-rear direction alone of the vehicle along the longitudinal axis of the torsion beam, and a pair of tails is rounded at both front and rear ends of the torsion beam of the vehicle and formed different from each other in size, a rear tail of the pair of tails which is formed at the rear portion of the vehicle is larger than a front tail formed in the front portion of the torsion beam, the upper and lower portions of the torsion beam are gradually apart from each other with at least two predetermined slopes as they goes from the middle portion to both distal end of the torsion beam. Therefore, roll stiffness is increased and durability is improved. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20110175315 | Stabilizer Bar - There is provided a stabilizer bar in which through holes are not positionally offset even if the attachment portions are bent after the through holes are formed therein. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20100244395 | VEHICLE STABILIZER - A stabilizer bar is intended for use in a vehicle, and a torsion part of the stabilizer bar is fixed to the vehicle body by a fixing member. A resin sheathing is provided integrally on an outer peripheral surface of the stabilizer bar. The fixing member is composed of the sheathing, a rubber bush disposed on the outer periphery of the sheathing, and a mounting fixture for mounting the rubber bush on the vehicle body side so as to cover the outer periphery of the rubber bush. The sheathing and the rubber bush are immovably assembled to each other. Thus, there may be provided a vehicle stabilizer, highly durable, easily mountable and replaceable, low-cost, and highly operable. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20080211202 | Stabilizer Link Assembly - A stabilizer link assembly formed by die casting end rings over the ends of a stabilizer link rod. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20120018972 | DEVICE FOR REDUCING ROLL MOTION IN MOTOR VEHICLES - A device for reducing roll in motor vehicles. The device includes a first and second traction mechanism and at least a first and second deflecting and rebounding suspension part connected to different vehicle sides of a vehicle body, the first and second traction mechanisms connected at one end to the first suspension part at a first connecting point and at the other end to the second suspension part at a second connecting point. Furthermore, the first traction mechanism is guided deflectably between the first and second connecting points by a first guide means mounted on the vehicle body above the first connecting point and below the second connecting point, and the second traction mechanism is guided deflectably between the first and second connecting points by a second guide means mounted on the vehicle body below the first connecting point and above the second connecting point. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120153591 | TRACTION DEVICE - An improved traction device for a motor vehicle provides a rear support assembly positioned proximate to a rear axle and an adjacent portion of a leaf spring and a front rocker support assembly. The front rocker support assembly includes a front leaf spring bracket assembly attached to a selected portion of the leaf spring between the axle and the front leaf spring mount, a rocker pivotally attached to the front leaf spring bracket assembly, and a rocker head connected to an end of the rocker for engaging a lower surface of the leaf spring to limit pivotal movement of the front rocker support assembly relative to the front end of the leaf spring, and. An adjustable rigid link extends between the rear support assembly and the front rocker support assembly. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20100327550 | METHODS OF PRODUCING HIGH-STRENGTH METAL TUBULAR BARS POSSESSING IMPROVED COLD FORMABILITY - A method for producing a tubular bar, more particularly a stabilizer bar, is provided. The method comprises providing a tubular bar of desired size having an outer and inner surface, heating the bar to an elevated temperature, quenching the bar by application of a cooling fluid to the surfaces of the bar, and forming the tube to a desired shape without annealing. The method further provides for the composition of a high-strength, high formability carbon steel alloy to be used in conjunction with the method. Advantageously, the bar is formable without thermal processing subsequent to quenching. In this fashion, metal tubular bars, such as stabilizer bars, may be formed at reduced cost. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20120299261 | STABILIZER BUSHING FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Semi-tubular portions of two partition members partitioning a bushing body into an outer rubber portion and an inner rubber portion are asymmetrically arranged with respect to a reference plane containing a central axis of the bushing body and parallel to two attachment surfaces of a bracket. In addition, each of the semi-tubular portions is configured to have a length equal to or larger than a diameter of a stabilizer bar, the length being from one end to the other end in a circumferential direction of the semi-tubular portion in a projection view obtained by projecting the semi-tubular portion to a horizontal surface in a vertical direction. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130009374 | DIVIDED ROLL STABILIZER - A divided roll stabilizer of a motor vehicle between whose two stabilizer parts ( | 01-10-2013 |
