Suspension tilting module for a wheeled vehicle and a wheeled vehicle equipped with such a suspension tilting module
First Claim
1. A suspension tilting module for a wheeled vehicle comprising:
- at least a first and a second wheel disposed on a common axle, a suspension structure adapted to support said at least first and second wheels allowing both tilting and vertical displacement of said at least first and second wheels, tilting means, pivotally connected to said suspension structure, so that tilting of said tilting means results in said suspension structure being tilted together with said at least first and second wheels, and first and second shock absorbing means, coupled to said suspension structure, wherein said tilting means are connected to said suspension structure through said first and second shock absorbing means, so that a vertical displacement of one or both of said first or second wheels results in a force being exerted on one or both of said first and second wheels, respectively, contrary to said vertical displacement and varying in a non-linear manner as a function of said vertical displacement.
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Abstract
A tilting suspension system is provided for a vehicle comprising at least a first and a second wheel (2,3) disposed on a common axle, the module comprising a suspension system adapted to support the at least first and second wheels allowing both tilting and vertical displacement of the at least first and second wheels, said module comprising tilting means (14) pivotally connected to the suspension system, so that tilting of the tilting means results in the suspension system being tilted together with the at least first and second wheels, the tilting means being connected to the suspension system through first and second shock absorbing means, so that a vertical displacement of one or both of the first or second wheels (2, 3) results in a force being exerted on one or both of the first and second wheels, respectively, varying in a non-linear manner as a function of the vertical displacement of the at least first and second wheels.
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32 Claims
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1. A suspension tilting module for a wheeled vehicle comprising:
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at least a first and a second wheel disposed on a common axle, a suspension structure adapted to support said at least first and second wheels allowing both tilting and vertical displacement of said at least first and second wheels, tilting means, pivotally connected to said suspension structure, so that tilting of said tilting means results in said suspension structure being tilted together with said at least first and second wheels, and first and second shock absorbing means, coupled to said suspension structure, wherein said tilting means are connected to said suspension structure through said first and second shock absorbing means, so that a vertical displacement of one or both of said first or second wheels results in a force being exerted on one or both of said first and second wheels, respectively, contrary to said vertical displacement and varying in a non-linear manner as a function of said vertical displacement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A driving tilting suspension system for a wheeled vehicle comprising:
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at least a first and a second wheel disposed on a common axle, a suspension structure adapted to support said at least first and second wheels allowing both tilting and vertical displacement of said at least first and second wheels, tilting means, pivotally connected to said suspension structure, so that tilting of said tilting means results in said suspension structure being tilted together with said at least first and second wheels, and first and second shock absorbing means, coupled to said suspension structure, wherein said tilting means are connected to said suspension structure through said first and second shock absorbing means, so that a vertical displacement of one or both of said first or second wheels results in a force being exerted on one or both of said first and second wheels, respectively, contrary to said vertical displacement and varying in a non-linear manner as a function of said vertical displacement. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A wheeled vehicle comprising:
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a driving tilting suspension system comprising, at least a first and a second wheel disposed on a common axle, a suspension structure adapted to support said at least first and second wheels allowing both tilting and vertical displacement of said at least first and second wheels, tilting means, pivotally connected to said suspension structure, so that tilting of said tilting means results in said suspension structure being tilted together with said at least first and second wheels, and first and second shock absorbing means, coupled to said suspension structure, wherein said tilting means are connected to said suspension structure through said first and second shock absorbing means, so that a vertical displacement of one or both of said first or second wheels results in a force being exerted on one or both of said first and second wheels, respectively, contrary to said vertical displacement and varying in a non-linear manner as a function of said vertical displacement. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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