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Mechanism for the spring-cushioning of a vehicle wheel

  • US 4,529,056 A
  • Filed: 09/26/1983
  • Issued: 07/16/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A spring-cushioning mechanism for a wheel of a vehicle having a frame, said wheel being mounted on an arm which is swingingly mounted on the frame of the vehicle, said mechanism comprising a lever pivotally mounted adjacent a first end thereof on the frame of the vehicle, a rigid strut extending between an intermediate portion of the arm and a second end of the lever, the strut being pivotally connected at the respective ends thereof to the arm and the lever, a springing and damping member having first and second ends pivoted at the first end thereof to a portion of the arm between the pivotal mounting of the arm on the frame and the pivotal connection between the arm and the strut, and a toggle means composed of first and second links pivotally connected together at the respective first ends of the links, the first ends of the links being also pivotally connected to the second end of the springing and damping member, pivot means connecting the second end of the first link to the vehicle frame, and pivot means connecting the second end of the second link to a portion of the lever intermediate the length thereof.

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