Vehicle stabilizer
First Claim
1. A vehicle stabilizer comprising:
- a frame means adapted to be secured to the vehicle,a relatively weighty mass disposed in the frame means,means for supporting said mass for axial bidirectional translation in the frame means between opposite ends of the frame means,said frame means having means defining a compression chamber at each end of the frame means,a pair of pistons, one associated with each compression chamber,means supporting each piston independent of said mass but disposed in a position for sliding motion in response to translation of said mass in a first direction to cause compression of fluid in said compression chamber,and a pair of means associated respectively with said pair of pistons, one at each end of the frame means, for enabling recharging of said compression chamber in response to translation of said mass in a second direction opposite to said first direction.
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Abstract
A device preferably mounted to the rear section of a vehicle such as from the vehicle rear axle for stabilizing the vehicle in turns and skids and providing improved overall holding power of the vehicle to the roadway. The stabilizer operates on a hydraulic principle and comprises a housing that may be partially liquid filled such as with a hydraulic oil, although the stabilizer also is operative with the use of solely an air fill. A substantial weight mass is disposed in the housing and is responsive to centrifugal force such as occasioned by a vehicle turn, particularly an abrupt turn, to cause displacement thereof axially of the housing. The device further comprises a piston at each end of the housing and means associated therewith for biasing the piston to a normal restposition, said piston having means permitting fluid bleeding between opposite sides thereof to enhance stabilizer action.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle stabilizer comprising:
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a frame means adapted to be secured to the vehicle, a relatively weighty mass disposed in the frame means, means for supporting said mass for axial bidirectional translation in the frame means between opposite ends of the frame means, said frame means having means defining a compression chamber at each end of the frame means, a pair of pistons, one associated with each compression chamber, means supporting each piston independent of said mass but disposed in a position for sliding motion in response to translation of said mass in a first direction to cause compression of fluid in said compression chamber, and a pair of means associated respectively with said pair of pistons, one at each end of the frame means, for enabling recharging of said compression chamber in response to translation of said mass in a second direction opposite to said first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle stabilizer comprising;
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a frame means adapted to be secured to the vehicle, a relatively weighty mass disposed in the frame means, means for supporting said mass for axial bidirectional translation in the frame means between opposite ends of the frame means, said frame means having means defining a compression chamber at each end of the frame means, a pair of pistons, one associated with each compression chamber, means supporting each piston for sliding motion in response to mass translation, in a first direction to cause compression of fluid in said compression chamber, a piston return spring disposed in said compression chamber between said piston and frame means, and means enabling recharging of said compression chamber in response to mass translation in a second direction opposite to said first direction, said piston having a through passage with said passage blocked by said mass in the equilibrium position of said mass.
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