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Roll stabilization mechanisms in vehicular suspension systems

  • US 6,302,417 B1
  • Filed: 04/20/1998
  • Issued: 10/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A suspension system for a vehicle, said vehicle having a body and at least one forward pair of transversely adjacent surface engaging means and at least one rearward pair of transversely adjacent surface engaging means connected to the body to allow substantially vertical relative motion of each surface engaging means with respect to the body, the suspension system including resilient support means for providing resilient support for substantially the total mass of the vehicle body with respect to the surface engaging means, at least one forward and at least one rearward force transmitting means, each force transmitting means interconnecting at least one of said pairs of transversely adjacent surface engaging means, each force transmitting means including adjustment means, the adjustment means being longitudinally spaced and functionally linked such that the magnitude and the direction of the force transmitted between associated transversely adjacent surface engaging means by each of the force transmitting means varies progressively as a function of the relative positions of, and the load applied to, at least two pairs of the interconnected transversely adjacent surface engaging means, to thereby restrict roll motions of the vehicle whilst simultaneously facilitating warp motions of the surface engaging means.

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