GB1078460A - Motor vehicle wheel suspensions - Google Patents

Motor vehicle wheel suspensions

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Publication number
GB1078460A
GB1078460A GB2253566A GB2253566A GB1078460A GB 1078460 A GB1078460 A GB 1078460A GB 2253566 A GB2253566 A GB 2253566A GB 2253566 A GB2253566 A GB 2253566A GB 1078460 A GB1078460 A GB 1078460A
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Prior art keywords
sprung mass
axle
frame
apex
arms
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GB2253566A
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John Roderick Ward Mansfield
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Ford Motor Co Ltd
Ford Motor Co
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Ford Motor Co Ltd
Ford Motor Co
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Priority to GB2253566A priority Critical patent/GB1078460A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
    • B60G9/00—Resilient suspensions of a rigid axle or axle housing for two or more wheels
    • B60G9/02—Resilient suspensions of a rigid axle or axle housing for two or more wheels the axle or housing being pivotally mounted on the vehicle, e.g. the pivotal axis being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle
    • B60G9/027—Resilient suspensions of a rigid axle or axle housing for two or more wheels the axle or housing being pivotally mounted on the vehicle, e.g. the pivotal axis being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle the axle having either a triangular, a "T" or "U" shape and being directly articulated with the chassis only by its middle apex, e.g. De Dion suspension

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)

Abstract

1,078,460. Beam axle suspensions. FORD MOTOR CO. Ltd. May 20, 1966, No. 22535/66. Heading B7D. A driven rear axle 1 is connected to the sprung mass 7 of a vehicle by a trailing A-frame 2, with its feet 2a, 2b rigidly secured to the axle and its apex 2c pivotally mounted on the sprung mass 7 by a connection permitting movement of the A-frame longitudinally of the vehicle and two trailing arms 3, 4, each pivotally connected to the sprung mass 7 and to a foot of the A-frame or to the axle casing near one of its ends, to form with the A-frame a substantially W-shaped linkage. Preferably the pivotal connections of the ends of the arms 3, 4 are ball joints 8, 10 and 9, 11, the latter pair being on an axis passing through a universal joint 15 of a drive shaft 13, 14 and the pivotal connection at the apex 2c is a ball 5 slidable in a tube 6 secured to the sprung mass 7. Alternatively the apex 2c is connected to the sprung mass by a shackle. The axle is sprung by coil springs 12 or by torsion bar springs comprising inward extensions (3a), (4a) (Fig. 2, not shown) of the arms 3, 4.
GB2253566A 1966-05-20 1966-05-20 Motor vehicle wheel suspensions Expired GB1078460A (en)

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2399921A1 (en) * 1977-08-08 1979-03-09 Stella Sauro RIGID AXLE FOR REAR WHEELS OF MOTOR VEHICLES
FR2462283A1 (en) * 1979-07-26 1981-02-13 Fiat Spa RIGID AXLE SUSPENSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, PROVIDING SIMILAR COMFORT TO INDEPENDENT WHEEL DEVICES
EP0140845A2 (en) * 1983-10-19 1985-05-08 FIAT AUTO S.p.A. Improvements to motor vehicle suspensions
GB2345476A (en) * 1999-01-08 2000-07-12 Rover Group A vehicle suspension which provides less resistance to longitudinal movement than to lateral movement

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2399921A1 (en) * 1977-08-08 1979-03-09 Stella Sauro RIGID AXLE FOR REAR WHEELS OF MOTOR VEHICLES
FR2462283A1 (en) * 1979-07-26 1981-02-13 Fiat Spa RIGID AXLE SUSPENSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, PROVIDING SIMILAR COMFORT TO INDEPENDENT WHEEL DEVICES
EP0140845A2 (en) * 1983-10-19 1985-05-08 FIAT AUTO S.p.A. Improvements to motor vehicle suspensions
EP0140845A3 (en) * 1983-10-19 1985-06-05 Fiat Auto S.P.A. Improvements to motor vehicle suspensions
GB2345476A (en) * 1999-01-08 2000-07-12 Rover Group A vehicle suspension which provides less resistance to longitudinal movement than to lateral movement
GB2345476B (en) * 1999-01-08 2002-07-31 Rover Group Vehicle suspensions

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