GB2387155A - A road vehicle suspension unit, and a method of constructing such a suspension unit and fitting the unit to a road vehicle - Google Patents

A road vehicle suspension unit, and a method of constructing such a suspension unit and fitting the unit to a road vehicle Download PDF

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GB2387155A
GB2387155A GB0207921A GB0207921A GB2387155A GB 2387155 A GB2387155 A GB 2387155A GB 0207921 A GB0207921 A GB 0207921A GB 0207921 A GB0207921 A GB 0207921A GB 2387155 A GB2387155 A GB 2387155A
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John Kenneth Bingham
Robert Mcquire
Nicholas John Sampson
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Abstract

A suspension unit for a road vehicle which is pre-assembled prior to attachment to a road vehicle, the suspension unit comprising: a wheel hub 10; spaced apart first and second mounts 20, 21 attachable to the road vehicle structure; upper and lower suspension arm arrangements 18, 19 connecting the wheel hub 10 respectively to the first and second mounts 20, 21. The upper and lower suspension arm arrangements 18, 19 are pivotally attached to both the wheel hub 10 and the first and second mounts 20, 21 such that when the suspension unit is attached to the road vehicle structure the wheel hub 10 can pivot about the mounts 20, 21 to move vertically relative to the road vehicle structure. A method of assembling several suspension units at a remote location and subsequent fitment of such pre-assembled suspension units to the road vehicle structure is also disclosed.

Description

- 1 - A ROAD VEHICLE SUSPENSION UNIT AND A METHOD OF
CONSTRUCTING A ROAD VEHICLE SUSPENSION UNIT
AND FITTING THE ROAD VEHICLE SUSPENSION UNIT
TO A ROAD VEHICLE
The present invention relates to a road vehicle suspension unit.
Most road vehicle suspension units comprise a 10 wheel hub, upper and lower pivotable suspension arms connecting the wheel hub to a vehicle body, and a spring and damper connectable between the unsprung mass of the wheel hub and the sprung mass of the road vehicle body. Usually the suspension units are each 15 specific to a particular road vehicle and in particular the manner in which the inboard ends of the suspension arms are connected to the sprung mass of the road vehicle. Thus considerable design efforts are expended in designing suspension units each time a 20 road vehicle is designed and there is little cost saving in carrying over parts of a suspension unit from one road vehicle to another.
The present invention provides in a first aspect 25 a suspension unit for a road vehicle which is pre assembled prior to attachment to a road vehicle structure and which comprises: a wheel hub; a first mount attachable to the road vehicle 30 structure; a second mount attachable to the road vehicle structure at a position spaced below the first mount; an upper suspension arm arrangement connecting the wheel hub to the first mount) and 35 a lower suspension arm arrangement connecting the
- 2 wheel hub to the second mount; wherein: the upper and lower suspension arm arrangements are pivotally attached to both the wheel hub and the first and second mounts whereby when the suspension 5 unit is attached to the road vehicle structure then the wheel hub can pivot about the first and second mounts to move vertically relatively to the road vehicle structure.
10 The present invention provides in a second aspect a method of constructing a road vehicle suspension unit and fitting the road vehicle suspension unit to a road vehicle comprising: assembly at a first location of the road vehicle 15 suspension unit by connecting an upper suspension arm assembly between a wheel hub and a first mount and connecting a lower suspension arm assembly between the wheel hub and a second mount, the upper and lower suspension arm assemblies having inboard ends 20 pivotally connected respectively to the first and second mounts and the upper and lower suspension arm assemblies having outboard ends both pivotally connected to the wheel hub; and transporting the assembled road vehicle 25 suspension unit to a second location and at the second location fixing the first and second mounts to a road vehicle structure using mechanical fasteners.
The present invention provides in a third aspect 30 a method of constructing a plurality of road vehicle suspension units and fitting the road vehicle suspension units to a plurality of road vehicles comprising: assembly at a first location of the plurality of 35 road vehicle suspension units, each suspension unit
- 3 - being assembled by connecting an upper suspension arm assembly between a wheel hub and a first mount and connecting a lower suspension arm assembly between the wheel hub and a second mount, the upper and lower 5 suspension arm assemblies having inboard ends pivotally connected respectively to the first and second mounts and the upper and lower suspension arm assemblies having outboard ends both pivotally mounted to the wheel hub; and 10 transporting the plurality of assembled road vehicle suspension units to a plurality of different locations and at such locations attaching the road vehicle suspension units to a plurality of differently configured road vehicle structures, each suspension 15 unit being attached to a road vehicle structure by fixing the first and second mounts to the road vehicle structure using mechanical fasteners.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention 20 will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing which shows a suspension unit according to the invention.
In the figure there can be seen a wheel hub 10.
25 Ghosted in the figure is a wheel 11 mounted on the wheel hub 10. The wheel 11 is rotatable about a spindle journalled in bearings in the wheel hub 10. A brake disc 12 is rotatable with the wheel and a brake calliper 13 is mounted on the wheel hub 10.
The wheel hub 10 is shown for a steerable undriven wheel. A steering arm 14 is connected to the wheel hub 10 to pivot the wheel hub 10 about a generally vertical axis 15 running through two pivot 35 joints, one being shown at 16. The pivot joints e.g.
16 connect short arms e.g. 17 fixed to the wheel hub 10 with an upper suspension arm 17 and a lower suspension arm 19. The short arms e.g. 16 are pivotally connected to the wheel hub 10 and the 5 suspension arms 17, 18 are pivotally connected to mounting plates 20, 21 (described later) so that the unsprung mass of the wheel hub 10 can move vertically up and down relative to the sprung mass of the road vehicle. The inboard end of the upper suspension arm 18 is pivotally connected to a mounting plate 20 which is designed to be attached to a structural member of the road vehicle to extend in a generally vertical plane.
15 The upper suspension arm 18 is a wishbone arm, the bifurcated ends of which are pivotally connected to the mounting plate 20. Also pivotally connected to the mounting plate 20 is an inboard end of a combined spring and damper unit 22. The outboard end of the 20 combined spring and damper unit 22 is pivotally connected to the wheel hub 10.
The inward end of the lower suspension arm 19 is pivotally connected to the mounting plate 21 which is 25 designed to be attached to a structural member of the road vehicle to extend in a generally horizontal plane. The lower suspension arm 19 is a wishbone arm, the bifurcated ends of which are pivotally connected to the mounting plate 21. A bracket is provided on 30 the mounting plate 21 in order to provide support for a torsion bar 22 which extends transversely across the road vehicle and is connected at each end to a wheel hub via a lower suspension arm.
35 In a method according to the invention a
s - suspension unit is constructed independently of a land vehicle. The wheel hub 10, the suspension arms 17, 18, the mounting plates 19, 20 and the spring and damper unit 21 are all connected together. Then the pre 5 assembled unit is secured to the vehicle simply by attaching the mounting plates 20 and 21 to the vehicle structure; then connecting a fluid supply to the brake calliper 13; connecting the steering arm 14 of the vehicle to the wheel hub 10; and mounting the torsion 10 bar 22 on the mounting plate 21 and connecting the outboard end of the torsion bar 22 to the wheel hub 10. The mounting plate 20 is fixed by mechanical fasteners such as bolts to a generally vertical surface of the vehicle structure and the mounting 15 plate 21 is fixed by mechanical fasteners such as bolts to a generally horizontal surface of the vehicle structure. The mounting plates 20 and 21 allow flexibility of points of attachment on the vehicle structure itself so that the pre-enabled unit can be 20 used for many different vehicles.

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  1. - CLAIMS
    1. A suspension unit for a road vehicle which is pre-assembled prior to attachment to a road vehicle 5 structure and which comprises: a wheel hub; a first mount attachable to the road vehicle structure; a second mount attachable to the road vehicle 10 structure at a position spaced below the first mount; an upper suspension arm arrangement connecting the wheel hub to the first mount; and a lower suspension arm arrangement connecting the wheel hub to the second mount; wherein: 15 the upper and lower suspension arm arrangements are pivotally attached to both the wheel hub and the first and second mounts whereby when the suspension unit is attached to the road vehicle structure then the wheel hub can pivot about the first and second 20 mounts to move vertically relatively to the road vehicle structure.
    2. A suspension unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein included in the preassembled unit is a spring and 25 damper unit pivotally connected to both the wheel hub and the first mount.
    3. A suspension unit as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein each of the upper and lower suspension arm 30 arrangements comprises an outer arm portion pivotally attached to the wheel hub and an inner arm portion pivotally attached to one of the mounts, the inner and outer arm portions being pivotally connected to each other, whereby the pivotal connections of the inner 35 and outer arm portions of the upper and lower
    - 7 suspension arm arrangements together define in use a generally vertical axis about which the wheel hub can pivot when the suspension unit is attached to the vehicle structure.
    4. A suspension unit as claimed in claim 3 wherein the wheel hub comprises connection means which enables connection of the wheel hub to a steering arm.
    10 5. A suspension unit as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein included in the pre-assembled unit are a brake disc rotatably mounted on the wheel hub and a brake calliper fixedly mounted on the wheel hub.
    15 6. A suspension unit as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the second mount has a support which can be used to support a torsion bar.
    7. A road vehicle with a road vehicle structure 20 having attached thereto a pre-assembled suspension unit as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.
    S. A road vehicle as claimed in claim 7 wherein the first mount is a plate which is attached to the road 25 vehicle structure extending in a generally vertical plane and the second mount is a plate attached to the road vehicle structure extending in a generally horizontal plane.
    30 9. A method of constructing a road vehicle suspension unit and fitting the road vehicle suspension unit to a road vehicle comprising: assembly at a first location of the road vehicle suspension unit by connecting an upper suspension arm 35 assembly between a wheel hub and a first mount and
    connecting a lower suspension arm assembly between the wheel hub and a second mount, the upper and lower suspension arm assemblies having inboard ends pivotally connected respectively to the first and 5 second mounts and the upper and lower suspension arm assemblies having outboard ends both pivotally connected to the wheel hub; and transporting the assembled road vehicle suspension unit to a second location and at the second 10 location fixing the first and second mounts to the road vehicle structure using mechanical fasteners.
    10. A method of constructing a plurality of road vehicle suspension units and fitting the road vehicle 15 suspension units to a plurality of road vehicles comprising: assembly at a first location of the plurality of road vehicle suspension units, each suspension unit being assembled by connecting an upper suspension arm 20 assembly between a wheel hub and a first mount and connecting a lower suspension arm assembly between the wheel hub and a second mount, the upper and lower suspension arm assemblies having inboard ends pivotally connected respectively to the first and 25 second mounts and the upper and lower suspension arm assemblies having outboard ends both pivotally mounted to the wheel hub; and transporting the plurality of assembled road vehicle suspension units to a plurality of different 30 locations and at such locations attaching the road vehicle suspension units to a plurality of differently configured road vehicle structures, each suspension unit being attached to a road vehicle structure by fixing he first and second mounts to the road vehicle 35 structure using mechanical fasteners.
    - 9 11. A method as claimed in claim 9 or claim 10 comprising additionally the step of: during assembly of each suspension unit connecting a spring and damper unit between the wheel 5 hub and the first mount, the spring and damper unit having an inboard end pivotally connected to the first mount and an outboard end pivotally connected to the wheel hub.
    10 12. A method as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 11 comprising additionally the step of: during assembly of each suspension unit rotatably mounting a brake disc on the wheel hub and fixedly mounting a brake calliper on the wheel hub.
    13. A method as claimed in any one of claims 10 to 12 wherein: the first and second mounts used each have plate like base, and the first mount is fixed to the vehicle 20 structure with the plate-like base thereof extending generally vertically and the second mount is fixed to the vehicle structure with the plate-like base thereof extending generally horizontally.
    25 14. A method as claimed in any one of claims 10 to 13 wherein: the first and second mounts are fixed respectively on first and second surfaces of the vehicle structure which lie in planes perpendicular to 30 each other.
    15. A road vehicle having a road vehicle suspension unit constructed and fitted according to a method as claimed in any one of claims 10 to 14.
    - 10 16. A road vehicle suspension unit when assembled for fitting to a vehicle structure in a method as claimed in any one of claims 10 to 14.
    5 17. A road vehicle suspension unit substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
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