Vehicle suspension system with flexible control arm

Details Vehicle suspension system with flexible control arm Vehicle suspension system with flexible control arm

1987-06-15

1988-09-20

Bertsch, Richard A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

280688, 280669, 280699, 280719, 267 47, 267149, B60G 2104

Patent

active

047720441

ABSTRACT:
A flexible, resilient control arm is rigidly connected at an inner end thereof to a side of a vehicle frame and pivotally connected at an outer end thereof to a wheel assembly. A rigid control arm may be pivotally connected at an inner end thereof to the side of the frame and pivotally connected at an outer end thereof to the wheel assembly. A shock absorber is connected for damping motion of the wheel assembly. The flexible control arm thus operates in place of a second rigid control arm and a separate coil or leaf spring. The flexible control arm may have various composite constructions for providing both dimensional integrity and flexibility, including metal and binder impregnated fiber portions having varying thickness and width along their lengths.

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