Land vehicles – Suspension modification enacted during travel – Lateral vehicle disposition
Patent
1997-05-19
1999-03-16
English, Peter C.
Land vehicles
Suspension modification enacted during travel
Lateral vehicle disposition
280 5511, 280124107, 267187, 267191, B60G 21055
Patent
active
058820175
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle suspension apparatus operating between the sprung and unsprung masses of a vehicle includes a pendular anti-roll bar connected to the vehicle and a pair of links which connect the bar to the wheels. The anti-roll bar includes a pair of selectively activated anti-roll bar restrictors mechanically communicating with the central a rod of the anti-roll bar. In response to the roll above a predetermined threshold, at least one of the restrictors is actuated in order to clamp the roll bar and prevent axial twist of the central section beyond the actuated restrictor, thereby varying the torsional length of the roll bar central rod. The change in the torsional length of the central rod correspondingly changes the stiffness of the roll bar.
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