Land vehicles – Suspension modification enacted during travel – Lateral vehicle disposition
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-26
2011-04-26
Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Suspension modification enacted during travel
Lateral vehicle disposition
C280S124106, C280S124107, C280S124149, C280S124152, C267S183000, C267S188000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07931281
ABSTRACT:
A variable stiffness stabilizer device (1) has a stabilizer bar (2) and actuators (3). The stabilizer bar (2) has a torsion bar (4) extending in the lateral direction (X1) of a vehicle and arms (6) connected through bend portions (5) to the ends (4a,4b) of the torsion bar (4) and bendingly deformed according to the strokes of wheel supporting members (11). Variable bending stiffness parts (13; 130) of the arms (6) are rotatable about the axes (C1) of the arms (6), so that the bending stiffness of the arms (6) can be changed according to their rotational positions. The actuators (3) rotationally drive the variable bending stiffness parts (13; 130) about the axes (C1) to adjust the rotational positions of the variable bending stiffness parts (13; 130).
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Arima Masanori
Kawahara Sadahiro
Maeda Shingo
Yamanaka Kosuke
Dickson Paul N
English James
JTEKT Corporation
Rabin & Berdo PC
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