Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1997-01-17
2000-09-05
Culbreth, Eric
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280124125, 280124171, B60G 399
Patent
active
061131202
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle suspension has a hub carrier (12) to which a wheel of a vehicle may be rotatably mounted, the hub carrier is connected to a chassis or sub-frame (14) of the vehicle, by means of a pair of vertically separated upper and lower suspension arms (16,18) being pivotally connected at one end to the vehicle chassis or sub-frame and at the other end to the hub carrier. The hub carrier has an arm (40) which extends upwardly from the point of connection of the hub carrier to the upper suspension arm, to an upper end (42) which is aligned substantially vertically above the load application point between the wheel and the ground, the upper end of said arm being connected to a spring (60).
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Brown Gregory P.
Culbreth Eric
Jaguar Cars Limited
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