Vehicle with suspension system

摘要

A vehicle includes two wheels on each side, with the pair of wheels on the left side mounted on a single bar that pivots up and down about a pivot point (left side wheel pivot plate) fastened to an axle that runs through the vehicle chassis from side-to-side. A pair wheels on the right side is similarly mounted (right side wheel pivot plate) on the right end of the axle. A stabilizer bar and associated components are attached to the rear portion of both pivot plates limits the independence of the up and down motion of the pivot plates, stabilizing the vehicle.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
a. a chassis having a left side and a right side; and b. a suspension system connected to said chassis and at least two wheels mounted for rotation on said suspension system on said left side of said vehicle and at least two wheels mounted for rotation on said suspension system on said right side of said vehicle and adapted for allowing said two left wheels to move up and down about a pivot point between them and for allowing two said right wheels to move up and down about a pivot point between them, said vehicle further comprising a drive system operatively connected to said wheels; said two left wheels being mounted on a left wheel pivot plate and said two right wheels being mounted on a separate right wheel pivot plate, each said pivot plate being pivotally mounted on a point along said chassis, said wheel pivot plates being mounted for pivotal rotation on a single axle that is mounted on said chassis transversely to the length of said vehicle, said axle being fixed in said chassis, said vehicle further comprising a stabilizer system connected to said chassis and limiting the up or down motion of said four wheels in response to obstacles encountered on the ground, said stabilizer system further comprising a stabilizer bar pivotally connected to a lower surface of said chassis for movement in a vertical plane and to each said wheel pivot plates.