SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE STABILIZATION

摘要

A vehicle stabilization system including a frame; a wheel; a control arm connected to the frame and the wheel; a fluid spring connected to the frame and the control arm; a stabilizer connected to the frame and operable between a retracted and extended position; a reservoir; and a fluid manifold connected to the fluid spring and the chamber, fluidly coupling the spring interior and stabilizer chamber to the reservoir interior. A vehicle stabilization method including maintaining an orientation of the vehicle frame, coupling the frame to a support surface using a stabilizer by introducing a fluid to a chamber of the stabilizer, and retracting a wheel by reducing a quantity of fluid within a fluid spring coupling the wheel to the frame.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
a frame; a wheel; a control arm comprising:
a first member connected to the frame; anda second member connected to the wheel and rotatably connected to the first member, the second member comprising an upper side and a lower side; a pneumatic spring defining a spring interior, the pneumatic spring comprising:
a first spring end connected to the frame; anda second spring end connected to the second member of the control arm below the upper side; a stabilizer defining a chamber, the stabilizer comprising:
a mount connected to the frame; anda leg comprising a first leg end and a second leg end, the leg connected to the mount proximal the first leg end; the stabilizer operable between:
a retracted configuration wherein the second leg end is in a retracted position; andan extended configuration wherein the second leg end is in an extended position distal the mount relative to the retracted position; wherein the second leg end extends into the extended position in response to application of a pneumatic force on the chamber; a reservoir defining a reservoir interior; and a fluid manifold connected to the pneumatic spring and to the chamber, the fluid manifold fluidly coupling the spring interior and the chamber to the reservoir interior.