| 摘要 |
830,276. Motor vehicle frames. ENGINEERING RESEARCH & APPLICATION Ltd., [formerly ENGLISH RACING AUTOMOBILES Ltd.]. Nov. 19, 1957 [Nov. 30, 1956], No. 36692/56. Class 79(4) A motor vehicle chassis comprises side members 10, 11, two columns 12, 13 and a cross-member 17 all of hollow cross-section, wheel suspension means being mounted on the arch structure thus formed. The members may be box or rectangular section girders of welded steel plate with one side shaped to match the doors of the vehicle, stiffener plates 15 being provided across the joints between the columns 12, 13 and the members 10, 11. Further columns 20, 21 are connected by a crossmember 22 and the chassis is enclosed by welded sheet metal coverings 24, 25. A box structure 18 provides space for the occupants' feet and supports a beam 42 carrying a pair of brackets 39 each of which pivotally supports a rod having a further pivotal connection through a member 37 with the lower end of a king post 27. The upper end of each king post is pivotally attached to a shock absorber 34 and to a link 28 pivotally supported by a bracket 32. A torsion bar 30 is connected by arms 50 and links 51 to the links 28. |
