| 摘要 |
A selectively releasable anti-sway bar for a vehicle having a frame and at least one pair of opposed wheels attached to the frame by a spring-type suspension system. The apparatus includes a torsional bar assembly and control arm connectors is attached to the suspension system adjacent to each of the opposed wheels. A releasable scissors linkage is located between one end of the torsional bar assembly and one end of at least one of the control arm connectors. The scissors linkage includes a first arm rigidly connected to one end of the torsional bar assembly. A second arm is pivotally connected to the same end of the torsional bar assembly adjacent to the first arm and connected at the its other end to one end of at least one of the control arm connectors. In the preferred embodiment, a key-and-slot arrangement selectively rigidly connects the second arm to the first arm. Thus, the anti-sway bar may be selectively released by disengaging the scissors linkage and selectively engaged by engaging the scissors linkage. In the preferred embodiment, the key is biased towards the slot during engagement thereby self-tightening the scissors linkage to substantially reduce play and improve performance of the anti-sway bar. |
