| 摘要 |
A suspension system for a vehicle having a chassis (1) supported on at least one forward pair of laterally spaced wheels (7a, 7b) and at least one rear pair of laterally spaced wheels (7c, 7d), including vehicle support means (4, 5, 6) for supporting the chassis above each said pair of wheels, and roll moment reaction means (10) for providing location of the chassis about a substantially level roll attitude. The roll moment reaction means (10) including a respective roll attitude control mechanism (10a, 11a, 12, 13a) for each pair of at least two said pairs of laterally spaced wheels for passively controlling the position of the wheels relative to each other and the chassis, each roll attitude control mechanism being connected to at least one other roll attitude control mechanism by roll mechanism interconnection means (8, 9). The roll mechanism interconnection means (8, 9) being arranged such that the roll moment reaction means resists roll of the vehicle chassis with respect to the wheels, whilst simultaneously permitting cross-axle articulation motions of the wheels. The vehicule support means (4, 5, 6) for at least one pair of wheels includes at least a first support means (6) for supporting at least a portion of the load on said vehicle support means, said first support means (6) providing substantially zero roll stiffness for the vehicle. The roll moment reaction means (10) being separate from the vehicle support means thereby providing substantially zero load carrying capacity.
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