| 摘要 |
A vehicle suspension includes an outer tubular housing with a plurality of contoured or tapered surfaces formed internally thereof and an internally disposed shaft also provided with a plurality of contoured or tapered surfaces formed externally thereof; a plurality of elastomeric rings are situated between the internal and external tapered surfaces so as to be engageable therewith; the outer housing is carried by the vehicle body section so as to be movable therewith while the extending end of the shaft is connected to associated vehicular running gear such as ground engaging wheels; as the vehicular load is applied, the inner shaft and externally formed tapered surfaces move axially relative to the outer housing and internally formed tapered surfaces thereby progressively resiliently deforming the elastomeric rings therebetween so as to create a controlled spring rate therethrough; a steering tiller is connected through a worm gear and follower gear to the outer housing so as to enable both rotation of the outer housing and running hear relative to the vehicle as well as relative repositioning of the tiller with respect to the outer housing and running gear.
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