Differential drive suspension for vehicles - has differential suspended via four bearings upon four separate support points, with two on one side of transverse plane and two on other

摘要

The differential (1) is suspended via four bearings (15-18) upon four separate support points (S1-S5). The first (S1) and fourth (S4) support points lie on one side of the transverse plane and the second (S2) and third (S3) lie on the opposite side. The third and fourth support points lie on the same side of the longitudinal plane as the gear ring (5) and the first and second lie on the opposite side. The rigidities of the bearings on at least two bearing supports differ from each other. ADVANTAGE - Undesirable displacement of the axis of the input shaft is minimised.