B60G2300/45

Vehicle with three or more wheels provided with an anti-roll stabiliser device and anti-roll control method of a vehicle having at least three wheels
10239377 · 2019-03-26 · ·

A vehicle with 3 or more wheels includes at least two wheels aligned on the same axis. The vehicle has an intermediate centerline plane between the wheels parallel to a direction of movement, including a mass suspended in relation to the wheels defining a passenger or containment compartment, and two suspension groups kinematically connecting the suspended mass to the two aligned wheels. An anti-roll stabilizer device has at least one compensation mass kinematically connected to the suspended mass via a guide and movable in relation thereto. The anti-roll stabilizer device has a drive of the compensation mass to distance or bring the compensation mass closer to the centerline plane on the side opposite the displacement of a barycenter of the suspended mass with respect to the same centerline plane, to oppose the displacement with respect to the centerline plane of the position of the barycenter of the suspended mass.

IMPROVED SUSPENSION
20190077210 · 2019-03-14 ·

The present invention relates to an improved suspension (20), in particular for traditional two-wheel motorcycles and/or for motorcycles or vehicles with three or more wheels with at least two tilting wheels. The improved suspension (20) according to the present invention is capable of providing adequately progressive performance without simultaneous problems of excessive gradual engagement, which affect the currently known suspensions comprising gas shock absorbers. Such a result is possible by using an accumulator (70) having a variable volume operatively connected to the first accumulator (60) which is part of the traditional suspension.

MODIFIED SHOCK ABSORBER FOR TILTABLE VEHICLES
20190054791 · 2019-02-21 ·

A modified shock absorber for tiltable vehicles, with means to maintain the vertical of the vehicle without offering resistance to the extension movements during tilting maneuvers.

Vehicle having a chassis and a pendulum nacelle
10183543 · 2019-01-22 · ·

The vehicle includes: a chassis which includes a front cross-member and a rear cross-member; a nacelle receiving a person or a load, pivotally mounted relative to the central part of the cross-members about a substantially longitudinal hinge axis, the center of gravity of the nacelle being situated below said hinge axis; a front train and a rear train, each including two movement supports on the ground, each movement support being connected to the end part of the corresponding cross-member by a connecting system; the cross-members, situated in the upper part of the nacelle, being separate pieces linked together only by the nacelle, via the hinge axis, so as to be able to pivot about the hinge axis independently of one another.

CONTROL UNIT THAT ADJUSTS A TILT ANGLE OF A TILTING VEHICLE
20190016381 · 2019-01-17 · ·

The disclosure concerns a tilting vehicle with at least one multi-wheel axle, a vehicle structure and a control unit that is arranged to detect a lateral acceleration acting on the tilting vehicle and actively adjust a tilt angle of the structure of the vehicle about the longitudinal axis thereof In order to optimize adjustment of the tilt angle in a tilting vehicle, the control unit is arranged to adjust the tilt angle so that in a direction of a lateral axis of the structure of the vehicle, a Y component of the lateral acceleration is partially compensated by a Y component of acceleration due to gravity according to a specified compensation proportion. The compensation proportion increases as a function of the lateral acceleration to a global maximum value at a first acceleration, and decreases above the first acceleration.

FORECARRIAGE OF A ROLLING MOTOR VEHICLE
20190009630 · 2019-01-10 ·

Disclosed is a forecarriage of a rolling motor vehicle with three or four wheels, comprising:a forecarriage frame;at least a pair of front wheels kinematically connected one to each other and to the forecarriage frame by means of a first kinematic mechanism which enables the front wheels to roll in a synchronous and specular manner, each wheel being connected to said rolling kinematic mechanism by means of a respective axle journal, the latter being mechanically connected to a rotation pin of the wheel in order to support it rotatably around an axis of rotation;means of suspension which provide each axle journal at least one spring suspension movement with respect to said rolling kinematic mechanism;a steering device which kinematically connects the axle journals to each other so as to command the rotation of the axle journals around respective steering axes of each front wheel

FORECARRIAGE OF A ROLLING MOTOR VEHICLE
20190009633 · 2019-01-10 ·

The present invention relates to a forecarriage of a rolling motor vehicle with three or four wheels, comprising:a forecarriage frame; at least one pair of front wheels kinematically connected to each other and to the forecarriage frame by means of a first kinematic mechanism which enables the front wheels to roll in a synchronous and specular manner, each wheel being connected to the first kinematic mechanism by means of a respective axle journal the latter being mechanically connected to a rotation pin of the wheel in order to support it rotatably around an axis of rotation,a roll block system;suspension means which guarantee each axle journal at least one spring suspension movement with respect to said first kinematic mechanism.

"AFW" VEHICLE SUSPENSION (VARIANTS)

The present inventions relate to structural components of vehicles, and more particularly to suspension variants of both usual cars and special higher comfort vehicles, such as ambulances, baby carriages and wheelchairs, and also the suspension with catamaran floats. The proposed suspension, which may be used in ground and water vehicles, is configured to enable automatic road clearance and body tilt adjustment depending on the condition of the roadway, sea roughness, the speed of the vehicle and the maneuver being performed. The first variant of suspension comprises a frame, four identical arms intended to be connected with the hubs of the respective motion parts, and torsion bars attached to the frame through the bearing assemblies and connected to the arms of the corresponding motion parts, where at least two torsion bars may freely rotate with a twisting angle under the load of 1-5 and form, respectively, front and rear axis, the torsion bars are installed in parallel and their centers are kinematically connected to a connecting rod mounted in such a manner to allow synchronous axial rotation of the torsion bars, the arms of one axis are attached to the ends of the corresponding torsion bars and are installed in parallel, while the arms of each side of the suspension, i.e. right or left, are oriented in opposite directions, wherein the suspension according to the invention comprises at least four torsion bars disposed in pairs in a horizontal plane, and, additionally, the main and additional movable connection arms and linear actuators that are mounted in such a manner to allow synchronous change of their lengths, while the center of each torsion bar is connected to the connecting rod via an additional connection arm, which can freely rotate on the torsion bar, all additional connection arms are parallel, identically oriented and connected with each other by appropriate rods, and the arms of the corresponding motion parts of one axis are attached to the ends of the corresponding torsion bars, installed in parallel and oriented in opposite directions towards each other. The second variant of suspension comprises a horizontally disposed frame, a steering mechanism, four identical wheel arms, each intended to be connected at one end to the hub of the corresponding wheel, and to be connected at the other end, through a bearing assembly attached to the frame, to a coupling device installed with the possibility of its free rotation, and the coupling devices form, respectively, front and rear suspension axles, the axes of the coupling devices of both axles are installed in parallel and the arms of the wheels of one axle are installed in parallel, wherein acco

Front chassis system of tilting vehicle
12054212 · 2024-08-06 · ·

The present disclosure relates to a front chassis system of a tilting vehicle, and a front chassis system of a tilting vehicle. The system includes at least: a front swing arm-left connected to and provided at a vehicle body and a front steering wheel-left, and a front swing arm-right connected to and provided at the vehicle body and a front steering wheel-right; a front shock absorber-left connected to and provided at the front swing arm-left, and a front shock absorber-right connected to and provided at the front swing arm-right; a front tilt bar rotatably connected to and provided at the vehicle body, and connected to and provided at the front shock absorber-left and the front shock absorber-right; at least one front elastic roller provided at the vehicle body; and a steering device linked to and provided at a steering wheel part assembled on the vehicle body.

SMALL-SIZED SADDLE RIDING VEHICLE, AND RIGIDITY ADJUSTMENT DEVICE OF BODY FRAME OF VEHICLE

In a rocking vehicle, a front wheel suspension device suspends a front wheel in an upwardly displaceable manner due to a reaction force from a road surface. The rocking vehicle includes a cushion support arm, on a body frame side, including a cushion support portion of the front wheel suspension device, and a rigidity adjustment device which is extended between plural portions of the cushion support arm. The rigidity adjustment device applies a pre-tension to the cushion support arm, and the pre-tension generates a pre-force component in the cushion support portion in the same direction as the upward moving direction of the front wheel due to a reaction force of the front wheel from the road surface.