Title:
車両サスペンションシステム用コントロールアーム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004533355
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A control arm used as a suspension link within a vehicle suspension system has two similar members. Each member has a substantially W shaped cross section and circular endplates. The endplates are coupled together with bushings that include a compressible member. During normal loading, this bushing arrangement keeps the two members spaced apart. This allows each member to bend and flex when subjected to longitudinal forces. As transverse loading occurs, the two members are caused to move together, and eventually abut one another. This abutment greatly increases the overall strength of the control arm, allowing it to withstand severe transverse forces without buckling.
Inventors:
Zia Doats, Lawrence M
Pionck, ralph
Pionck, ralph
Application Number:
JP2001543349A
Publication Date:
November 04, 2004
Filing Date:
December 06, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Tower Automotive Technology Products Incorporated
International Classes:
B60G3/28; B60G7/00; (IPC1-7): B60G7/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadahiko Ito
Shinsuke Onuki
Tadashige Ito
Hiroshi Kida
Shinsuke Onuki
Tadashige Ito
Hiroshi Kida