Title:
VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005082068
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A vehicle stability control system (32) is provided, which includes a movable tongue member (54) and a ratchet mechanism (52). The movable tongue member (54) is adapted to move between a first tongue position (61) and a second tongue position (62). The ratchet mechanism (52) is adapted to be mechanically coupled to a movable unsprung mass portion and to a sprung mass portion of a vehicle (22) when the vehicle stability control system (32) is operably installed on the vehicle (22). The ratchet mechanism (52) comprising a ratchet tooth (64), such that the ratchet mechanism (52), is adapted to restrict a movement of the unsprung mass portion away from the sprung mass portion when the tongue member (54) is moved toward the second tongue position (62) and into the ratchet tooth (64), and wherein the tongue member (54) does not restrict the movement of the unsprung mass portion relative to the sprung mass portion when the tongue member (54) is in the first tongue position (61).
Inventors:
HAMM ALTON B (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/006194
Publication Date:
November 03, 2005
Filing Date:
February 25, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HAMM ALTON B (US)
International Classes:
B60G17/00; B60G17/005; B60G17/015; B60G17/016; B60G21/05; B60G21/055; B60G99/00; F16F9/32; (IPC1-7): F16F9/32; B60G17/01; B60G21/05
Foreign References:
| US4664408A | 1987-05-12 | |||
| US5123672A | 1992-06-23 |
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