Title:
自転車のサスペンションシステム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2007506618
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A driven wheel suspension system for a vehicle comprises a damper unit, a swinging wheel carrier link (2), which is pivotably attached to a first end of an upper carrier manipulation link (3) at a first upper carrier manipulation link pivot, and is pivotably attached to a first end of an lower carrier manipulation link (4) at a first lower carrier manipulation link pivot, and a driven wheel (1) rotatably attached to the swinging wheel carrier link (2). The upper carrier manipulation link (3) is pivotably attached at a second upper carrier manipulation link pivot positioned at a second end thereof to a chassis of the vehicle, and the lower carrier manipulation link (4) is pivotably attached at a second lower carrier manipulation link pivot positioned at a second end thereof to the chassis of the vehicle. An instant center is found by projecting individual force lines through the first and second pivots of each of the upper (3) and lower (4) carrier manipulation links, wherein the instant center is positioned beyond the outer limits of the first and second pivots of the lower carrier manipulation link (4) at zero percent suspension compression.
Inventors:
WEAGLE, David
Application Number:
JP2006528214A
Publication Date:
March 22, 2007
Filing Date:
September 24, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WEAGLE, David
International Classes:
B62K25/28; B60G3/02; B60G5/00; B60G21/045; B62K1/00; B62K25/20; B62K25/26; B60G15/06; B60G; B62K
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yanagita Seiji
Go Sakuma
Go Sakuma