Patent ID: 11958448
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for generating a lifting force on a portion of a vehicle, the system comprising:
a vehicle wheel;
a force-generating mechanism structured to be operably connected to a frame of a vehicle; and
a bearing member operably connected to the force-generating mechanism and structured to transmit a force generated by the force-generating mechanism to a surface in physical contact with the bearing member,
the bearing member also being structured for operably connecting the wheel to the force-generating mechanism,
the system being structured so that the bearing member is enabled to physically contact a ground surface when the system is mounted on a vehicle and the wheel is connected to the force generating mechanism along a first side of the bearing member.