Patent ID: 8540257
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: B62D,F16F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for stabilizing the steering of a vehicle, comprising: (a) a device having: (b) a control mechanism structured to maintain the device in an equilibrium configuration wherein the vehicle normally travels unassistedly along a straightaway, the control mechanism including: (c) a centering mechanism structured to maintain the gas spring in alignment with the longitudinal axis; (d) wherein, as driving conditions cause the device to be extended from the equilibrium configuration, the first member and the cylinder portion are displaced toward the second member whereupon the gas spring is activated thereby responsively and automatically urging the device to return to the equilibrium configuration, and as driving conditions cause the device to be compressed from the equilibrium configuration, the second member and the rod portion are displaced toward the first member whereupon the gas spring is activated thereby responsively and automatically urging the device to return to the equilibrium configuration.