Patent ID: 6045146
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
A suspension system in combination with a motor vehicle including a frame, a front pair of wheels and a rear pair of wheels, the suspension system comprising:first and second control arms operatively interconnecting the frame with a first wheel and a second wheel of one of the front and rear pairs of wheels, respectively, both of said first and control arms being attached to said frame for pivotal movement in response to vertical displacement of an associate one of the first and second wheels; anda torsion member having a generally arcuate longitudinal axis in a generally horizontal plane, said torsion member connecting said first and second control arms such that said torsion member rotates about said generally arcuate longitudinal axis when the pair of wheels are vertically displaced in unison and torsion is applied along said generally arcuate longitudinal axis when vertical displacement of said one of said front and rear pairs of wheels is not in unison.