Patent ID: 7255357
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A suspension for a vehicle having a body, the suspension comprising: a first suspension assembly that extends between a first surface contact assembly and the body, wherein the first suspension assembly includes a transverse instant center; a second suspension assembly that extends between a second surface contact assembly and the body, wherein the second suspension assembly includes a transverse instant center; wherein the first suspension assembly and the second suspension assembly are aligned so that a vertical centerline of each surface contact assembly lies within a transverse vertical plane that extends therebetween; wherein the transverse instant center of each suspension assembly is located within the transverse vertical plane, below a roll center located within the transverse vertical plane; wherein the first suspension assembly and the second suspension assembly each comprise: the second support arm plane intersects the transverse vertical plane along a second line, and the first line and second line cross each other at the transverse instant center; wherein each suspension assembly supports a surface member that has a contact patch with a center, and wherein the roll center is located within the transverse vertical plane at an intersection of a third line and a fourth line; wherein the third line extends through the center of the contact patch of the surface member supported by the first suspension assembly and the transverse instant center of the first suspension assembly; and wherein the fourth line extends through the center of the contact patch of the surface member supported by the second suspension assembly and the transverse instant center of the second suspension assembly.