Patent ID: 6435530
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
Anti-roll mechanism for a vehicle having a suspension system mounting wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle for movement relative to said vehicle, said anti-roll mechanism being connected to the suspension system for controlling vehicle movement about the roll axis of the vehicle, said anti-rollmechanism comprising a torsion bar, a mounting member mounted on said vehicle and nonrotatably connected to said torsion bar, a cross bar nonrotatably connected to said torsion bar, a pair of end pieces slidably and rotatably mounted on said cross bar for sliding movement toward and away from the torsion bar, a pair of suspension links connecting said end pieces to the wheel suspension systems of wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle whereby movement of the vehicle about the roll axis is transmitted through said cross bar to said torsion bar to load the torsion bar, and a driver controlled linkage for moving said end pieces toward and away from said torsion bar.