Patent ID: 6286846
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
A suspension system comprising:two separate input nodes adapted for receiving external mechanical movement disturbance;a suspension device having a first side for attachment to a frame member and a common second side;means for coupling each of said input nodes to said frame member; andmeans for linking each of said input nodes to said common second side of said suspension device such that external disturbance applied to any one of said input nodes is transferred by said coupling means substantially to said suspension device in relation to the other of said input nodes and independently of external disturbance applied to said other input node;and wherein:said coupling means comprises:a first input swing-arm and a second input swing-arm, each of said input swing-arms pivotably connecting one of said nodes to said frame member; andsaid linkage means comprises:a slider mounted via a sliding connection to said frame member and attached to said suspension device second side;a common swing-arm mounted to said slider by means of a pivot connection;a first link arm and a second link arm, each of said link arms pivotably connecting one of said nodes to said common swing-arm on opposite ends thereof in relation to said slider, each of said link arms being in a further pivotable relationship with a corresponding one of said input swing-arms;whereby external disturbance applied to one of said nodes displaces the end of said common swing-arm connected to the corresponding link arm such that said common swing-arm end substantially pivots about the opposite one of said common swing-arm end, thereby transferring said external disturbance substantially to said suspension device.