Patent ID: 6056303
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B60G,B62D

Abstract:
A mass spring system for use in a vehicle, in which an unsprung mass is coupled with a support by means of at least a bearing arm, the mass spring system comprising an anti-roll/pitch mechanism including a spring having a first end coupled with the support and a second end coupled with the bearing arm, the spring defining an axis which can be moved by moving the second end of the spring laterally with respect to said axis to adjust the magnitude of a countermoment exerted on the bearing arm, such that said countermoment corresponds to a load acting on the support, wherein a force component of the spring depends on a distance between the first and second ends of the spring, and wherein the second end of the spring can pass laterally with respect to said axis through a path, defined on a circle lying on a surface of a sphere, while the first end of the spring lies in a center point of the sphere.