Patent ID: 7766353
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B60G,B60K,B62D,F41H

Abstract:
1. A wheel suspension system for a vehicle having a body supported on a set of wheels each provided with a rim and an axle, comprising: a lower control arm pivotally connectable to a first portion of said body; an upper control arm pivotally connectable to a second portion of said body; a bracket connected to said upper control arm; an air spring disposed between said bracket and said body; a shock absorber having an end connected to said upper control arm and an opposite end connected to an upper movable plate portion of said air spring; a roller bearing having inner and outer races, disposed within said rim, coaxially relative to the rotational axis of said rim; a steering knuckle mounted on the outer race of said bearing, having a first portion pivotally connected to said lower control arm and a second portion pivotally connected to said upper control arm, defining a steering axis intersecting said rotational axis; and a hub member mounted on said inner race and connectable to an axle receivable through an opening provided in said steering knuckle, wherein said bearing is provided with a set of cylindrical rollers, the axis of each of which is inclined at an angle of 45° relative to the axis of said bearing and is inclined at an angle of 90° relative to the axis of a successive roller.