VEHICLE AXLE SUSPENSION Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: automotive industry; vehicle suspensions. SUBSTANCE: secured on front support is distributing mechanism which has rod axially spring-loaded in horizontal plane and arranged in middle part of mechanism; rod engages by end face with end face of flexible members. Made on generating surface of rod are parallel flats arranged diametrically opposite to each other and displaced in length. Length of flats does not exceed length of axial travel of rod. Flats are made for alternating engagement with spring-loaded rollers whose hinged axles are arranged in plane square to rod axis; roller carriages are spring-loaded and mated by means of guide stems in plane square to rod axis and provided with spring-loaded shutoff members of bypass valves. In plowing, starting from halt or braking of vehicle frame displaces longitudinally relative to axle. Longitudinal oscillations are taken up and killed by additional hydraulic cylinders and required balancing pressure in hydraulic system is maintained by means of hydropneumatic accumulator. EFFECT: enhanced reliability of operation. 4 dwg