FULLY-ARTICULATED SUSPENSION Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B60G11/04 

FIELD: transport engineering; suspensions.

SUBSTANCE: invention is designed for vehicles which have three and more axles, two of which are arranged near each other. Suspension of vehicle wheels contains equalizing springs intercoupled with two axles. Two springs are arranged at each side of vehicle. Ends of springs are fitted in brackets connected with axles. One bracket has rocking support fixed relative to axle. Second bracket is intercoupled with rocking support floating along axle. Invention is aimed at preventing wear of spring leaves in place of contact with supports and twisting of spring leaves at cross tilting of axles owing to hinge connection of axles with spring brackets. Invention excludes change of angle of tilting of driving shafts axle final drives and universal joints secured on them owing to equal radius or rocking of axles relative to shafts of equalizers.

EFFECT: increased service life.

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