Vehicle suspension system and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11207932-B2
Application number	US-202016829616-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2020
Priority date	Dec 23, 2019
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

A vehicle suspension system includes a frame, a damper and a rocker arm. The frame is connected with the rocker arm through the damper, the swing part of swing arm limits the swing arm's rotation angle by matching the limit structure on the frame; the bottom of damper is provided with the universal structure, the damper is connected with the rocker arm through the universal structure, and the universal structure controls the damper in free deflection. A deviation motion of vehicle wheels on both ends by coordinating the swing arm, vibration damper, etc. to avoid the slipping and rollover due to great sides way upon vehicle steering and the lateral wheels disengagement from ground and to enhance the safety of cornering driving of vehicles.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle suspension system, comprising a frame, a damper and a rocker arm, wherein the frame is connected with the rocker arm, the frame is also connected with the rocker arm by the damper, the system further comprises a swing arm and a limiting structure both disposed at the frame; a top of the damper is connected with the frame through the swing arm, a fixing part of the swing arm is hingedly connected with the frame, and a swing part of the swing arm cooperates with the limiting structure on the frame to define a rotation angle of the swing arm; a bottom of the damper is provided with a universal structure, the damper is connected with the rocker arm through the universal structure, the universal structure controls the damper in a free deflection, and the swing part is a limiting rod, the limiting structure is a limiting hole, and the limiting rod inserts into the limiting hole to limit an angle of the swing arm.

2. The vehicle suspension system according to claim 1 , wherein the universal structure comprises a ball rod and a spherical shell, the ball rod and the spherical shell are disposed at the bottom of the damper, the ball rod and the spherical shell coordinate in connection, and the spherical shell and the rocker arm are fixed connected.

3. The vehicle suspension system according to claim 1 , wherein the damper is one of a spring damper, a rubber damper, a hydraulic damper or an inflatable damper.

4. The vehicle suspension system according to claim 1 , wherein the angle of the swing arm deviating from both sides in a vertical direction when moving is less than or equal to 30°.

5. The vehicle suspension system according to claim 4 , wherein the damper is a spring damper, the spring damper is provided with a coil spring, both ends of the coil spring are provided with a spring cap, respectively, the spring cap is movably connected to the damper, and the top of the damper is provided with a cap nut.

6. The vehicle suspension system according to claim 5 , wherein both ends of the swing arm are disposed between the spring cap and the cap nut at a top of the spring damper.

7. A vehicle, comprising at least one vehicle suspension system according to claim 1 .

8. The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the vehicle suspension system is for a rear wheel of the vehicle.

9. A vehicle, comprising at least one vehicle suspension system according to claim 2 .

10. A vehicle, comprising at least one vehicle suspension system according to claim 3 .

11. A vehicle, comprising at least one vehicle suspension system according to claim 4 .

12. A vehicle, comprising at least one vehicle suspension system according to claim 5 .

13. A vehicle, comprising at least one vehicle suspension system according to claim 6 .

14. A vehicle suspension system, comprising a frame, a damper and a rocker arm, wherein the frame is connected with the rocker arm, the frame is also connected with the rocker arm by the damper, the system further comprises a swing arm and a limiting structure both disposed at the frame; a top of the damper is connected with the frame through the swing arm, a fixing part of the swing arm is hingedly connected with the frame, and a swing part of the swing arm cooperates with the limiting structure on the frame to define a rotation angle of the swing arm; a bottom of the damper is provided with a universal structure, the damper is connected with the rocker arm through the universal structure, the universal structure controls the damper in a free deflection, and the swing part is a limiting hole, the limiting structure is a limiting rod, and the limiting rod inserts into the limiting hole to limit an angle of the swing arm.

15. The vehicle suspension system according to claim 14 , wherein the angle of the swing arm deviating from both sides in a vertical direction when moving is less than or equal to 30°.

16. The vehicle suspension system according to claim 15 , wherein the damper is a spring damper, the spring damper is provided with a coil spring, both ends of the coil spring are provided with a spring cap, respectively, the spring cap is movably connected to the damper, and the top of the damper is provided with a cap nut.

17. The vehicle suspension system according to claim 16 , wherein both ends of the swing arm are disposed between the spring cap and the cap nut at a top of the spring damper.

18. A vehicle, comprising at least one vehicle suspension system according to claim 14 .

Assignees

• Zhejiang Taotao Vehicles Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lou Guidong
• Liu Weihao
• Ying Yali
• Ni Yi
• Shi Xiaoliang

Classifications

• B62K3/002

  without a seat, i.e. the rider operating the vehicle in a standing position, e.g. non-motorized scooters; non-motorized scooters with skis or runners · CPC title

• B60G2204/416

  Ball or spherical joints · CPC title

• B60G2204/1244

  on a suspension arm · CPC title

• B60G15/068

  specially adapted for MacPherson strut-type suspension · CPC title

• B60G2202/24

  Fluid damper · CPC title