Rolling type vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9623928-B2
Application number	US-201615016862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2016
Priority date	Feb 10, 2015
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

A rolling vehicle includes a pair of left and right front wheels and a pair of left and right arm members swingably supported by the vehicle body on inner sides in the transverse direction and which support the left and right front wheels in a steerable manner on outer sides in the transverse direction. As viewed from the direction along the axis of a support shaft which supports the left and right arm members on the vehicle body, the base portions of the left and right arm members rotatably supported on the vehicle body side overlap with each other, whereas the swinging center axis of the base portion of the left arm and the swinging center axis of the base portion of the right arm, of the base portions of the left and right arm members, are out of alignment with each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rolling vehicle having a pair of left and right front wheels and having a vehicle body capable of rolling, the rolling type vehicle comprising:
a pair of left and right arm members swingably supported on the vehicle body on inner sides in a transverse direction for supporting the left and right front wheels in a steerable manner on outer sides in the transverse direction;
wherein as viewed from a direction along an axis of a support shaft for supporting the left and right arm members on the vehicle body, the base portions of the left and right arm members which are rotatably supported on the vehicle body side overlap with each other, whereas a swinging center axis of the base portion of the left arm and a swinging center axis of the base portion of the right arm, of the base portions of the left and right arm members, are out of alignment with each other.

2. The rolling vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the swinging center axis of the left arm is disposed on the right side of a longitudinally extending vehicle body center line, while the swinging center axis of the right arm is disposed on the left side of the longitudinally extending vehicle body center line.

3. The rolling vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the left and right arm members each include an upper arm and a lower arm;
the distance from an axle center of the front wheel to a transversely outer end portion of the upper arm and the distance from the axle center to a transversely outer end portion of the lower arm are different from each other; and
the swinging center axes of those ones of the upper arms and the lower arms which correspond to the greater one of the distances are deviated from each other in transverse direction, as viewed from a direction along the axis of the support shaft.

4. The rolling vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the left and right arm members each include an upper arm and a lower arm;
the distance from an axle center of the front wheel to a transversely outer end portion of the upper arm and the distance from the axle center to a transversely outer end portion of the lower arm are different from each other; and
the swinging center axes of those ones of the upper arms and the lower arms which correspond to the greater one of the distances are deviated from each other in transverse direction, as viewed from a direction along the axis of the support shaft.

5. The rolling vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the distance for the lower arm is set smaller than the distance for the upper arm; and
the swinging center axes of the left and right upper arms are out of alignment with each other, as viewed from a direction along the axis of the support shaft.

6. The rolling vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the distance for the lower arm is set smaller than the distance for the upper arm; and
the swinging center axes of the left and right upper arms are out of alignment with each other, as viewed from a direction along the axis of the support shaft.

7. The rolling vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the base portion of the left arm and the base portion of the right arm are supported by eccentric collars fitted on the same support shaft.

8. The rolling vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the base portion of the left arm and the base portion of the right arm are supported by eccentric collars fitted on the same support shaft.

9. The rolling vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the base portion of the left arm and the base portion of the right arm are supported by eccentric collars fitted on the same support shaft.

10. The rolling vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the base portion of the left arm and the base portion of the right arm are supported by eccentric collars fitted on the same support shaft.

11. A suspension system for a vehicle comprising:
a pair of left and right arm members swingably supported on a vehicle body on inner sides in a transverse direction for supporting left and right front wheels in a steerable manner on outer sides in the transverse direction;
wherein as viewed from a direction along an axis of a support shaft for supporting the left and right arm members on the vehicle body, the base portions of the left and right arm members which are rotatably supported on the vehicle body side overlap with each other, whereas a swinging center axis of the base portion of the left arm and a swinging center axis of the base portion of the right arm, of the base portions of the left and right arm members, are out of alignment with each other.

12. The suspension system for a vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the swinging center axis of the left arm is disposed on the right side of a longitudinally extending vehicle body center line, while the swinging center axis of the right arm is disposed on the left side of the longitudinally extending vehicle body center line.

13. The suspension system for a vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the left and right arm members each include an upper arm and a lower arm;
the distance from an axle center of the front wheel to a transversely outer end portion of the upper arm and the distance from the axle center to a transversely outer end portion of the lower arm are different from each other; and
the swinging center axes of those ones of the upper arms and the lower arms which correspond to the greater one of the distances are deviated from each other in transverse direction, as viewed from a direction along the axis of the support shaft.

14. The suspension system for a vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the left and right arm members each include an upper arm and a lower arm;
the distance from an axle center of the front wheel to a transversely outer end portion of the upper arm and the distance from the axle center to a transversely outer end portion of the lower arm are different from each other; and
the swinging center axes of those ones of the upper arms and the lower arms which correspond to the greater one of the distances are deviated from each other in transverse direction, as viewed from a direction along the axis of the support shaft.

15. The suspension system for a vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the distance for the lower arm is set smaller than the distance for the upper arm; and
the swinging center axes of the left and right upper arms are out of alignment with each other, as viewed from a direction along the axis of the support shaft.

16. The suspension system for a vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the distance for the lower arm is set smaller than the distance for the upper arm; and
the swinging center axes of the left and right upper arms are out of alignment with each other, as viewed from a direction along the axis of the support shaft.

17. The suspension system for a vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the base portion of the left arm and the base portion of the right arm are supported by eccentric collars fitted on the same support shaft.

18. The suspension system for a vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the base portion of the left arm and the base portion of the right arm are supported by eccentric collars fitted on the same support shaft.

19. The suspension system for a vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the base portion of the left arm and the base portion of the right arm are supported by eccentric collars fitted on the same support shaft.

20. The suspension system for a vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the base portion of the left arm and the base port

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mori Yotaro

Classifications

• B60G2200/44

  steerable · CPC title

• B60G2204/116

  Sensors coupled to the suspension arm · CPC title

• B60G2300/122

  Trikes · CPC title

• B60G2300/45

  Rolling frame vehicles · CPC title

• B62K2005/001

  Suspension details for cycles with three or more main road wheels · CPC title