Michelin Avs

Compagnie Générale Des Etablissements Michelin-michelin & Cie

Philippe Jean

Etienne De Fontenay

Michel Blondelet

An articulating between two linking parts, said articulation comprising a hinge yoke provided with two non-parallel shafts each defining an axis of rotation and carried by each of the two linking parts respectively, with elastic hinge rings inserted between capable of being stressed in torsion about the axis of rotation of the associated shaft. The invention is characterized in that the hinge yoke is provided with at least one bore for passage of a first shaft with at least an elastic hinge ring inserted between capable of being stressed in torsion about the first shaft axis of rotation (the &ldquo;first axis of rotation&rdquo;), such that the relative allowable angular displacement between the linking parts about the first axis of rotation results from the sum of the allowable angular displacement of the linking part relative to the first shaft and the allowable angular displacement of the first shaft relative to the hinge yoke.

Articulating means between two connecting parts and motor vehicle wheel suspension equipped therewith

The present invention relates to a vehicle wheel suspension device comprising a shock absorber and a helical spring mounted between a lower spring retainer integral with the shock absorber cylinder, and an upper spring retainer integral with the shock absorber rod. The upper spring retainer is integral with a laminated elastomer assembly secured to a part to be fixed on the vehicle body. The part to be fixed to the vehicle body is angularly adjustable relative to the body.

Vehicle wheel suspension device

A torsion axle for a vehicle, said axle having two arms and a cross member having a transverse axis parallel to the transverse direction, the cross member having a free edge at each of its lateral ends, the arms being connected to each of the ends of the cross member, each of said arms being designed to be attached to the body by a joint on the body, so as to define for each arm an axis coupling the arm on the body, the joint allowing a disalignment of the axes of coupling in relation to each other, each of the arms being designed to support a wheel, the cross member providing a torsion axis on which the arms swing in relation to each other, and the cross member being connected to each of the arms at each of its lateral ends by at least three ball joints, allowing a free twisting of the free edges of the cross member relative to the arms.

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Beaumont, France

Philippe Jean