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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Shuuichi Buma, Toyota, JP;
Shuuichi Buma, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle stabilizer system including: (a) a stabilizer bar () including (a-1) a torsion bar portion (), and (a-2) an arm portion () that extends from the torsion bar portion in a direction not parallel to the torsion bar portion; (b) an actuator () configured to rotate the stabilizer bar about an axis of the torsion bar portion; and (c) a link rod () interconnecting the suspension arm () and one of opposite ends of the arm portion that is remote from the torsion bar portion. The stabilizer bar generates a stabilizing force which is dependent on a reaction that is generated as a result of torsion of the torsion bar portion, and which forces the wheel () and the body in a selected one of a direction toward each other and a direction away from each other. The actuator allows the stabilizer bar to generate the stabilizing force whose magnitude is changeable by operation of the actuator. The link rod is inclined with respect to the suspension arm to which the link rod is connected, such that an angle defined by the link rod and the suspension arm is not 90°.