FAHRZEUG, INSBESONDERE KRAFTFAHRZEUG, MIT ANORDNUNG ZUR NEIGUNG DES WAGENKASTENS NACH DER KURVENINNENSEITE

A curvebank car banking arm comprising a torsionally operated leaf spring bundle which is anchored at each end by a universally movable pivot and by a selectively spaced multiturn cushion to the vehicle superstructure and to a rigid axle respectively, front steerable wheels carried by the axle which receives its share of the pivot transmitted superstructure load at a point spaced substantially further away from the center of the vehicle axle than the respective leaf spring bundle end. The apparatus is designed to secure through increased torsional spring bundle windup and through added multiturn cushion resilient shear loading improved wheel rate as well as increased clearance for the angularly steered front wheel position while the vehicle negotiates a turn; the improvement disclosing new relationships which in combination make the reintroduction of rigid front axles to family passenger cars desirable by solving related rigid front axle problems previously unsolved.