Angled Spacer Mount for Coil Spring Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle suspension systems fail to optimally isolate road shocks from the passenger compartment and maintain road contact, particularly when turning or traveling straight.
Innovation Solution
An angled spacer mount is used to change the curvature characteristic of a coil spring from curved to straight, improving the suspension system's ability to isolate uneven road conditions by aligning the coil spring with a skewed angle, allowing for adjustable length to maintain or alter the passenger compartment height.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a curved coil spring is used in the suspension system, then the spring can be installed in the factory configuration, but the suspension system fails to optimally isolate road shocks from the passenger compartment
Solution Approach 1:
An alignment spacer is introduced as an intermediary component between the spring perch and the coil spring. The spacer has a skewed angle configuration that transforms the curved spring installation into a straight spring configuration, thereby improving road shock isolation while maintaining ease of installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the installation angle parameter by using a spacer with a skewed angle (e.g., 15 degrees). This parameter change allows the coil spring to be installed in a straight configuration rather than curved, improving suspension performance without requiring a completely different spring design.
2Reliability
If the coil spring curvature is changed from factory setting, then road shock isolation improves, but the passenger compartment height may be altered
Solution Approach 1:
The spacer's skewed angle parameter is specifically designed to straighten the spring while compensating for height changes. By adjusting the angle and dimensions of the spacer, the system achieves improved shock isolation while maintaining the original passenger compartment height.
Solution Approach 2:
The spacer introduces localized geometric transformation at the spring perch area without affecting the overall spring length or passenger compartment height. The skewed angle is applied only where needed to correct spring alignment while preserving other critical dimensions.
3Reliability
If a straight coil spring configuration is used, then uneven road conditions are isolated better, but the spring must be installed at a skewed angle requiring an alignment spacer
Solution Approach 1:
The alignment spacer serves as a necessary intermediary that enables the straight spring configuration. While it adds a component, it simplifies the spring installation process and improves suspension performance, making the overall system more effective despite the additional part.
Data Source
AI summary
An angled spacer mount for a suspension of a vehicle is disclosed. The angled spacer mount has upper and lower flanges that are set apart from each other at a specific skewed angle. By doing so, the angled spacer mount may be mounted to a spring perch of the suspension of the vehicle to change a curvature characteristic of a coil spring used in the vehicle suspension. The angled spacer mount may be operative to straighten a coil spring to better isolate road conditions from a passenger compartment.