Improvements in or relating to electric trackless or railless tramway cars, and electric transport waggons

摘要

164,108. Bishop, G. A., and Chadwick, R. A. March 1, 1920. Axles and axle structures. - T h e rear axle of a motor vehicle is mounted in a structure which forms a three-point spring suspension and carries two elecmotors, each of which drives a rear road wheel through reduction gearing, shown in broken lines in Fig. 3. As shown, a pair of laminated springs 6 are attached at their centres to the chassis a, and, at their ends, by pivoted links 5, to the ends of torque-bars 2, carried at the ends of the axle c. The ends of the tongue bars are connected by angle-iron cross-members u, y, and compensating springs 11, 12 are placed between a bracket 8 at the centre of the rear cross-member and collars on a torque pillar 9 secured to the chassis. Specifications 12239/12 and 158,962, [both in Class 79 (iii), Motor vehicles, Arrangement &c. of parts of], are referred to.