Suspension system

Submitted by:Mohannad hesham

Submitted to:Dr Mai Nabile
Outline
1. Function of suspension sytem
2. Components of the system
2.1 tire
2.2 Knuckles/uprights
2.3 Wishbones/links
2.4
3. Conclusion
Function of the suspension sustem
• To prevent the road shocks from being transmitted to
• the vehicle frame.
• To preserve the stability of the vehicle in pitching or
• rolling.
• To safeguard the occupants from road shocks.
• To provide good road holding while driving, cornering
• and braking.
Elements of suspension system

• 1.Tire
• What is a tire

• What are the two primary functions of the tire?

• Types of tires
2.Knucles/Uprights

• Place we find the knuckles

• The upright or knuckle attaches the wheel, brake rotor, hub, brake caliper and steering arm to the vehicle as shown in diagram KU1 below. The upright also locates
those components in area.
• As with the non-driven version, the upright (Yellow) is attached to the vehicle using the upper and lower wishbones which have ball joints or rod-ends. This allows
the upright to move vertically and to rotate about the king pin axis (See below).
• In order to drive the wheel, a half-shaft or driveshaft(Gold)extends from the chassis and uses a CV joint to enable suspension movement while driving the wheel. A
splined shaft (Green) extends from the CV joint and passes through the upright.
3.Wishbones/Links

• Wishbones, ties and axles connect upright or knuckle with the car chassis described above. They act in different ways, depending on the type of suspension, but
always with the aim of controlling the wheels ' lateral, longitudinal and vertical motion.
• (Also sometimes referred to as an A-Arm) links (sometimes referred to as radius rods) are rods used to allow the wheel to move within a
specific axis. The following diagram WL2 shows how links are used by a live axle to control its movement. The parallel rods for up and down the wheels. The lateral
rod controls the axle's lateral motion.
4.Axles

• Axles are used on the front or rear of the vehicle to link the left and right wheels. One of the oldest ways to stabilize a vehicle, the axles as shown below have been
widely used on road cars and trucks and on race cars, especially those based on production vehicles.
• The AX1 diagram below shows a live axle driven. This axle is mainly used on the back of a rear-drive vehicle. The different things

• Diagram AX2 below shows a beam axle, this can be used in front-wheel drive vehicles as a rear axle or in rear-wheel drive vehicles as a front axle. This uses a
simple beam that binds and springs / dampers to the chassis. Knuckles / hubs (for a front axle) or non-steerable hubs (for a rear axle) can be steerable at the ends
of the frame. In the following example AX2, the beam has stub axles at which ends the hubs are placed.