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The principles of hydraulic anti-rolling devices and unconventional suspension systems.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 178\1\  img192
Date  28th August 1926
  
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made as small as desired to give the required resistance to rolling. The same principle can be employed mechanically.

PRINCIPAL OF HYDRAULIC ANTI-ROLLING DEVICE
CHASSIS FRAME

The objection to anti-rolling devices is that it is not always desirable that the axle should move parallel to the frame, more especially when one wheel only is negotiating a bump. Such fitments therefore are liable to promote harsh riding under certain conditions.

V. {VIENNA} UNCONVENTIONAL SUSPENSIONS.

(a) Helical springs with fluid friction.

From previous remarks it will have been gathered that helical springs with fluid damping present a very promising field for improved suspension. The main advantage of helical springs is that they are light, have no internal friction and can be used in series and so provide a variable rating suspension.

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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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