Scooter - Front Telescopic Fork (Classic)
This suspension has a primary barrel tube and a slider tube is placed inside of it, providing free movement to the later one. It is laden with a spring and shock absorber inside. In the telescopic suspension, the slider is connected to the yoke of the handle while the barrel tube or damping unit is connected to the wheel.
Model Use
- The wheel body represents the mass and inertia of the tire and the rim.
- The wheel hub body represents the mass and inertia of other rotating bodies such as a the brake disks or drum. The wheel hub and brake system have no associated graphics.
- The wheel and wheel hub parts use the Wheel center location as the center of gravity.
The image below shows the browser view of the systems on a fully populated front suspension model.
Points
Bodies
Bushings and Joints
Label | Type | Body 1 | Body 2 | Point |
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Fork Tube to Rod | Translate | Shock Rod | Shock Tube | Shock Upper CG |
Rod to Fork Fix | Fixed | Shock Rod | Steering Column | Steering Column Bottom End |
Spindle to Fork | Fixed | Spindle | Shock Tube | Wheel Center |
Spindle to Wheel | Revolute | Front Wheel | Spindle | Front Wheel CG |
Steering REV Joint | Revolute | Handle | Frame | Steering Axis Top |
Handle_st_column | Fixed | Handle | Steering Column | Steering Axis Top |