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US 4,536,007 AGranted
Vehicle rear suspension mechanism
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsTakao Kijima, Jiro Maebayashi, Fumitaka Ando
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AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsTakao Kijima, Jiro Maebayashi, Fumitaka Ando
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A vehicle rear suspension mechanism capable of producing a toe-in displacement under a side force, a brake force, an engine brake force and an engine drive force to obtain a stabilized stearing property. The mechanism includes a suspension member connected with a vehicle body, a wheel hub supporting a rear wheel for rotation about a rotating axis, a connecting device for connecting the wheel hub with the suspension member. The connecting device includes a ball joint connecting the wheel hub to the suspension member pivotably about the joint center, a first resilient bush located between the wheel hub and the suspension member, and a second resilient bush located between the wheel hub and the suspension member. The ball joint is located rearwardly of and below the wheel center, whereas the first resilient member is rearwardly of and above the wheel center and the second resilient member forwardly of and above the wheel center.
A vehicle rear suspension mechanism comprising a suspension member connected with a vehicle body, wheel hub means supporting a rear wheel having a wheel center plane for rotation about a rotating axis, connecting means for connecting said wheel hub means with said suspension member, said connecting means including ball joint means having a pivot center located rearwardly of and below the rotating axis of the rear wheel and connecting said wheel hub to said suspension member pivotably about the pivot center, first resilient means located between said wheel hub means and said suspension member rearwardly of and above the rotating axis of the rear wheel, second resilient means located between said wheel hub means and said suspension member forwardly of and above the rotating axis of the rear wheel.
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