Swing-arm-type suspension with a lateral rod for an automotive vehicle

A trailing arm suspension for an automotive vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• a suspension arm having a rear portion rotatably supporting a wheel and a front portion pivotably connected to said vehicle body for vertical pivoting movement with respect to a pivot axis between said vehicle body and said suspension arm that is substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
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• a rod member having an outer end connected to said rear portion of said suspension arm and an inner end connected to said vehicle body at a position offset from said pivot axis and above the level of said outer end.

A semi-trailing arm suspension for an automotive vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• a suspension arm having a rear portion rotatably supporting a wheel and having pivot portions on a front portion of said suspension arm pivotably connected to said vehicle body for vertical swing movement of said suspension arm with respect to said vehicle body about a common pivot axis of said pivot portions, said pivot axis crossing a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
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• a rod member connected to said rear portion of said suspension arm at an outer end thereof and extending inwardly therefrom toward said pivot axis of said suspension arm, said rod member being connected to said vehicle body at a position offset from said pivot axis and above the level of said outer end.

A semi-trailing swing arm suspension for an automotive vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• a suspension arm having a spindle on a rear portion thereof for rotatably supporting a wheel and pivot portions on a front portion of said suspension arm, said pivot portions pivotably connected to said vehicle body along a common pivot axis to permit substantially vertical swing movement of said suspension arm about the common pivot axis thereof, said pivot axis crossing a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
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• a rod member connected to said rear portion of said suspension arm at an outer, forward end thereof and to said vehicle body at an inner rear end thereof in a position offset from said pivot axis and above the level of said outer end.