Independent rear suspension for use on motor vehicles
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNobuyoshi Asanuma, Kanji Kubo, Keiichi Mitobe
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Abstract
An independent rear suspension includes a knuckle having a spindle for supporting a wheel, the spindle having a central axis, a trailing arm coupled to the knuckle, a pair of spaced lower arms pivotally mounted on the knuckle, a knuckle arm extending substantially upwardly from the knuckle, an upper arm pivotally mounted on the knuckle arm, and a damper having a lower end coupled to the knuckle at a position below the central axis of the spindle, the damper having a lower portion disposed between the spaced lower arms and in the vicinity of the central axis of the spindle.
Claims2
An independent rear suspension comprising:
- a knuckle having a spindle for supporting a wheel rotatably thereon, said spindle having a central axis;
- a trailing arm coupled to said knuckle;
- a pair of spaced lower links pivotally mounted on said knuckle;
- a knuckle arm extending substantially upwardly from said knuckle;
- an upper link pivotally mounted on said knuckle arm;
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- a damper having a lower end coupled to said knuckle at a position below the central axis of said spindle, said damper having a lower portion disposed between said spaced lower links and in the vicinity of said central axis of said spindle;
- said lower portion of said damper is located substantially in alignment with said central axis of said spindle when viewed in side elevation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.