US 5,975,541 A · Strut-type suspension apparatus for a vehicle

Abstract

A strut-type suspension apparatus for a vehicle has a lower arm composed of a lateral arm (31) and a compression arm (60). One end of the lateral arm is swingably connected to a hub carrier that supports the wheel (1), and the other end thereof is swingably connected to a vehicle body (2). One end of the compression arm is swingably connected to the lateral arm at a first junction (50, 54) at the hub-carrier-side end portion of the lateral arm, and the other end thereof is swingably connected to the vehicle body at a second junction (70) separated from the other end of the lateral arm in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. When an external force acts on the wheel, the other end of the compression arm is displaced along a straight line connecting the first and second junctions. The suspension apparatus is compact and highly durable.

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Dependent claims

A strut-type suspension apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

a hub carrier for supporting a wheel;
and
a lower arm for supporting said hub carrier to a vehicle body, said lower arm includes,
a lateral arm having one end thereof swingably connected to the hub carrier and another end thereof connected to the vehicle body so as to be swingable in a vertical direction of the vehicle body, and
a compression arm having one end thereof swingably connected at a first junction to said lateral arm and another end thereof connected to the vehicle body at a second junction through a first bush having an adjustable rigidity in accordance with a driving condition of the vehicle,, said second junction being separated from a vehicle-body-side junction of said lateral arm in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

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A strut-type suspension apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

a hub carrier for supporting a wheel;
and
a lower arm for supporting said hub carrier to a vehicle body, said lower arm includes,
a lateral arm having one end thereof swingably connected to the hub carrier and another end thereof connected to the vehicle body so as to be swingable in a vertical direction of the vehicle body, and
a compression arm having one end thereof swingably connected at a first junction to said lateral arm and another end thereof connected to the vehicle body through an actuator displaceable along a straight line connecting the first and second junctions, said second junction being separated from a vehicle-body-side junction of said lateral arm in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Strut-type suspension apparatus for a vehicle

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Strut-type suspension apparatus for a vehicle

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