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US 7,114,729 B2Granted
Vehicle rear suspension
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorByong Cheol Kim
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Abstract
An anti-lift characteristic of a rear suspension of a vehicle is enhanced by including a carrier at which a rear wheel is rotatably mounted; a trailing arm longitudinally aligned with respect to a vehicle body, ends of the trailing arm being respectively connected to the carrier and the vehicle body; and a connecting unit connecting the vehicle body and a body-side end of the trailing arm, and varying a vertical position of the body-side end according to a running state of the vehicle.
Claims3
A rear suspension for a vehicle body having a vehicle body, the suspension comprising:
- a piston and cylinder adapted to be secured relative to the vehicle body, said piston having a rearward extending piston rod;
- a bracket adapted to be secured relative to the vehicle body at a position rearward of said piston and cylinder, said bracket defining a slot extending at least partly in a vertical direction relative to the vehicle and said slot being configured and dimensioned to receive a pivotally mounted forward end of a suspension trailing arm;
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- a linking member extending between said piston rod and bracket slot wherein the linking member is configured for pivotal connection with the suspension trailing arm and vertically moveable in said slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.