Suspension device for an in-wheel motor driven wheel

A suspension device for an in-wheel motor driven wheel in which a wheel driven by an in-wheel motor unit is suspended on a vehicle body via a suspension structure member and a shock absorber, the suspension structure member comprising:

• a suspension arm disposed in the vehicle upper position higher than an axle of the wheel and pivotally supporting the wheel with respect to the vehicle body at the vehicle upper position higher than the axle;
• a lower suspension arm disposed in the vehicle bottom position lower than the axle of the wheel and pivotally supporting the wheel with respect to the vehicle body in the vehicle bottom position lower than the axle;
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• a link member having an arm connecting portion pivotally connecting a wheel side end portion of the upper suspension arm in the vertical direction, a wheel supporting portion pivotally supporting the wheel in a steering direction, and a shock absorber connecting portion connected to the lower end of the shock absorber such that the in-wheel motor unit is disposed between the shock absorber and the wheel, the shock absorber connecting portion being disposed in the vehicle bottom position lower than an upper end portion of the in-wheel motor unit.