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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1982
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1980
Hideo Ikeda, Yokohama, JP;
Hideo Aizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A lateral drag link type steering linkage for an automotive vehicle equipped with a vehicle frame and a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels attached thereto. The linkage includes a relay lever pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the vehicle frame, the relay lever having a connecting portion, a drag link ball joint through which the connecting portion of the relay lever is movably joined to one end of a drag link, and a relay rod one end of which is movably connected to one end of a pitman arm for a steering gear and the other end of which is movably connected to the connecting portion of the relay lever. The drag link ball joint is positioned near the imaginary line between a pair of knuckle ball joints for a pair of knuckle arms.