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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1987
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
In a rear suspension comprising left and right wheel supports for supporting left and right rear wheels for rotation, a cross member connected to the wheel supports at opposite ends, left and right trailing arms which are connected to the cross member at the rear ends and to the vehicle body at the front ends by way of elastic members for vertical swinging motion and longitudinal displacement and a lateral rod which is connected to the cross member at one end by way of an elastic member and to the vehicle body at the other end by way of an elastic member, nonlinear toe characteristics of the outer rear wheel are obtained by selecting the positions of the junctions of the trailing arms to the vehicle body and the cross member, the position of the lateral rod, and the elastic characteristics of the elastic members.