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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1988
Toshihide Koyama, Aki, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An automotive vehicle is provided with two rear suspension units for pivotably supporting respective rear wheels. Each rear suspension unit includes a wheel support for pivotably supporting one the rear wheels, an H-shaped lower control arm pivotably connected to the wheel support, an A-shaped upper control arm pivotably connected to the wheel support, and a damper unit pivotably connected at its lower end portion with either the wheel support or the lower control arm. The damper unit is disposed behind the upper control arm in a extending longitudinally of the vehicle body. The connecting portion at which the upper control arm and the wheel support are connected is located in front of the center of the rear wheel. Accordingly, an imaginary king pin axis is relatively largely inclined, which axis connects an outer rear end portion of the lower control arm and the connecting portion at which the upper control arm and the wheel support are connected. Such being the structure making up the rear suspension unit, the rear wheels are readily movable in a direction of toe-in, when a lateral force acts upon the rear wheels.