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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1989
Toshiyasu Santo, Susono, JP;
Abstract
A strut type suspension, in which a strut has an upper strut portion swingably connected to a vehicle body and a lower strut portion swingably connected to a suspension arm, includes a wheel carrier and a control link. The wheel carrier has an upper portion located above a rotary axis of a wheel and swingably connected to the lower strut portion through a ball joint and a lower portion located below the rotary axis. The control link has one end swingably connected to the suspension arm and the other end swingably connected to the lower portion of the wheel carrier. The connection point of the control link and the suspension arm is provided in a such a position as to be displaced outward in a lateral direction of the vehicle body as the suspension arm is swung in a bounding direction from a reference condition.