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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1992
Tadanobu Yamamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroyoshi Kumada, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A suspension system for a vehicle includes a steering knuckle for supporting a wheel which is used for steering, an upper arm for connecting an upper portion of the steering knuckle to a frame of the vehicle, and a lower arm for connecting a lower portion of the steering knuckle to a frame of the vehicle. At least one of the arms has two link members, each of which is pivotally connected to the frame of the vehicle at one end thereof and to the steering knuckle at an opposite end thereof. The link members are disposed so as to set a kingpin offset at a positive value when a cross point between the kingpin axis and the ground is located inside of a center of a contact surface between the wheel and the ground in relation to a transverse direction of the vehicle, and to increase the kingpin offset as the wheel is turned toward an outward direction so that the wheel is located radially outwardly in relation to a turning circle.