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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1996
Kenji Kawagoe, Yokosuka, JP;
Takuya Murakami, Fujisawa, JP;
Masaharu Satou, Tokyo, JP;
Takaaki Uno, Atsugi, JP;
Hideo Aimoto, Zama, JP;
Tamiyoshi Kasahara, Fujisawa, JP;
Hiroshi Nagaoka, Machida, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A wheel suspension for rear wheels of an automotive vehicle, comprises a coil spring on a rear lateral link having an articulation point on an axle housing, a front lateral link, a radius rod and an upper arm having an articulation point on the axle housing at a position higher than a wheel center. A shock absorber is arranged such that its longitudinal axis crosses the wheel center as viewed the axle housing in a transverse direction with respect to a normal forward driving direction. The upper arm is connected to a suspension member via a forward pivot and a rearward pivot. The arrangement is such that loading the axle housing at the connection point with the upper arm in a rearward direction with respect to the normal forward direction causes the upper arm to position the connection point inwardly with respect to the vehicle body, and loading the axle housing at the connection point in the normal forward direction causes the upper arm to position the connection point outwardly with respect to the vehicle body.