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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1996
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Komaki, JP;
Abstract
A twist beam suspension includes a twist beam which is disposed so that the longitudinal direction thereof runs along with the transverse direction of a vehicle, and a pair of trailing arms being connected to a body of the vehicle and each of which is disposed at a respectively different longitudinal end of the twist beam and is disposed such that the longitudinal direction thereof runs along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The twist beam suspension further includes a restricting apparatus which restricts inward displacement of the pair of trailing arms relative to the body of the vehicle in the transverse direction of the vehicle prior to restricting outward displacement of the pair of trailing arms relative to the body of the vehicle in the transverse direction of the vehicle.