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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Nhk Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Yamamotoya, Manesar, IN;
Hideto Enomoto, Yokohama, JP;
Ken Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiaki Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuhiro Sugiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshio Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Taichi Inage, Yokohama, JP;
Tomotake Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Akihiko Nishikawa, Wolfsburg, DE;
Masahiro Umezawa, Yokohama, JP;
Michihiko Ayada, Yokohama, JP;
Suguru Kajigaya, Yokohama, JP;
NHK SPRING CO., LTD., Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A strut-type suspension includes a compression coil spring, a lower spring seat, an upper spring seat, and a shock absorber. The compression coil spring is disposed at a position offset to the outer side of a vehicle with respect to the shock absorber. The compression coil spring is mounted in a vehicle body in such a state that it is compressed between spring seats. The compression coil spring includes a large-diameter wire portion and a small-diameter wire portion. The large-diameter wire portion is provided in a vehicle inner-side portion of the compression coil spring. The small-diameter wire portion is provided in a vehicle outer-side portion. A wire diameter of the large-diameter wire portion is greater than a wire diameter of the small-diameter wire portion.