Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1998-08-17
1999-09-21
Culbreth, Eric
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280124125, 280124135, 280124157, B60G 702
Patent
active
059543523
ABSTRACT:
A rear suspension has a hub carrier (12) to which a wheel of a vehicle may be rotatably mounted, and a suspension arm (16) pivotally interconnecting the hub carrier to a chassis. The suspension arm includes a crank portion (50) located between the interconnections to the hub carrier and the chassis. The crank portion extends radially outward from the suspension arm and includes a crank end (52) disposed a first predetermined distance outward from the suspension arm. The suspension also includes a shock absorber (56) having a first end (55) pivotally attached to the crank end (52) of the suspension arm (16) and a second end (58) pivotally attached to the chassis.
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Neal Joseph Walter
Rumpel Manfred Carl
Brown Gregory P.
Culbreth Eric
Ford Global Technologies Inc.
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