Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-02
2009-06-02
Nguyen, John Q. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C280S124179, C280S093512, C267S221000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07540515
ABSTRACT:
A strut suspension includes a strut whose upper end is supported by an automobile body and whose lower end is supported by a wheel side member, an upper side spring seat, a lower side spring seat fixed to the strut, and a coil spring arranged between the upper side spring seat and the lower side spring seat so as to surround the strut. In a vehicle standard state where a rudder angle provides a neutral rudder position and a vehicle is stopped. A coil center axis of the coil spring and a kingpin shaft cross each other. The coil center axis of the coil spring and a strut shaft form an angle larger than zero when being seen at a vehicle side view.
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Brown Drew J.
Nguyen John Q.
Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
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