Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1996-09-13
1998-06-16
Rice, Kenneth R.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280666, 280724, 280725, B60G 300
Patent
active
057658587
ABSTRACT:
A rear wheel suspension arrangement for an automotive vehicle provides an axle housing rotatably mounting rear vehicular road wheels, each of the wheels having a wheel center. At each wheel, a radius rod which extends forwardly and inwardly, as viewed in a normal forward direction of the vehicle, is connected to the axle housing at a first articulated connection at a position lower than the wheel center. Further, a front lateral link, extending generally transversely to the forward direction of the vehicle is connected to the axle housing at a second articulated connection also located below the wheel center. In addition, a rear lateral link, positioned rearwardly of the front lateral link and extending in the traverse direction of the vehicle, is connected to the axle housing at a third articulated connection also located below the wheel center. The suspension structure also includes an upper arm having an articulated connection to the axle housing at a position above the wheel center. A coil spring is disposed between a lower side of a vehicle body and an upper surface of the rear lateral link, while a shock absorber having a coaxially mounted bump rubber provided at an upper side thereof is connected at an upper end thereof to the vehicle body and at a lower end thereof to a fourth articulated connection at an upper side of the axle housing.
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Aimoto Hideo
Kasahara Tamiyoshi
Kawagoe Kenji
Murakami Takuya
Nagaoka Hiroshi
Nissan Motor Co,. Ltd.
Rice Kenneth R.
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