Patent · US Expired

Strut type vehicle suspension mechanism

US4478430A · kind A · utility

5Cited by
2References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1982
Grant dateOct 23, 1984
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60G2204/148
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle suspension mechanism including a carrier for carrying a rear wheel rotatably about an axis of rotation, a strut assembly having an upper end connected with a vehicle body and a lower end connected with the carrier, a swingable arm pivotably connected through resilient rubber bushes with the vehicle body at a longitudinally spaced first forward point and a first rearward point and with the carrier at a longitudinally spaced second forward point and a second rearward point, the first rearward point being at a higher level than a plane defined by the remaining three points so that a toe-in movement is produced when the arm is upwardly swung.

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