Suspension for vehicles
US4538831A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 1983 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2206/124
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A suspension for vehicles. The suspension includes a knuckle arm for supporting a steerable road wheel of the vehicle, an upper arm jointed at one end with the upper end of the knuckle arm and pivotably connected at the other end to a body frame of the vehicle, a lower arm jointed at one end with the lower end of the knuckle arm and pivotably connected at the other end to the body frame, and a shock absorber cooperating with the upper arm and the lower arm for suspending, through the knuckle arm, the steerable road wheel from the body frame. The upper arm has its position displaced longitudinally of the vehicle with a space left, and the shock absorber is disposed in the space obtained by the longitudinal displacement of the upper arm.
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