Patent · US Expired

Rear suspension of automobile

US4786074A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1987
Grant dateNov 22, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 13, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60G3/26
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rear suspension includes a suspension arm for supporting an axle carrier. The suspension arm has a first arm portion disposed laterally of a car body and having an inner end pivotably connected to the car body through a first bushing and an outer end pivotably connected to the axle carrier and a second arm portion disposed longitudinally of the car body and having a front end pivotably connected to the car body through a second bushing and a rear end connected to the first arm portion. The second arm portion is formed to be undeformable vertically, deformable laterally of the car body and deformable by a torsional force.

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