Vehicle suspension
US5439243A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2206/11
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automotive vehicle including a vehicle body and a torsion beam which supports the vehicle body thereon and left and right axles at opposite ends thereof. A lateral link extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle body and has one end portion pivotally connected to the torsion beam and the other end portion connected to the torsion beam. A control link is pivotally connected at one end portion thereof to the lateral link and at the other end portion thereof to the torsion beam. Centers of the respective pivotal connections of the lateral link to the vehicle body and the torsion beam and centers of the respective pivotal connections of the control link to the lateral link and the torsion beam, are disposed in the common vertical plane with respect to the vehicle body.
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