Patent ID: 9566840
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B60G

Claim:
1. An independent suspension of a vehicle, comprising: a spring-link structure formed of a composite fiber material and configured to have a substantially U-shape viewed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the spring-link structure comprises an upper member and a lower member as well as a base member connecting the upper and lower members, the upper and lower members being secured at end sides thereof to a vehicle body or a carrier connected to the vehicle body, at least one securement not having any degree of rotational freedom about an axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a wheel hub connected to the base of the U-shaped spring-link structure in order to secure a vehicle wheel; wherein at least one of the upper and lower members is substantially rigidly secured to the vehicle body or to the carrier, and no additional wheel guiding link is provided that extends substantially in the longitudinal direction, and a recess arranged in at least one of the upper and lower members, the recess extending from the connection of the wheel hub to the base only over a part-region of the member in a longitudinal direction of the member in order to achieve a desired increase in toe-in during braking.