Patent ID: 6079722
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A front suspension for a vehicle, comprising:a wheel supporting member for rotatably supporting a front wheel of the vehicle;a lower link having a first end section rotatably connected to a lower section of said wheel supporting member, and a second end section pivotally connected to a vehicle body-side member;a joint mechanism disposed at an upper section of said wheel supporting member, said joint mechanism including a joining member which is rotatable around an imaginary axis of said joint mechanism which axis extends generally vertical;a shock absorber having an upper end section connected pivotally to the vehicle body-side member, and a lower section connected to said joining member of said joint mechanism;an upper link having a first end section connected pivotally to the vehicle body-side member, and a second end section connected pivotally to said joining member of said joint mechanism, said first end section including a single first connecting member forming part of a first connector through which said upper link first end section is connected to the vehicle body-side member, said second end section including a single second connecting member forming part of a second connector through which said upper link second end section is connected to said joining member of said joint mechanism, said first and second connectors having respectively first and second centers, said first and second centers being connected by an imaginary upper link axis which crosses the axis of said joint mechanism on an imaginary horizontal plane containing a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;a tie rod which is movable in a width direction of the vehicle with steering so as to rotationally move said wheel supporting member; anda stabilizer bar having a wheel-side installation section which is connected through a connecting rod and through said lower section of said shock absorber at an installation position to said joining member of said joint mechanism, said installation position being set such that said joining member is rotatable around said second connector so as to draw an upper side of said wheel supporting member inward in the width direction of the vehicle when a downward force is input from said stabilizer bar to said installation position, said installation position being fixed relative to said joining member and located outside a region between said axis of said joint mechanism and said upper link axis on the imaginary horizontal plane.