Patent ID: 6199882
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
A vehicle wheel suspension comprising:a strut mounted at the upper end thereof on a vehicle body for supporting a wheel;a lower seat fixed to said strut;an upper seat mounted on said vehicle body; anda helical compression spring mounted between said lower seat and said upper seat, with said strut enclosed in said spring, said spring having a coil axis substantially curved at a predetermined radius of curvature in an unloaded state of said spring,wherein at least one of lower seat is tilted at a first predetermined angle in such a direction that the longitudinal length of said spring at the outside of said vehicle body is shortened when said spring is mounted between said upper seat and said lower seat, and said upper seat is tilted at a second predetermined angle in such a direction that the longitudinal length of said spring at the inside of said vehicle body is shortened when said spring is mounted between said upper seat and said lower seat,and wherein said spring is held in such a state that the coil axis of said spring is curved to extend outside of said vehicle body.