Patent ID: 6338495
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A rear wheel suspension system for vehicles, comprising:a wheel carrier for rotatably supporting a wheel, the wheel carrier having upper, lower, front and rear ends; an upper control arm connecting the upper end of the wheel carrier to a vehicle body; a lower control arm connecting the lower end of the wheel carrier to a vehicle body, the lower control arm comprising front and rear control links, each control link being independently pivotably connected to the wheel carrier and being movable relative to the other control link; and a trailing arm disposed in a longitudinal direction with respect to the vehicle body and connecting the front end of the wheel carrier to the vehicle body, wherein, when the wheel is aligned such that a toe angle of the wheel becomes â€œ0â€ , the front control link and the trailing arm are aligned such that a longitudinal axis of the front control link of the lower control arm intersects a longitudinal axis of the trailing arm at a wheel center.