Patent ID: 6241262
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
Independent suspension for a vehicle wheel, comprising:a wheel suspending arm disposed on the vehicle;a wheel carrier elastically supported in a transverse vehicle direction on the wheel suspending arm via an elastic joint located forward of an axle of the vehicle wheel relative to a vehicle forward driving direction, said wheel carrier being swivellable about a wheel-carrier swivelling axis which is at least approximately vertical, which is located proximate a center plane of the vehicle wheel, and which is located behind the axle relative to the vehicle forward driving direction; anda swing arm arranged behind the wheel axle, said swing arm being coupled to said wheel carrier at said wheel-carrier swivelling axis, said swing arm being coupled to said wheel suspending arm at an arm-side swivelling axis which is at least approximately vertical, and which is located proximate an inner rim flange of the vehicle wheel.