Patent ID: 6116627
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A front suspension for a vehicle comprising:a wheel supporting member for rotatably supporting a road 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 connected to a vehicle body-side member so as to be swingable generally in a vertical direction of the vehicle;a connection member relatively rotatably installed to an upper section of said wheel supporting member so as to be relatively rotatable around a first axis which passes through said wheel supporting member and extends generally in the vertical direction of the vehicle;a shock absorber having an upper end section pivotally connected to the vehicle body-side member, and a lower end section swingably connected to said connection member to be rotatable around a second axis which extends generally in a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle;a spring supported by said shock absorber and having a third axis, an extension of the third axis being separate from an extension of the first axis on a horizontal plane extending in a horizontal direction of the vehicle, the third axis inclining relative to the first axis on a vertical plane extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle;an upper link having a first end section swingably connected to said connection member, and a second end section swingably connected to the vehicle body-side member, said upper link having a fourth axis which connects a first connecting point at which the first end section is connected to said connection member and a second connecting point at which the second end section is connected to the vehicle body-side member, the fourth axis crossing the first axis on the vertical plane and on the horizontal plane; anda tie rod for turning said wheel supporting member upon its movement in the width direction of the vehicle in accordance with a steering operation for the vehicle.