Patent ID: 7963537
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B60G,B62D

Abstract:
1. A suspension unit comprising: a hub; a connecting element which is releasably secured to the hub, the connecting element being adapted to be secured to a vehicle chassis; a suspension arm which is mounted on the hub for pivoting movement about an axis of the hub; a wheel-supporting shaft provided on the suspension arm, the wheel-supporting shaft being parallel to and spaced from the hub axis; a crankpin supported in the hub at a position spaced from the hub axis; a resilient damping arrangement accommodated within the suspension arm and including a displaceable element which is connected by a connecting rod to the crank pin, whereby pivoting of the suspension arm about the hub is accompanied by displacement of the displaceable element, wherein the hub comprises a body having a cylindrical outer surface received in a cylindrical opening in the suspension arm, wherein the connecting element has a spigot on which the body of the hub is mounted, wherein the spigot is offset from the axis of the hub.