Patent ID: 7712748

Claim:
Support system ( 3 , 5 , 54 , 55 ) designed to connect a wheel ( 2 ) to suspension elements ( 4 , 41 , 74 , 75 , 76 ) of an automobile, the support system comprising cambering means that confer upon the wheel carrier ( 3 ) a degree of camber freedom relative to the suspension, the cambering means comprising a triple hinge ( 5 ), said triple hinge comprising three essentially longitudinal axes, said triple hinge comprising two flanges ( 52 , 53 ) and two levers ( 54 , 55 ), each of the levers being respectively attached to one of the two flanges, a first lever of the two levers being connected to the wheel carrier ( 3 ) and a second lever of the two levers being connected to the suspension elements, the camber movement of the wheel carrier taking place around an instantaneous centre of rotation (CIR r/s), a lateral distance “dl” separating the transverse position of the instantaneous centre of rotation (CIR r/s) from the transverse position of the wheel base (BR), the system also being configured such that the distance (dl) remains smaller than 40 mm during a camber deflection (α) of 0° to −3°.