Patent ID: 8444160

Claim:
A suspension device comprising: a plurality of arms; a knuckle connected to a vehicle body of a vehicle through the arms for supporting a wheel of the vehicle; and a damper for producing a reaction force directed in an up-and-down direction in response to an up-and-down movement of the wheel so as to apply the reaction force to the knuckle, the damper having an upper connection section connected to the vehicle body and a lower connection section connected to the knuckle, wherein an intersection of an elastic kingpin axis of the wheel and a road surface is disposed rearward of a contact patch center of the wheel, the elastic kingpin axis tilts forward of the vehicle and passes through a point offset vertically downwardly from a center of rotation of the wheel, the lower connection section of the damper is disposed on a line extending substantially vertically through the center of rotation of the wheel, the damper has a longitudinal axis tilting forward and laterally inwardly of the vehicle, and wherein the elastic kingpin axis is a steering axis that links points at which no change in the toe angle or the steering angle occurs when a force is applied to the wheel.