Patent ID: 8020882

Claim:
Rear independent suspension for a motor-vehicle comprising: a trailing arm ( 10 ) for articulated connection at a front end thereof to a vehicle structure and for support at a rear portion thereof of a respective rear wheel of the vehicle, a first ( 12 ) and a second ( 14 ) rod, each of which connects the trailing arm ( 10 ) to the vehicle structure and are arranged to control one degree of freedom of the wheel, wherein the trailing arm ( 10 ) comprises a beam-like mounting structure ( 32 ) and a plurality of components separately formed and separate from each other and securely connected, directly or indirectly, to the mounting structure ( 32 ) to perform each a specific function, said plurality of components including a first component ( 38 , 40 ) for the mounting of a first bush ( 20 ) for articulated connection of the trailing arm ( 10 ) to the vehicle structure, and a second component ( 42 ) for support of a wheel-carrying spindle; wherein the trailing arm ( 10 ) is arranged to control three degrees of freedom of the wheel, and wherein said plurality of components further includes a third component ( 50 , 56 ) for the mounting of a second bush ( 22 ) for articulated connection of the trailing arm ( 10 ) to the first rod ( 12 ), and a fourth component ( 58 ) for the mounting of a third bush ( 24 ) for articulated connection of the trailing arm ( 10 ) to the second rod ( 12 ).