Patent ID: 7690661

Claim:
A wheel suspension structure for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a vehicle body frame, left and right wheels, and a power transmission shaft for transmitting power to the wheels, the wheel suspension structure provided for suspending one of the wheels and comprising: a suspension arm for supporting said one of the wheels, said suspension arm comprising a main arm body and a damper-supporting member integrally connected to the main arm body, a damper interposed between a portion of the suspension arm and the vehicle body frame, and a knuckle interposed between the suspension arm and said one of the wheels, wherein said damper comprises a connecting boss portion which operatively connects the damper to the suspension arm, wherein the damper-supporting member comprises a damper-supporting portion configured to fit inside of the connecting boss portion of the damper, wherein the connecting boss portion of the damper receives the damper-supporting portion of the damper-supporting member therein, and wherein said connecting boss portion is disposed outside of and adjacent to a single outer edge portion of, and is operatively connected to the main arm body of the suspension arm, wherein the connecting boss portion of the damper is supported on the damper-supporting portion by way of a connecting shaft which penetrates the damper supporting portion in an axial direction.