Patent ID: 7506882

Claim:
Motor-vehicle independent suspension for connection of a wheel-carrier ( 1 ) of a vehicle wheel ( 2 ) to the vehicle structure, the suspension comprising a first, a second and a third connection member ( 10 , 11 , 12 ) each having at the one end a first point of articulation ( 22 , 14 , 16 ) for articulation to the wheel-carrier ( 1 ) and at the opposite end a second point of articulation ( 23 , 15 , 17 ) for articulation to the vehicle structure, wherein the first connection member ( 10 ) is a rod member arranged to control one degree of freedom of translation (t) of the wheel-carrier ( 1 ) along a first axis (y) extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle, wherein the second connection member ( 11 ) is a rod arranged to control one degree of freedom of translation (ti) of the wheel-carrier ( 1 ) along a second axis (yl) substantially passing through its points of articulation ( 14 , 15 ), wherein the third connection member ( 12 ) is a rod member arranged to control one degree of freedom of translation (t 2 ) of the wheel-carrier ( 1 ) along a third axis (y 2 ) substantially passing through its points of articulation ( 16 , 17 ), and wherein the first rod connection member ( 10 ) is also arranged to control the remaining two degrees of freedom of the wheel-carrier ( 1 ) by virtue of its torsional stiffness about the first axis (y) and about a direction (z) substantially perpendicular to the first axis (y).