Patent ID: 7354053

Claim:
An independent suspension for a vehicle, comprising: an upper arm adapted to be connected to a vehicle body of the vehicle so as to be pivotally moveable in a vertical direction of the vehicle; a lower arm adapted to be connected to the vehicle body of the vehicle at front and rear connection points spaced from each other in a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle; a front pivot shaft with a bushing, the front pivot shaft being disposed at the front connection point between the lower arm and the vehicle body, the front pivot shaft having a central axis passing through the front connection point between the lower arm and the vehicle body; a rear pivot shaft with a bushing, the rear pivot shaft being disposed at the rear connection point between the lower arm and the vehicle body, the rear pivot shaft having a central axis passing through the rear connection point between the lower arm and the vehicle body, the lower arm being pivotally moveable about the central axes of the front and rear pivot shafts in the vertical direction of the vehicle; an axle on which a wheel of the vehicle is rotatably supported and a wheel center is positioned, the axle being connected with the upper arm and the lower arm; and a tie rod connected with the axle at a connection point rearward of the wheel center in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, wherein the central axis of the front pivot shaft is inclined relative to the central axis of the rear pivot shaft in a toe-in direction of the wheel.