Patent ID: 7735588

Claim:
A suspension system for a vehicle, comprising: an outer rotor type motor having a stator provided on an outer surface of a cylindrical member that defines a space open to at least an inboard side of the vehicle, and a rotor rotatably supported by the cylindrical member, wherein the outer rotor type motor is provided within a wheel and the rotor of the outer rotor type motor is connected to the wheel; a suspension arm whose mounting portion includes ball joints that are provided on a radial inner surface of the cylindrical member; and a hub fixed to the wheel in the vicinity of a wheel rim and connected to the cylindrical member via a bearing that allows relative rotation between the cylindrical member and the wheel, wherein the hub has an annular shape so as to be accommodated between the cylindrical member and the rotor, such that load inputs to the wheel, such as vertical transverse loads and back-and-forth loads, are transmitted to the cylindrical member only via the rotor and the bearing, the load inputs then being received by the suspension arm.