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EP0083235A2
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Independent rear wheel suspension
Assignee: Ford-Werke GmbH
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Filing: 1982-12-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-12-24
Abstract
Abstract An independent rear wheel suspension for a motor vehicle having front wheel drive includes a telescopic strut (26) rigidly mounted to a wheel support member (28) and having its upper end (34) pivotably mounted to the vehicle chassis (10). Two laterally extending control arms (20,22) are pivotably connected at their outboard ends to the wheel support member (28) and at their inboard ends to the vehicle chassis (10). The two control arms (20,22) are longitudinally spaced apart. One arm (20) has an integrally formed spring seat (30) which seats a coil spring (31) interposed between the arm (20) and the vehicle chassis (10). The suspension can be constructed to control the toe angle of the rear wheel during jounce or recession of the rear wheel.
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred Rumpel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:48
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G3/00; B60G3/18; B60G3/20; B60G3/202; B60G15/00; B60G15/02; B60G15/06; B60G2204/00; B60G2204/10; B60G2204/12; B60G2204/124; B60G2204/1244
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
An independent rear wheel suspension for a vehicle comprising, a chassis, a wheel support member for rotatably mounting a wheel, and transversely extending front and rear control arms pivotably connected at their inboard ends to said chassis and at their outboard ends to said wheel support member; characterised by a spring seat (30) integrally formed with one of said arms (20) and seating a spring (31) interposed between said spring seat (30) and said chassis (10).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
An independent rear wheel suspension for a vehicle comprising, a chassis, a wheel support member for rotatably mounting a wheel, and transversely extending front and rear control arms pivotably connected at their inboard ends to said chassis and at their outboard ends to said wheel support member; characterised by a spring seat (30) integrally formed with one of said arms (20) and seating a spring (31) interposed between said spring seat (30) and said chassis (10).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An independent rear wheel suspension as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising a longitudinal link (24) having one end connected to said chassis (10) and its other end connected to said wheel support member (28).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An independent rear wheel suspension as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein the spring seat (30) is formed integrally with the front control arm (20).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
An independent rear wheel suspension as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said spring seat (30) is recessed downwardly within said control arm (20) to form a pocket and said spring (31) comprises a coil spring sized to fit within said pocket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
An independent rear wheel suspension as claimed in any preceding claim, further comprising an upwardly extending shock absorber (26) having its lower end rigidly connected to said wheel support member (28) and means pivotably connecting the upper end (34) of the shock absorber (26) to said chassis (10).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
An independent rear wheel suspension as claimed in. any preceding claim, in which the transversely extending control arm (20) formed with the spring seat (30) has its inboard end connected by two longitudinally spaced resilient bushings (132,134) to said chassis (10).
Claim 8
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of changing the wheel recession rate of an independent rear wheel suspension comprising a chassis, a wheel support member, transversely extending front and rear control arms pivotably connected at their inboard ends to said chassis and at their outboard end to said wheel support member, one of said transversely extending arms being resiliently connected to said chassis by two longitudinally spaced resilient bushings; and said two longitudinally spaced bushings being constructed to allow said one arm to pivot about a vertical axis as said wheel support member recesses to control the amount of said wheel recession per amount of recessive force acting on said wheel at an initial rate; said method comprising the steps of removing said two longitudinally spaced resilient bushings and replacing the removed bushings with another pair of resilient . bushings that have different resilient characteristics from said removed bushings such that the amount of wheel recession per amount of recessive force on said wheel is varied from said initial rate.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of changing the wheel recession rate of an independent rear wheel suspension comprising a chassis, a wheel support member, transversely extending front and rear control arms pivotably connected at their inboard ends to said chassis and at their outboard end to said wheel support member, one of said transversely extending arms being resiliently connected to said chassis by two longitudinally spaced resilient bushings; and said two longitudinally spaced bushings being constructed to allow said one arm to pivot about a vertical axis as said wheel support member recesses to control the amount of said wheel recession per amount of recessive force acting on said wheel at an initial rate; said method comprising the steps of removing said two longitudinally spaced resilient bushings and replacing the removed bushings with another pair of resilient . bushings that have different resilient characteristics from said removed bushings such that the amount of wheel recession per amount of recessive force on said wheel is varied from said initial rate.
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