MacPherson strut front suspension

Claim 1

A MacPherson strut suspension comprising: an upright strut assembly having a strut outer tube and a shock absorber received therein, said strut outer tube being adapted to carry at the lower end thereof a steering road wheel, said shock absorber having a piston rod projecting upwardly from the upper end of said strut outer tube to be resiliently and pivotally connected to a vehicle body; a coil spring placed around said strut outer tube and said piston rod; a lower spring seat secured to said strut outer tube and retaining the lower end of said coil spring; and an upper spring seat assembly having concentric inner and outer tubular members, said inner tubular member being rotatably mounted to the vehicle body, said outer tubular member being adapted to retain the upper end of said coil spring, said upper spring seat assembly also having a spring seat resilient member resiliently interconnecting said inner and outer tubular members and an abutment member attached to said inner tubular member to rotate together therewith and engagable with said outer tubular member to limit upward movement of same relative to said inner tubular member, said inner tubular member being in the form of having a tubular wall portion and an annular inward flange portion at the upper end of said tubular wall portion thereof, said inner tubular member being mounted at said annular inward flange portion thereof on a bearing which is in turn mounted on the vehicle body.