SUSPENSION DEVICE AND ITS OVER-STEER SUPPRESSION METHOD

• Main Author: OCHIAI MAKOTO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.12.2009
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance operation stability of a vehicle in addition to relaxation of impact against pushing up input from a road surface and stroke restriction as the function of a bumper rubber. SOLUTION: A rear axle 3 is mounted to an upper part of a leaf spring 5 through an axle housing 19. The axle housing 19 is provided with front and rear bumper rubber receiving parts 23 and 25 projected in a vehicle longitudinal direction respectively, and above the front and rear bumper rubber receiving parts 23 and 25, front and rear bumper rubber 35 and 37 suspended from a rear side member are provided respectively. The front bumper rubber 35 is downwardly projected more than the rear bumper rubber 37, and a clearance dimension between the front bumper rubber 35 and the front bumper rubber receiving part 23 is made shorter than a clearance dimension between the rear bumper rubber 37 and the rear bumper rubber receiving part 25. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT