A suspension assembly 12 for a vehicle (10, Figure 1) is provided. The assembly 12 comprises: a knuckle 30 comprising a wheel bearing (32, Figure 13), the wheel bearing having a bearing axis (33, Figure 7) defining an axis of rotation for a road wheel 20 of the vehicle; a damper 44 mounted to a first coupling 72 that is fixed relative to the knuckle 30; and a suspension arm 42 pivotally mounted to a second coupling 54 that is fixed relative to the knuckle 30, the suspension arm 42 comprising a spring seat (58, Figure 14). The spring seat and the first coupling 72 are disposed on opposite longitudinal sides of the bearing axis so that, when a spring 48 is seated in the spring seat, a gap is defined between the spring 48 and the damper 44 that is intersected by the bearing axis. A vehicle suspension system and/or a driven axle incorporating such an assembly; and a vehicle comprising such a suspension assembly are also disclosed.
Suspension assembly
2025-01-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60G VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS , Radaufhängungen und Federungen für Fahrzeuge |
European Patent Office | 2016
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