Independent suspension system of drive wheel

US9505283B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9505283-B2
Application numberUS-201514845497-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 4, 2015
Priority dateSep 26, 2014
Publication dateNov 29, 2016
Grant dateNov 29, 2016

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A lower arm has a first arm main part having a U-shape and a first vehicle-body-side front joint and a first vehicle-body-side rear joint provided at the tip parts of the first arm main part. An upper arm has a second arm main part having a U-shape and a second vehicle-body-side front joint and a second vehicle-body-side rear joint provided at the tip parts of the second arm main part. At least part of the second vehicle-body-side rear joint is overlapped with the first vehicle-body-side rear joint in plan view. The second vehicle-body-side front joint is offset to the rear side relative to the first vehicle-body-side front joint. A cushion unit disposed on the front side of the second arm main part is provided between a vehicle body frame F and the lower arm.

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What is claimed is: 1. An independent suspension system of a drive wheel, wherein the drive wheel is vertically swingably supported by a vehicle body frame via the independent suspension system, said independent suspension system including a lower arm, an upper arm disposed over the lower arm, and a cushion unit, wherein the lower arm has a first arm main part that forms a U-shape in plan view with a first curvature peak oriented toward the drive wheel and has a closed section as…

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What does patent US9505283B2 cover?
A lower arm has a first arm main part having a U-shape and a first vehicle-body-side front joint and a first vehicle-body-side rear joint provided at the tip parts of the first arm main part. An upper arm has a second arm main part having a U-shape and a second vehicle-body-side front joint and a second vehicle-body-side rear joint provided at the tip parts of the second arm main part. At least…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Honda Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60G7/001. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).