MOVABLE UPPER SUSPENSION MOUNT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simplified suspension assembly for a vehicle including a strut to change the camber angle of a wheel according to a traveling state of the vehicle, to cope with an active control system which tends to be expensive in that an actuator needs to be correctly operated by a sensor and a controller. SOLUTION: A lower control arm 14 is connected rotatably to a frame at a first portion 16. A knuckle is supported on the second portion 18 of the lower control arm with a wheel supported on the knuckle 20. A strut 24 having a lower end is connected to the knuckle and an upper end of the strut is connected to the frame at an upper connection. The upper connection generally constrains the upper end of the strut against vertical movement while permitting limited lateral movement of the upper end relative to the frame 12. A link assembly including a first linkage portion is interconnected between the lower control arm and the frame. A second linkage portion interconnects the upper end of the strut and the first linkage portion for moving the upper end laterally in the upper connection in response to vertical movement of the lower control arm. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO