A vehicle suspension system

摘要

An independent suspension system (20) for a vehicle has at each side of an axle of the vehicle upper (2) and lower (3) control arms each connected by articulating joints (5, 6, 7, 8) between a vehicle body (12) and a wheel carrier (13) such as a wheel hub to mount the wheel (14) on the vehicle body (12). A compression spring (4) is connected at each end by articulating joints (9, 10) between the vehicle body (12) and one of the control arms (3). The compression spring (4) is connected to the control arm (3) such that the centre of rotation of the articulating joint (10) is below a line (X) joining the centres of rotation of the articulating joints (7, 8) at opposite ends of the control arm (3). <IMAGE>