Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle suspension system
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Application No.: US17814319Application Date: 2022-07-22
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Publication No.: US11820194B2Publication Date: 2023-11-21
- Inventor: Kazuhiro Okuyama , Masaya Hiramatsu , Yoshitada Toyoshima
- Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Hiroshima
- Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hiroshima
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Priority: JP 21129035 2021.08.05
- Main IPC: B60G3/22
- IPC: B60G3/22 ; B60G3/26 ; B60G7/00

Abstract:
A vehicle suspension system smoothly changes a vehicle posture with respect to a steering force and a steering angle by minimizing a kinematic roll at an initial turning stage, thereby allowing a driver to obtain the sensation of maneuvering the vehicle well. The suspension system includes a front suspension having geometry satisfying that a caster angle is +3° to +5°, a caster trail is +20 to +30 mm, an intersection point between a kingpin axis and ground is located on an inner side in a vehicle width direction of a center of a tire contact patch, and an anhedral angle of a lower arm is +2.8° to +7.2°. A rear suspension includes five links and has geometry satisfying that a virtual kingpin axis extends near the center of a tire contact patch of a rear wheel assembly and extends vertically at −2° to 0°.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230038448A1 VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-02-09
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