Patents Represented by Attorney Michael P. Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 4715615
    Abstract: A trailing arm type rear-suspension system having a trailing arm which is connected to a wheel hub for supporting a rear wheel for rotation at one end and to the vehicle body for vertical pivotal movement at the other end by way of a resilient bushing is provided with a camber control link mechanism. The camber control link mechanism comprises first and second control links. The first control link is fixed to the trailing arm at its first end. The second control link is connected to a second end of the first control link for pivotal movement at one end, and to the vehicle body for pivotal movement at the other end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Kijima, Fumitaka Ando