Patents Examined by Christopher P. Elle
  • Patent number: 5405162
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a vehicle suspension system for a steerable wheel, the vehicle having a front side, a rear side, a left side, a right side and a longitudinal axis. The suspension system includes a steering knuckle for rotatably supporting a wheel; an upper arm having a pair of front and rear arms connecting an upper part of the steering knuckle to a vehicle body, the wheel side connecting part of the front arm being formed by being displaced at a predetermined space in the vehicle body side direction as compared with the wheel side connecting part of the rear arm, the vehicle body side connecting part of the arm having a predetermined height higher than that of the rear arm; a lower arm for connecting a lower part of the steering knuckle to the vehicle body; and a strut assembly standingly formed on an upper surface of the lower arm, the strut assembly having a shock absorber and a spring coaxially mounted with the shock absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Dongee Chun