Patents Examined by Jonathan E. Bulls
  • Patent number: 5697633
    Abstract: A multi-link suspension system for vehicular front wheels, having a strut assembly; a wheel carrier having upper and lower portions; a connecting arm assembly having upper and lower portions, the upper portion being higher than said wheel carrier and the lower portion having a wheel-side protrusion connected to the upper portion of said wheel carrier and vehicle body-side protrusions pivotally connected to a lower end of a strut, and the connecting arm assembly being curved; an upper control link for connecting the upper portion of the connecting arm assembly to the vehicle body; a pair of middle control links for connecting the lower portion of the connecting arm assembly to the vehicle body; a pair of lower control links for connecting the lower portion of the wheel carrier to the vehicle body; and a trailing arm for connecting the wheel-side protrusion of said connecting arm assembly to the vehicle body, disposed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Unkoo Lee