Structure for mounting stabilizer in vehicle suspension
A stabilizer construction is described for a suspension of a vehicle having a vehicle body and wheels, the suspension including a bearing means for rotationally supporting one of the wheels and a cylinder-piston type shock absorber extending along a substantially vertically arranged longitudinal axis thereof with a cylinder member thereof supporting the bearing means. A piston member extends upwardly from the cylinder member and is supported from the vehicle body. A means is included for guiding the combination of the cylinder member and the bearing means is movable up and down relative to the vehicle body for bounding and rebounding. The guiding means includes a suspension member pivotably connected to the vehicle body at one end thereof and to the combination of the cylinder member and the bearing means at another end thereof so as to apply a force to the combination of the cylinder member and the bearing means along a line extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. This is for restricting forward and rearward movement of the combination of the cylinder member and the bearing means in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The stabilizer construction comprises: a stabilizer having a central bar portion mounted to the vehicle body so as to extend transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and an arm portion extending from one end of the central bar portion substantially at a right angle relative thereto, a link, and a bracket extending from the combination of the cylinder member and the bearing means to a free end thereof transversely spaced from the longitudinal axis of the shock absorber.
- Assignee:
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4632423
- OSTI ID:
- 6874900
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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