Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suspension apparatus and vehicle
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Application No.: US16656030Application Date: 2019-10-17
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Publication No.: US11241926B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Hidehiro Takenaka
- Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2018-208218 20181105
- Main IPC: B60G3/20
- IPC: B60G3/20 ; B60K7/00

Abstract:
A suspension apparatus supports a wheel of a vehicle which includes an in-wheel motor held by a carrier. A motor rotation axis of an output shaft of the in-wheel motor is located at a position identical in an up and down direction to or above a wheel rotation axis of the wheel. The suspension apparatus includes suspension arms coupled to the carrier holding the in-wheel motor. The suspension arms include first suspension arms each extending substantially in a widthwise direction of the vehicle. Each of the first suspension arms is coupled to a corresponding one of portions of the carrier which are located below the motor rotation axis. A first upper arm of the first suspension arms is coupled to a portion of the carrier which is located on an inner side of the in-wheel motor in the vehicle.
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