A wheel suspension device for a vehicle includes a wheel supporting member rotatably supporting a wheel. The wheel supporting member is linked to a vehicle-body side by a first link and a second link, with the second link arranged substantially parallel to the first link in a vehicle width direction. The first link has a projecting portion, and at least one elastic linking portion links the projecting portion to the second link.

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›1.independentA suspension device for a vehicle comprising:na wheel supporting member configured to rotatably support a wheel;a first link having a projecting porti…+16

›2.↳ 1The suspension device according to claim 1 wherein the at least two elastic connecting bushes includes a plurality of elastic connecting bushes spaced…d2+1

›4.↳ 1The suspension device according to claim 1 wherein the at least one elastic linking portion includes a plurality of elastic linking portions linking t…d2+2

›7.↳ 1The suspension device according to claim 1 further comprising a mounting bush at a wheel-side of at least one of the first or second links, wherein th…d2+1

›9.↳ 1The suspension device according to claim 1 wherein the first link is connected to the wheel supporting member at a first mounting point and the vehicl…d2+2

›12.↳ 1The suspension device according to claim 1 wherein the wheel support member includes a wheel mounting axis; wherein the first link is connected to the…d2

›13.↳ 1The suspension device according to claim 1 wherein the first link is connected to the wheel supporting member at a first mounting point and the vehicl…d2

›14.↳ 1The suspension device according to claim 1 wherein the projecting portion of the first link is a first projecting portion, the second link includes a …d2

›15.↳ 1The suspension device according to claim 1 wherein the projecting portion is a plate member extending between a first elastic mounting bush connecting…d2+1

›17.↳ 1The suspension device according to claim 1 wherein the second link is arranged substantially parallel to the first link in a vehicle width direction.d2

›18.independentA suspension device for suspending a wheel supporting member that rotatably supports a wheel, the suspension device comprising:nfirst linking means fo…

›19.independentA method of suspending a wheel supporting member that rotatably supports a wheel, the method comprising:ndisplacing a first link and a second link rel…+1

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B60G3/18

USPC · US Patent Classification

280/124.135280/124.136280/124.144

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related publication	US 20100078911 A1	1 Apr 2010

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