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Abstract

A dual link type suspension for suspending a body of a vehicle with respect to a wheel, including a wheel support member for supporting the wheel to be rotatable about a horizontal axis generally lateral to the vehicle body, front and rear link members arranged side by side and extending generally horizontally and laterally to the vehicle body and generally flexibly connected with the vehicle body at their inboard ends and with the wheel support member at their outboard ends, the connection between the front link member and the wheel support member being forward from the axis of rotation of the wheel by a distance L1, while the connection between the rear link member and the wheel support member being rearward from the axis of rotation of the wheel by a distance L2, and a strut rod member extending generally horizontally and longitudinally to the vehicle body and generally flexibly connected with the vehicle body at one end thereof and with the vehicle support member at another end thereof, wherein the front and rear link members inclined relative to an exact lateral direction of the vehicle body by a first angle t1 and a second angle t2, respectively, and wherein, by expressing these first and second angles in positive values or negative values according to whether the front and rear link members are inclined rearwardly or forwardly as viewed from the outboard ends thereof toward the inboard ends thereof, respectively, wherein the sum L2.times.tan (t1) and L1.times.tan (t2) is a substantial positive value.

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First Claim