Title:
VEHICLE SUSPENSION SUPPORT STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/049857
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A vehicle suspension support structure including a lower arm (17) formed by, for example, a lower arm 17 rotatably supporting a knuckle for a front wheel, and a shock absorber attenuating vibration of the lower arm (17), wherein a lower end of the shock absorber is rotatably supported by a support bracket 32 that is welded to an upper face of the lower arm (17) formed by, for example, the lower arm 17, and wherein in the upper face of the lower arm (17), a bulged portion 40 is formed where a weld target portion to which an end of the support bracket 32 is welded is formed to bulge upwards as compared to the periphery thereof.
Inventors:
TAKANASHI YOKO (JP)
ANDO MASASHI (JP)
YOKOTA TOSHIYUKI (JP)
ANDO MASASHI (JP)
YOKOTA TOSHIYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/005761
Publication Date:
April 19, 2012
Filing Date:
October 14, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR (JP)
HIRUTA KOGYO CO LTD (JP)
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (US)
TAKANASHI YOKO (JP)
ANDO MASASHI (JP)
YOKOTA TOSHIYUKI (JP)
HIRUTA KOGYO CO LTD (JP)
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (US)
TAKANASHI YOKO (JP)
ANDO MASASHI (JP)
YOKOTA TOSHIYUKI (JP)
International Classes:
B60G13/06; B60G7/00; B60G21/055
Foreign References:
| JP2007062675A | 2007-03-15 | |||
| JP2007090958A | 2007-04-12 | |||
| JP2004202565A | 2004-07-22 | |||
| JPS6148443B2 | 1986-10-24 | |||
| US20040021286A1 | 2004-02-05 | |||
| US20020074760A1 | 2002-06-20 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KOTANI, Etsuji et al. (2-2 Nakanoshima 2-chome,Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 05, JP)
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