# US 10,308,310 B2 · Wheel mounting member having damping structure and stamping frame including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,308,310 B2 - Document ID: US10308310B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/624,415 - Filed: 2017-06-15 - Published: 2018-06-07 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-06 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Inventors: Jungnam Choi; Sung Dae Lim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308310B2 ## CPC - B62K 25/04: for mounting axles resiliently on cycle frame or fork (for sidecars, forecars or the like B62K27/06) - B62K 19/20: welded, soldered, or brazed - B62K 2201/04: Helical springs - B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE ## Abstract A wheel mounting member having a damping structure may include a dropout in which an axle insertion groove is formed at one side of a lower portion thereof, wherein a guide slot may be formed in a predetermined direction at a predetermined distance from the axle insertion groove; a bracket in which a protrusion inserted into the guide slot is formed at a lateral surface thereof; and an elastic member that is inserted into the guide slot and elastically supports the protrusion, wherein the elastic member may absorb impact transmitted to the dropout. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wheel mounting member having a damping structure, comprising: a dropout in which an axle insertion groove is formed at a first side of a lower portion of the dropout, wherein a guide opening is formed in a predetermined direction at a predetermined distance from the axle insertion groove; a bracket in which a protrusion slidably inserted into the guide opening is formed at a lateral surface of the bracket; and an elastic member that is configured to be inserted into the guide opening and to elastically support at least one side of the protrusion, wherein the elastic member is configured to absorb impact transmitted to the dropout. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wheel mounting member having the damping structure of claim 1, wherein the elastic member includes a plurality of elastic members which is respectively disposed at a first opposite side and a second opposite side of the guide opening based on the protrusion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wheel mounting member having the damping structure of claim 1, wherein the guide opening is formed at a predetermined angle with respect to an imaginary horizontal line. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The wheel mounting member having the damping structure of claim 3, wherein the predetermined angle is in a range of about 70 degrees to about 90 degrees. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wheel mounting member having the damping structure of claim 1, wherein the bracket is disposed on a first surface of the dropout, and a cap is disposed on a second surface of the dropout and is fastened to the protrusion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The wheel mounting member having the damping structure of claim 5, wherein a guide rail is formed along the guide opening in the second surface of the dropout, and the cap is slid on the guide rail. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The wheel mounting member having the damping structure of claim 5, wherein a guide rail includes a plurality of guides formed along a first side and a second side of the guide opening in the second surface of the dropout, and the cap is slid on the guide rails. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A stamping frame including the wheel mounting member of the claim 1 having the damping structure, comprising: a stamping frame that is formed by stamping-forming first and second panels and then bonding the first and second panels to each other and in which the wheel mounting member is disposed at a first side of the stamping frame. ### Claim 9 A wheel mounting member having a damping structure, comprising: a dropout in which an axle insertion groove into which an axle disposed at a rotational center portion of a wheel is configured to be inserted is formed at a first side of a lower portion of the dropout and in which a protrusion is formed at a first surface of the dropout; a bracket in which a guide opening into which the protrusion is configured to be slidably inserted is formed; and an elastic member that is configured to be inserted into the guide opening and to elastically support at least a side of the protrusion, wherein the elastic member is configured to absorb impact transmitted to the dropout. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The wheel mounting member having the damping structure of claim 9, wherein the dropout is disposed on a first surface of the bracket, and a cap is disposed on a second surface of the bracket and is fastened to the protrusion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The wheel mounting member having the damping structure of claim 10, wherein a guide rail is formed along the guide opening in the second surface of the dropout, and the cap is slid on the guide rail. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The wheel mounting member having the damping structure of claim 10, wherein a guide rail includes a plurality of guides formed along a first side and a second side of the guide opening in the second surface of the dropout, and the cap is slid on the guide rails. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The wheel mounting member having the damping structure of claim 9, wherein the elastic member includes a plurality of elastic members which are respectively disposed at a first opposite side and a second opposite side of the guide opening based on the protrusion, the guide opening is formed at a predetermined angle with respect to an imaginary horizontal line, and the predetermined angle is in a range of about 70 degrees to about 90 degrees. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) A stamping frame including the wheel mounting member of the claim 9 having the damping structure, comprising: a stamping frame that is formed by stamping-forming first and second panels and then bonding the first and second panels to each other and in which the wheel mounting member is disposed at a first side of the stamping frame.