Shock absorber assembly structures
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsConor Daniel Hennessey, Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk
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Abstract
Shock absorber assembly structures are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a body of a vehicle having a first longitudinal structural member adjacent a wheel arch area of the body, a first locating rib integrally formed in the first longitudinal structural member to position a shock absorber of a chassis of the vehicle during assembly of the vehicle body to the chassis, and a first attachment boss integrally formed in the first longitudinal structural member adjacent to the first locating rib to receive a first fastener to fasten the shock absorber to the body.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a body of a vehicle having a first longitudinal structural member adjacent a wheel arch area of the body;
- a first locating rib integrally formed in the first longitudinal structural member to position a shock absorber of a chassis of the vehicle during assembly of the body to the chassis;
- and
- a first attachment boss integrally formed in the first longitudinal structural member adjacent to the first locating rib to receive a first fastener to fasten the shock absorber to the body.
An apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle body including integrally formed protrusions spaced apart on a portion of the vehicle body adjacent a wheel opening and extending outwardly from a surface of the portion of the vehicle body;
- and
- a shock absorber mount having a recess to receive one of the protrusions during assembly of a vehicle having the vehicle body to facilitate attachment of a shock absorber to the portion of the vehicle body, the portion of the vehicle body including attachment bosses to receive fasteners to fix the shock absorber to the portion of the vehicle body.
A method comprising:
- coupling a first longitudinal structural member to a body of a vehicle adjacent a wheel arch area of the body;
- integrally forming a first locating rib in the first longitudinal structural member, the first locating rib to position a shock absorber of a chassis of the vehicle during assembly of the body to the chassis;
- and
- integrally forming a first attachment boss in the first longitudinal structural member adjacent to the first locating rib, the first attachment boss to receive a first fastener to fasten the shock absorber to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.