Suspension member assembly
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakahiro ITO
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Abstract
A suspension member assembly is provided which has a suspension member and a tower bar. The suspension member includes left and right side beams, a front cross member, and first and second rear cross members. The front cross member has a length in a vehicle front-and-rear direction shorter than a length in a vehicle up-and-down direction. The tower bar is provided at a vehicle rear side relative to the front cross member, and at an upper side relative to the first and second rear cross members, connects between the left and right side beams in a width direction, and has at least two fastening points with each of the left and right side beams.
Claims20
A suspension member assembly attached to a rear part of a vehicle body, the suspension member assembly comprising:
- a suspension member;
- and
- a tower bar attached to the suspension member, wherein
- the suspension member is integrally molded by casting, and comprises:
- left and right side beams disposed on respective sides of a rear part of a vehicle and which extend in a vehicle front-and-rear direction;
- a front cross member which connects between vehicle-front-side parts of the left and right side beams in a vehicle width direction;
- and
- a rear cross member which connects between vehicle-rear-side parts of the left and right side beams in the vehicle width direction,
- the front cross member has a length in the vehicle front-and-rear direction shorter than a length in a vehicle up-and-down direction, and
- the tower bar is provided at a vehicle rear side relative to the front cross member and at an upper side relative to the rear cross member, connects between the left and right side beams in the vehicle width direction, and has at least two fastening points with each of the left and right side beams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.