Torque rod
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshiya TAKAHASHI
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Abstract
A first metal fitting having a first body portion connected to the suspension member and a first leg portion extending from the first body portion, and a second metal fitting having a second body portion connected to the transaxle and a second leg portion which extends from the second body portion and is fastened to the first leg portion by a fastener having an axial direction in the vehicle width direction, the first leg portion is a torque rod provided, the first leg portion is formed narrower toward the second leg portion from the first body portion in a side view, and is formed in a shape having a wide portion wider in a plan view.
Claims2
A torque rod comprising:
- a first metal fitting including a first body portion connected to a suspension member and a first leg portion extending from the first body portion;
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- a second metal fitting including a second body portion connected to a transaxle and a second leg portion extending from the second body portion and fastened to the first leg portion by a fastener, an axial direction of which corresponds to a vehicle width direction, wherein
- the first leg portion is shaped to be narrow from the first body portion toward the second leg portion in a side view, and is shaped to include a wide portion that is wide in a plan view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.