Structure for vehicular body of automotive vehicle
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorNubuo Toyoda
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Abstract
An improved structure employable for the vehicular body of an automotive vehicle, wherein a fitting member in the form of a brace is arranged between a side sill and rear floor side members and the fore end of a lower control arm is secured to the fitting member and the rear floor side members via a suspension bracket. This arrangement permits the side sill and the rear floor side members to be connected to each other via the fitting member and the suspension bracket.
Claims7
A suspension structure for a motor vehicle body, comprising:
- a side sill extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
- rear floor side members;
- a brace fitting member connected to said side sill and connected to said rear floor side members;
- a vehicle body rear floor, said vehicle body rear floor being connected to said side sill and connected to said rear side members to connect said side sill and side rear floor side members through said rear floor;
- a lower control arm including a forward end;
- a suspension bracket connecting said lower control arm forward end to said brace fitting member, said side sill and said rear floor side members, said bracket defining a fixing seat for receiving said lower control arm forward end, said fixing seat extending slatwise with respect to said side sill.
A suspension structure for a motor vehicle body, comprising:
- a side sill extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
- connected rear floor side members;
- a brace fitting member connected to said side sill and connected to said connected rear floor side members;
- a vehicle body rear floor, said vehicle body rear floor being connected to said side sill and connected to said connected rear side members to connect said side sill and said rear floor side members through said rear floor;
- a lower control arm including a forward end;
- a suspension bracket connecting said lower control arm forward end to said brace fitting member, said side sill and said rear floor side members, said bracket defining a fixing seat for receiving said lower control arm forward end, said fixing seat extending at an angle with respect to said longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and extending at an angle with respect to a lateral direction, of the vehicle body.
A suspension structure for a motor vehicle body, comprising:
- a side sill extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
- a rear floor side member;
- a brace fitting member extending in a lateral direction between said side sill and said rear floor side member, said brace fitting member being connected to said side sill and being connected to said rear floor side members;
- a vehicle body rear floor, said vehicle body rear floor being connected to said side sill and being connected to said rear side member to connect said side sill and said rear floor side member through said rear floor;
- a lower control arm including a forward end;
- a suspension bracket connected to said brace fitting member and said rear floor side member connecting said lower control arm forward end to said brace fitting member, said side sill and said rear floor side member, said bracket defining a fixing seat for receiving said lower control arm forward end, said fixing seat extending slantwise with respect to said longitudinal direction and said lateral direction of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.