Structure for mounting suspension unit on vehicle body
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorHitoshi Kokubun
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Abstract
A structure of a vehicle includes a cross member which constitutes a part of a vehicle body. A rear suspension unit mounted on the cross member has two front and two rear suspension-supporting insulators and a transverse leaf spring. A spring support member for supporting the transverse leaf spring is secured to the vehicle body and positioned below the cross member. Two rear suspension-supporting bolts have upper end portions secured to the cross member, lower end portions secured to the spring support member, and middle portions secured to the rear suspension-supporting insulators of the rear suspension unit.
Claims9
A structure of a vehicle, comprising:
- a cross member which constitutes a part of a vehicle body;
- a suspension unit which has a supported portion and a transverse leaf spring;
- a spring support member secured to the vehicle body, said spring support member being positioned below said cross member;
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- a suspension supporting bolt which has an upper end portion secured to said cross member, a lower end portion secured to said spring support member, and a middle portion secured to the supported portion of said suspension unit.
A vehicle suspension unit mounted on a vehicle body through a suspension supporting bolt, said vehicle suspension unit comprising:
- a suspension member which has a supported portion;
- an upper arm in the form of an A-shaped frame, said upper arm being swingably connected at inner end portions thereof to said suspension member;
- a lower arm in the form of an A-shaped frame, said lower arm being swingably connected at inner end portions thereof to said suspension member;
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- a transverse leaf spring connected to said suspension member through a connecting link, said transverse leaf spring being supported by a spring support member which is secured to and positioned below the vehicle body,
- wherein the suspension supporting bolt has an upper end portion secured to the vehicle body, a lower end portion secured to the spring support member, and a middle portion secured to the supported portion of the suspension member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.