Motor vehicle suspension system
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsTadanobu Yamamoto, Susumu Sano, Tadashi Yoshimura
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Abstract
A swing arm of a suspension system for supporting the body of a motor vehicle comprises a main swing arm body on which a support portion for supporting a suspension damper is provided, a support member fixed to a rear portion of the main swing arm body and having supporting parts for supporting first to third suspension arms, and a support reinforcing member for reinforcing at least the supporting parts of the support member for supporting the second and third suspension arms. The main swing arm body, the support member and the support reinforcing member are produced by individually press-forming single steel plates and the swing arm is formed by joining the main swing arm body, the support member and the support reinforcing member.
Claims7
A suspension system of a motor vehicle, said suspension system comprising a swing arm which is mounted to extend in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body and has a fixing part for fixing a rear wheel support member, said swing arm including:
- a main swing arm body mounted to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body with a forward end of the main swing arm body supported by the vehicle body, the main swing arm body having a support portion for supporting a suspension damper;
- a support member fixed to a rear portion of the main swing arm body, the support member having a supporting part for supporting a suspension arm;
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- a support reinforcing member for reinforcing at least the supporting part of the support member for supporting the suspension arm;
- wherein the main swing arm body, the support member and the support reinforcing member are made of individually press-formed single steel plates and said swing arm is formed by joining the main swing arm body, the support member and the support reinforcing member.
A suspension system of a motor vehicle, said suspension system comprising:
- a swing arm which is mounted to extend in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body and has a fixing part for fixing a rear wheel support member, said swing arm including:
- a press-formed main swing arm body, made of a steel plate, mounted to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body with a forward end of the main swing arm body supported by the vehicle body, the main swing arm body having a support portion for supporting a suspension damper;
- a press-formed support member, made of a single steel plate, fixed to a rear portion of the main swing arm body, the support member having a supporting part for supporting a suspension arm;
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- a press-formed support reinforcing member, made of a single steel plate, for reinforcing at least the supporting part of the support member for supporting the suspension arm;
- wherein said swing arm is formed by joining the main swing arm body, the support member and the support reinforcing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.