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US 7,066,456 B2Granted
Hydraulic shock absorber mounting structure
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYutaka Hodumi
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Abstract
An upper portion of a rod protruding from an upper end of a hydraulic cylinder of a hydraulic shock absorber, which suspends a wheel from a vehicle body, is inserted from below into a mounting hole in an upper wall of a wheel house, and with a lower portion and an upper portion of the mounting hole being held by a lower damper mount bushing and an upper damper mount portion, respectively, a nut is then screwed on the upper portion of the rod to thereby fasten the rod to the upper wall of the wheel house. A temporarily fastening locking portion formed integrally with the lower damper mount bushing and fixed to the rod is brought into engagement with the mounting hole in the wheel house to prevent the hydraulic shock absorber from falling away from the wheel house during installation.
Claims20
A hydraulic shock absorber mounting structure, conprising:
- a rod protruding telescopically from an upper end of a hydraulic cylinder of a hydraulic shock absorber, the rod having an upper portion which is adapted to be inserted from below into a mounting hole in an upper wall of a wheel house;
- a resilient body fixed on the rod, the resilient body comprising a main body portion, a temporarily fastening locking portion, and a tubular portion connecting the main body portion to the temporarily fastening locking portion, the main body portion being substantially cup shaped and oriented to open upward, the tubular portion extending upward from an interior surface of the main body portion;
- a nut which screws on the upper portion of the rod with the resilient body being interposed between the rod and the mounting hole to thereby fasten the rod to the upper wall of the wheel house;
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- wherein the temporarily fastening locking portion integrally formed on the resilient body temporarily fastens the hydraulic shock absorber to the upper wall of the wheel house when the temporarily fastening locking portion is brought into engagement with the mounting hole in the wheel house.
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A hydraulic shock absorber mounting structure comprising:
- a hydraulic shock absorber having a hydraulic cylinder, and a rod protruding telescopically from the hydraulic cylinder;
- a fastening member for fastening the hydraulic shock absorber to a vehicle body;
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- a resilient body, having at least a portion of a lower member thereof disposed between the hydraulic shock absorber and the vehicle body when the hydraulic shock absorber is mounted to the vehicle body,
- wherein the lower member of the resilient body includes a locking portion which is brought into engagement with a mounting hole of the vehicle body and is operable to prevent the hydraulic shock absorber from falling out of the mounting hole after engagement of the locking portion with the mounting hole,
- wherein an upper member of the resilient body is independent of, and separable from, the lower member, and
- wherein the upper member is secured to the rod using the fastening member such that when installed on a vehicle body, the upper member is disposed between the fastening member and the vehicle body, the vehicle body is disposed between the lower member and the upper member, and the locking portion is disengaged from the mounting hole and resides within the mounting hole.
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A shock absorber mounting structure comprising:
- a resilient body operable to be fixed on a rod of a hydraulic shock absorber, the resilient body including
- an upper member and a lower member, wherein the upper and lower members are independent and separable, the upper and lower members are each formed in a cup shape, with the upper member oriented to open downwardly and the lower member oriented to open upwardly, and
- a fastening locking portion operable for engagement with a structure to which the hydraulic shock absorber is to be mounted for preventing the hydraulic shock absorber from falling out of engagement with the structure after the locking portion is operatively engaged with the structure, the locking portion being integrally formed on an upper portion of the lower member which extends upwardly from an inner surface of the lower member.
A hydraulic shock absorber mounting structure, comprising:
- a hydraulic shock absorber having a hydraulic cylinder, and a rod protruding telescopically from the hydraulic cylinder;
- a tubular collar which surrounds and is affixed to the rod of the hydraulic shock absorber;
- a resilient body operatively attached to the tubular collar via an interference fit thereon, said resilient body configured to have at least a portion thereof disposed between the hydraulic shock absorber and the vehicle body when the hydraulic shock absorber is mounted to the vehicle body;
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- a nut configured for cooperative engagement with the rod;
- wherein the resilient body includes a locking portion for engagement with a mounting hole of the vehicle body, wherein the resilient body is operable to prevent the hydraulic shock absorber from falling out of the mounting hole after engagement of the locking portion with the mounting hole, and wherein said locking portion is formed with a substantially tapered shape including an upper section and a lower section which is wider than said upper section, and
- wherein the nut is secured to the rod subsequent to the engagement of the locking portion with the mounting hole, and wherein the locking portion is simultaneously displaced downwardly relative to the tabular collar and disengaged from the mounting hole upon securement of the nut to the rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.