Mounting of subframe
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsShosuke Ohhama, Tetsuya Miyahara, Daisuke Fukunaga
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Abstract
In a structure for mounting a subframe, located under a vehicle body, to the vehicle body via an elastic assembly, the elastic assembly includes: a first mounting member located under the vehicle body and over the subframe; a second mounting member located immediately above the first mounting member; and an elastic member disposed between the first and second mounting members. The first mounting member is mounted to the vehicle body, while the second mounting member is mounted to the subframe.
Claims7
A structure for mounting a subframe to a vehicle body, the structure comprising:
- the vehicle body;
- an elastic assembly;
- and
- the subframe located under the vehicle body and mounted to the vehicle body via the elastic assembly,
- the elastic assembly including:
- a first mounting member located under the vehicle body and over the subframe and mounted to the vehicle body;
- a second mounting member mounted to the subframe and extending upward from the subframe to be located immediately above the first mounting member;
- and
- an elastic member disposed between the first mounting member and the second mounting member,
- wherein the first mounting member is mounted to the vehicle body by a cylindrical collar disposed between the first mounting member and the vehicle body, and a bolt extending vertically through the first mounting member and through the collar and screwed to the vehicle body,
- wherein the second mounting member has a flat plate-shaped horizontal portion directly transmitting a downward load of the subframe to the elastic member, an opening portion formed in the plate-shaped horizontal portion and disposed concentrically with the collar, and an annular anchoring portion extending upward from an inner peripheral edge of the opening portion, and
- wherein the elastic member is integrally molded to the first and second mounting members and the collar in such a manner as to wrap around the first and second mounting members and the collar.
A structure for mounting a subframe to a vehicle body, the structure comprising:
- the vehicle body;
- an elastic assembly;
- and
- the subframe located under the vehicle body and mounted to the vehicle body via the elastic assembly,
- the elastic assembly including:
- a first mounting member located under the vehicle body and over the subframe and mounted to the vehicle body;
- a second mounting member mounted to the subframe and extending upward from the subframe to be located immediately above the first mounting member;
- and
- an elastic member disposed between the first mounting member and the second mounting member,
- wherein the first mounting member is mounted to the vehicle body by a cylindrical collar disposed between the first mounting member and the vehicle body, and a bolt extending vertically through the first mounting member and through the collar and screwed to the vehicle body,
- wherein the elastic member is integrally molded to the first and second mounting members and the collar in such a manner as to wrap around the first and second mounting members and the collar, and
- wherein the first mounting member includes an arcuately bent portion formed on and along an outer periphery thereof and a rib portion extending downward via the arcuately bent portion, and the elastic member is joined to the upper surface of the first mounting member and to outer peripheral surfaces of the arcuately bent portion and rib portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.