US 12,246,772 B2
Automobile suspension structure
Soma Sonobe, Tokyo (JP); Naoki Kimoto, Tokyo (JP); and Takeshi Kawachi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/569,921
Filed by NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Aug. 19, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/030366
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 13, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/021654, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 23, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0278836 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B60G 7/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/15 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/11 (2013.01) [B60G 7/02 (2013.01); B62D 21/155 (2013.01); B60G 2206/604 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automobile suspension structure comprising:
a subframe; a first link; and a second link, wherein
the subframe includes:
a pair of side members;
a pair of cross members arranged between the pair of the side members; and
a link attachment part,
the link attachment part is arranged to be continuous with an end of one cross member of the pair of cross members,
the link attachment part is joined to an upper surface and a lower surface of one side member of the pair of the side members in an automobile height direction and an outer surface of the one side member in an automobile width direction,
the link attachment part includes: a first bracket having a first link attachment part; and
a second bracket having a second link attachment part,
the first link attachment part and the second link attachment part are arranged with the one side member sandwiched therebetween in the automobile height direction,
the first link attachment part and the second link attachment part are connected via the link attachment part joined to the outer surface of the one side member in the automobile width direction,
the first bracket and the second bracket are joined to each other on an outer side of the one side member in the automobile width direction,
the first link is attached to the first link attachment part so as to be pivotable in a plane across an automobile length direction, and
the second link is attached to the second link attachment part so as to be pivotable in a plane across the automobile length direction.