IP Library Granted Patent US 12698036
Granted Patent B2
US 12698036 · App. 18/737,103 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Vehicle body fastener structure

Inventors: Ryo Kojima (Tokyo, JP); Kyosuke Hirazumi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
B62D24/00B62D21/11B62D21/155B62D25/085B62D27/065
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12698036
App. No.
18/737,103
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle body fastener structure includes: a vehicle body frame on a vehicle body; a sub-frame including an attachment portion attached to the vehicle body frame; a welding pipe nut coupled to the vehicle body frame; and a bolt fastening the attachment portion to the welding pipe nut. The welding pipe nut includes a pipe inserted through the vehicle body frame and having a female thread, and a coupling flange provided at a base of the pipe and coupled to the vehicle body frame. The attachment portion is fastened to the welding pipe nut with the bolt threaded into the female thread, the coupling flange is coupled to the vehicle body frame. A boss protrudes from a surface of the coupling flange. A seat surface is provided on an end surface of the boss. The attachment portion abuts against the seat surface and is fastened with the bolt.

Claims (32)

1 . A vehicle body fastener structure comprising:

a vehicle body frame disposed on a vehicle body;

a sub-frame including an attachment portion attached to the vehicle body frame;

a welding pipe nut coupled to the vehicle body frame; and

a bolt fastening the attachment portion of the sub-frame to the welding pipe nut, wherein

the welding pipe nut comprises

a pipe inserted through the vehicle body frame from an outside and having a female thread, and

a coupling flange provided at a base of the pipe and coupled to an outer surface of the vehicle body frame,

the attachment portion of the sub-frame is fastened to the welding pipe nut with the bolt threaded into the female thread,

the coupling flange is coupled to the outer surface of the vehicle body frame by spot welding,

a boss protrudes from a surface of the coupling flange facing the pipe across the coupling flange,

a seat surface is provided on an end surface of the boss, and

the attachment portion of the sub-frame abuts against the seat surface and is fastened with the bolt.

2 . The vehicle body fastener structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a separator covering the pipe of the welding pipe nut, wherein

a flange provided on the separator is coupled to the sub-frame.

3 . The vehicle body fastener structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the coupling flange of the welding pipe nut is coupled, by spot welding, to the flange provided on the separator such that the vehicle body frame sandwiched between the coupling flange and the flange.

4 . The vehicle body fastener structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the coupling flange has a rectangular shape and a longitudinal direction thereof extends along the vehicle body frame.

5 . The vehicle body fastener structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle body frame is a front side frame provided on each of a left and a right of a vehicle body front in a vehicle width direction, and

the sub-frame is a suspension cross member.

6 . The vehicle body fastener structure according to claim 2 , wherein

the vehicle body frame is a front side frame provided on each of a left and a right of a vehicle body front in a vehicle width direction, and

the sub-frame is a suspension cross member.

7 . The vehicle body fastener structure according to claim 3 , wherein

the vehicle body frame is a front side frame provided on each of a left and a right of a vehicle body front in a vehicle width direction, and

the sub-frame is a suspension cross member.

8 . The vehicle body fastener structure according to claim 4 , wherein

the vehicle body frame is a front side frame provided on each of a left and a right of a vehicle body front in a vehicle width direction, and

the sub-frame is a suspension cross member.