IP Library Granted Patent US 10,821,794
Granted Patent B2
US 10,821,794 · App. 16/726,381 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Supporting structure for shock absorber of suspension device and suspension structure of utility vehicle

Inventors: Yusuke Nakashima (Kobe, JP); Takashi Hisamura (Akashi, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60G15/068B60G1/04B60G11/58B60G2200/156B60G2202/312B60G2300/07
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Patent No.
US 10,821,794
App. No.
16/726,381
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A suspension structure of a utility vehicle includes: a shock absorber; a knuckle; and an upper arm and a lower arm which connects the knuckle to a vehicle body frame of the utility vehicle, wherein a recessed portion which is recessed downward is formed on the upper arm, and a lower end of the shock absorber is supported by the recessed portion.

Claims (30)

1. A suspension structure of a utility vehicle comprising:

a shock absorber;

a knuckle; and

an upper arm and a lower arm which connects the knuckle to a vehicle body frame of the utility vehicle,

wherein a recessed portion is recessed downward and is formed on the upper arm,

wherein a lower end of the shock absorber is supported by the recessed portion, and

wherein the recessed portion is formed at an outer side of the upper arm with respect to a vehicle width direction.

2. The suspension structure according to claim 1 , wherein a stopper configured to regulate a displacement angle between the lower arm and the knuckle is formed on the knuckle.

3. The suspension structure according to claim 2 , wherein the stopper is configured to engage with the lower arm and limit the displacement angle in a state in which the shock absorber is maximally extended.

4. The suspension structure according to claim 1 , wherein the lower arm has a bent portion that bends upward at an intermediate portion of the lower arm in the vehicle width direction.

5. A suspension structure of a utility vehicle comprising:

a shock absorber;

a knuckle; and

an upper arm and a lower arm which connects the knuckle to a vehicle body frame of the utility vehicle,

wherein a recessed portion is recessed downward and is formed on the upper arm,

wherein a lower end of the shock absorber is supported by the recessed portion, and

wherein a bottom surface of the recessed portion is positioned substantially at the same height in a vertical direction as a support surface of the knuckle on which the knuckle supports the upper arm, or the bottom surface of the recessed portion is below the support surface.

6. The suspension structure according to claim 5 , wherein a stopper configured to regulate a displacement angle between the lower arm and the knuckle is formed on the knuckle.

7. The suspension structure according to claim 6 , wherein the stopper is configured to engage with the lower arm and limit the displacement angle in a state in which the shock absorber is maximally extended.

8. The suspension structure according to claim 5 , wherein the lower arm has a bent portion that bends upward at an intermediate portion of the lower arm in the vehicle width direction.

9. A suspension structure of a utility vehicle comprising:

a shock absorber;

a knuckle; and

an upper arm and a lower arm which connects the knuckle to a vehicle body frame of the utility vehicle,

wherein a recessed portion is recessed downward and is formed on the upper arm,

wherein a lower end of the shock absorber is supported by the recessed portion, and

wherein an upper end of the shock absorber extends in a vehicle width direction, and the upper end is supported by a portion of a bonnet frame in a vicinity of a center portion of the bonnet frame in the vehicle width direction, the bonnet frame being positioned in a vicinity of a bonnet.

10. The suspension structure according to claim 9 , wherein a stopper configured to regulate a displacement angle between the lower arm and the knuckle is formed on the knuckle.

11. The suspension structure according to claim 10 , wherein the stopper is configured to engage with the lower arm and limit the displacement angle in a state in which the shock absorber is maximally extended.

12. The suspension structure according to claim 9 , wherein the lower arm has a bent portion that bends upward at an intermediate portion of the lower arm in the vehicle width direction.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060300/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2019
From: NAKASHIMA, YUSUKE; HISAMURA, TAKASHI
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 051362/0943 →