IP Library Granted Patent US 9,662,953
Granted Patent B2
US 9,662,953 · App. 15/121,970 · Granted May 30, 2017

Strut-type suspension device

Inventors: Takao Murakami (Toyota, JP); Yuji Homma (Nagoya, JP); Naoya Asaoka (Nissin, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60G15/068B60G15/062B60G2204/128B60G2204/1242B60G2204/418
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Patent No.
US 9,662,953
App. No.
15/121,970
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A strut-type suspension device includes an upper support; a shock absorber that is supported by the upper support; a coil spring that is arranged surrounding the shock absorber, between an upper spring seat and a lower spring seat; and a bearing that is arranged between the upper spring seat and the upper support. The upper support includes a mounting portion that has a support surface for supporting the bearing. The support surface is inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to a shock absorber axis.

Claims (13)

1. A strut-type suspension device comprising:

an upper support;

a shock absorber that is supported by the upper support;

a coil spring that is arranged surrounding the shock absorber, between an upper spring seat and a lower spring seat; and

a bearing that is arranged between the upper spring seat and the upper support, wherein

the upper support includes a mounting portion that has a support surface for supporting the bearing; and

the support surface is inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to a shock absorber axis,

wherein the mounting portion includes the support surface, and a protruding face disposed around an inner peripheral edge of the support surface; and an angle between the support surface and the protruding face is greater than 90°.

2. The strut-type suspension device according to claim 1 , wherein

an angle between the support surface and a king pin axis is substantially a right angle; and

the king pin axis and a bearing rotational axis are substantially aligned.

3. The strut-type suspension device according to claim 1 , wherein

the angle between the support surface and the protruding face is equal to or greater than a sum of an angle between a king pin axis and the shock absorber axis plus 90°.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2016
From: MURAKAMI, TAKAO; HOMMA, YUJI; ASAOKA, NAOYA
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-046665 · Mar 10, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170008362A1 · Jan 12, 2017