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US 9,964,136 · App. 15/132,343 · Granted May 8, 2018

Mounting bolt for sub-frame

Inventors: Kisung Nam (Busan, KR); Jeong Jae Hwang (Busan, KR); Mun Yong Lee (Busan, KR)
Assignee: SUNGWOO HITECH CO., LTD.
F16B35/00F16B23/00F16B35/06
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Patent No.
US 9,964,136
App. No.
15/132,343
Granted
May 8, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mounting bolt for a sub-frame is disclosed. A mounting bolt for a sub-frame that is configured to a sub-frame to a front side member of a vehicle according to one or a plurality of exemplary embodiments of the present invention may include a bolt body that is inserted into a through-hole of a mounting bracket that is fixed to the front side member and joined to the mounting bracket through a head portion, and a support body that has a cylindrical shape, is friction-welded to a center of an upper surface of a head portion of the bolt body along one line, and of which an upper end is joined to the front side member.

Claims (24)

1. A mounting bolt for engaging a sub-frame to a front side member of a vehicle, comprising:

a bolt body that is inserted into a through-hole of a mounting bracket fixed on the front side member and is joined to the mounting bracket through a head portion that is integrally formed at an upper end thereof; and

a support body that has a cylindrical shape with a hollow space therein, of which a lower end is joined to an upper surface of the head portion so that a center of the support body and a center of the bolt body are aligned, and of which an upper end is joined to the front side member,

wherein the head portion includes an insertion groove with a predetermined depth formed on the upper surface thereof, and a protruded portion that protrudes upwardly and is formed at an inside of the insertion groove, and

wherein the lower end of the support body is inserted into the insertion groove and the protruded portion is inserted into the hollow space of the support body.

2. The mounting bolt of claim 1 , wherein

the support body is friction-welded to the bolt body.

3. The mounting bolt of claim 1 , wherein

the bolt body is joined by CO2 welding or projection welding of the head portion to the mounting bracket.

4. The mounting bolt of claim 1 , wherein

the bolt body and the support body are formed by cold forging.

5. The mounting bolt for a sub-frame of claim 1 , wherein

an undercut groove is formed at a lower end of the insertion groove and along an exterior circumference of the protruded portion in a radial direction, and the lower end of the support body is inserted into the insertion groove and an end portion of the lower end of the support body is inserted into the undercut groove.

6. The mounting bolt of claim 5 , wherein

the end portion of the lower end of the support body is partially melted by friction-stir welding and a welding bead formed by friction-stir welding fills the undercut groove to be fixed thereto.

7. A mounting bolt for engaging a sub-frame to a front side member of a vehicle, comprising:

a bolt body that is inserted into a through-hole of a mounting bracket fixed on the front side member and is joined to the mounting bracket through a head portion that is integrally formed at an upper end thereof; and

a support body that has a cylindrical shape with a hollow space therein joined to the front side member,

wherein the head portion includes an insertion groove with a predetermined depth formed on an upper surface thereof and a undercut groove formed at a lower end of the insertion groove, and

wherein a lower end of the support body is inserted into the insertion groove and an end portion of the lower end of the support body is inserted into the undercut groove.

8. The mounting bolt for a sub-frame of claim 7 , wherein

the end portion of the lower end of the support body is partially melted by friction-stir welding to be joined to a head portion of the bolt body, and a welding bead formed by friction-stir welding flows into the undercut groove to be fixed thereto.

9. The mounting bolt of claim 7 , wherein

the insertion groove is of a ring shape and the undercut groove is formed in a radial direction at the lower end of the insertion groove.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2016
From: NAM, KISUNG; HWANG, JEONG JAE; LEE, MUN YONG
To: SUNGWOO HITECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038312/0884 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2015-0096271 · Jul 7, 2015 · national
KR 10-2015-0176768 · Dec 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170008564A1 · Jan 12, 2017