IP Library Granted Patent US 10,315,475
Granted Patent B2
US 10,315,475 · App. 15/676,096 · Granted Jun 11, 2019

Towing hook attachment structure

Inventors: Hiroyuki Yatsunami (Obu, JP); Kiyoichi Kita (Okazaki, JP); Jun Shobo (Anjo, JP); Yohei Kanatani (Chiryu, JP)
Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha; Aisin Keikinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
B60D1/565B60R19/023B60R19/48B62D25/209B60D1/56B60R19/02
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Patent No.
US 10,315,475
App. No.
15/676,096
Granted
Jun 11, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A towing hook attachment structure includes: a towing hook; a bumper reinforcement having: a first wall extending in a vehicle width direction, a wall surface of the first wall facing the vehicle cabin; and an second wall and a third wall respectively extending to the vehicle cabin side from an upper end and a lower end of the first wall; and a nut member fastening the towing hook to the bumper reinforcement. The first, second and third walls are respectively provided with a first, second and third holes. The nut member is fixed to the bumper reinforcement while extending in a vehicle height direction and being inserted in the second hole and the third hole. A tip of the towing hook is inserted in the bumper reinforcement through the through hole and is fastened to the nut member.

Claims (18)

1. A towing hook attachment structure comprising:

a towing hook of a vehicle;

a bumper reinforcement having: a first wall that is disposed in front of or behind a vehicle cabin and extends in a vehicle width direction, a wall surface of the first wall facing the vehicle cabin; and a second wall and a third wall that respectively extend to the vehicle cabin side from an upper end and a lower end of the first wall; and

a nut member that fastens the towing hook to the bumper reinforcement, wherein

the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall are respectively provided with a first through hole, a second through hole, and a third through hole,

the nut member is fixed to the bumper reinforcement while extending in a vehicle height direction and being inserted in the second through hole and the third through hole, and

a tip of the towing hook is inserted in the bumper reinforcement through the first through hole and is fastened to the nut member.

2. The towing hook attachment structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the third through hole is larger than the second through hole, and

the nut member is inserted in the second through hole from a position above the second wall and is fixed to the bumper reinforcement in a state where a tip of the nut member protrudes from the third through hole.

3. The towing hook attachment structure according to claim 1 , wherein

an upper end and a lower end of the nut member are respectively welded to the second wall and the third wall.

4. The towing hook attachment structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the nut member is arranged at an end of the bumper reinforcement on the vehicle cabin side.

5. The towing hook attachment structure according to claim 4 , wherein

the second through hole and the third through hole are arranged on the bumper reinforcement at positions closer to the vehicle cabin than a central section of the bumper reinforcement in a vehicle longitudinal direction is.

6. The towing hook attachment structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the bumper reinforcement has a tubular shape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2017
From: YATSUNAMI, HIROYUKI; KITA, KIYOICHI; SHOBO, JUN; KANATANI, YOHEI
To: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA; AISIN KEIKINZOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-180500 · Sep 15, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180072119A1 · Mar 15, 2018