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US 10,676,133 · App. 15/762,684 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Front sub-frame structure

Inventors: Katsuyuki Komiya (Hiroshima, JP); Masaaki Tanaka (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
B62D21/11B62D7/163B62D21/155
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Patent No.
US 10,676,133
App. No.
15/762,684
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tension rod supporting part ( 14 ) is provided at a sub-frame front structure ( 10 ) of a front part of a front sub-frame ( 5 ); the side member ( 6 ) is disposed upward in one side and extended rearward from the tension rod supporting part ( 14 ); a rack arrangement step (A) opened downward for arranging a steering rack ( 55 ) is formed behind the tension rod supporting portion ( 14 ) and under the side member ( 6 ); and a stabilizer support part ( 62 ) is provided in the rack arrangement step (A).

Claims (14)

1. An automobile front sub-frame structure including a pair of left and right front side frames extending from a cabin front face toward a vehicle front, and a front sub-frame disposed below the front side frames and supporting a front suspension device, wherein

a tension rod supporting part is provided at a front part of the front sub-frame,

a side member is disposed upward on one side and extends rearward from the tension rod supporting part,

a rack arrangement step opened downward for arranging a steering rack is formed behind the tension rod supporting portion and under the side member,

a stabilizer support part is provided in the rack arrangement step,

a sub-crash can attachment part is provided in front of the tension rod supporting part,

between a rear face of the tension rod supporting part and a front face of the side member, a closed-section coupling part having a closed-section extending in a longitudinal direction and coupling the rear face of the tension rod supporting part and the front face of the side member is provided, and

the stabilizer support part includes a stabilizer attachment bracket and is fastened via the stabilizer attachment bracket and with a bolt and a nut so as to connect upper and lower faces of the closed-section coupling part.

2. An automobile front sub-frame structure including a pair of left and right front side frames extending from a cabin front face toward a vehicle front, and a front sub-frame disposed below the front side frames and supporting a front suspension device, wherein

a tension rod supporting part is provided at a front part of the front sub-frame,

a side member is disposed upward on one side and extends rearward from the tension rod supporting part,

a rack arrangement step opened downward for arranging a steering rack is formed behind the tension rod supporting portion and under the side member,

a stabilizer support part is provided in the rack arrangement step, and

the stabilizer support part is disposed to be sandwiched between a rear face of the tension rod supporting part and the steering rack.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2018
From: KOMIYA, KATSUYUKI; TANAKA, MASAAKI
To: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045325/0482 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-221130 · Nov 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180273094A1 · Sep 27, 2018
Cited By (2)
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