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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10821794-B2
Application number	US-201916726381-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 24, 2019
Priority date	Mar 27, 2018
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Nakashima Yusuke
• Hisamura Takashi

Classifications

• B60G15/068 Primary

  specially adapted for MacPherson strut-type suspension · CPC title

• B60G1/04

  with divided axle · CPC title

• B60G2300/07

  Off-road vehicles · CPC title

• B60G2200/156

  wishbone-type arm formed by two links defining a virtual apex · CPC title

• B60G2200/144

  with two lateral arms forming a parallelogram · CPC title