Towing hook mounting structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11148490-B2
Application number	US-201916265017-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2019
Priority date	Feb 6, 2018
Publication date	Oct 19, 2021
Grant date	Oct 19, 2021

Abstract

A towing hook mounting structure includes a frame of a vehicle and a towing hook. The frame includes a first surface and a second surface having a planar direction different from that of the first surface. The towing hook includes a first hook portion and a second hook portion different from the first hook portion. The first hook portion of the towing hook is fixedly mounted to the first surface of the frame, and the second hook portion of the towing hook is fixedly mounted to the second surface of the frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A towing hook mounting structure comprising:
a frame of a vehicle, the frame including a first surface and a second surface having a planar direction different from a planar direction of the first surface;
a towing hook that includes a first hook portion and a second hook portion different from the first hook portion, wherein:
the first hook portion of the towing hook is fixedly mounted to the first surface of the frame: and
the second hook portion of the towing hook is fixedly mounted to the second surface of the frame; and

a first bracket for fixedly mounting the second hook portion to the second surface, wherein the first bracket extends from the second surface beyond a surface of the second hook portion closest to the second surface.

2. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first surface and the second surface of the frame are mutually adjacent surfaces of the frame.

3. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the frame includes
an upper surface,
a lower surface,
an outer side surface connecting vehicular outer end portions of the upper surface and the lower surface, and
an inner side surface connecting vehicular inner end portions of the upper surface and the lower surface; and
the first surface and the second surface of the frame are any of the upper surface, the lower surface, and the inner side surface.

4. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first hook portion is mounted to the first surface by using a second bracket.

5. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 4 , wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are connected to each other.

6. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of mounting of the first hook portion to the first surface and mounting of the second hook portion to the second surface is directly performed by welding or bolting without using a bracket.

7. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first surface is parallel to the second surface.

8. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first surface is perpendicular to the second surface.

9. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle frame further comprises a third surface, and the third surface extends between the first surface and the second surface.

10. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first hook portion is directly mounted to the first surface at multiple locations.

11. A towing hook mounting structure comprising:
a frame of a vehicle, the frame including a first surface and a second surface having a planar direction different from a planar direction of the first surface; and
a towing hook that includes a first hook portion and a second hook portion different from the first hook portion, wherein:
the first hook portion of the towing hook is fixedly mounted to the first surface of the frame: and
the second hook portion of the towing hook is fixedly mounted to the second surface of the frame, wherein:

the first hook portion is mounted to the first surface by using a first bracket; and
the second hook portion is mounted to the second surface by using a second bracket.

12. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 11 , wherein the first surface and the second surface of the frame are mutually adjacent surfaces of the frame.

13. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 11 , wherein:
the frame includes
an upper surface,
a lower surface,
an outer side surface connecting vehicular outer end portions of the upper surface and the lower surface, and
an inner side surface connecting vehicular inner end portions of the upper surface and the lower surface; and
the first surface and the second surface of the frame are any of the upper surface, the lower surface, and the inner side surface.

14. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 11 , wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are connected to each other.

15. A towing hook mounting structure comprising:
a towing hook that includes a first hook portion and a second hook portion different from the first hook portion, wherein:
the first hook portion of the towing hook for fixedly mounting to a first surface of a frame of a vehicle, wherein the first surface has a first planar direction; and
the second hook portion of the towing hook for fixedly mounting to a second surface of the frame, wherein the second surface has a second planar direction different from the first planar direction; and

a first bracket for fixedly mounting the second portion to the second surface, wherein the first bracket extends from the second surface beyond a surface of the second hook portion farthest from the second surface.

16. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 15 , wherein the first surface adjoins the second surface.

17. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 15 , wherein:
the first surface or the second surface independently include any of an upper surface of the frame, a lower surface of the frame, an outer side surface connecting vehicular outer end portions of the upper surface and the lower surface, or an inner side surface connecting vehicular inner end portions of the upper surface and the lower surface.

18. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 15 , wherein:
the first hook portion is mounted to the first surface by using a second bracket.

19. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 18 , wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are connected to each other.

20. The towing hook mounting structure according to claim 15 , wherein at least one of mounting of the first hook portion to the first surface and mounting of the second hook portion to the second surface is directly performed by welding or bolting without using a bracket.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takahashi Hidenobu
• Ikeyoshi Maiko
• Kimura Yusuke
• Maruishi Yuichiro

Classifications

• B60D1/485 Primary

  mounted by means of transversal members attached to the frame of a vehicle · CPC title

• B60D1/488

  mounted directly to the chassis of the towing vehicle · CPC title

• B60D1/565 Primary

  having an eyelet · CPC title

• B60D1/56 Primary

  securing to the vehicle bumper · CPC title