Towing device for vehicle and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12466222-B2
Application number	US-202118001168-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2021
Priority date	Jun 8, 2020
Publication date	Nov 11, 2025
Grant date	Nov 11, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed are a towing device for a vehicle and a vehicle. The towing device includes a front end portion and a rear end portion connected to the front end portion, where the front end portion is arranged on a rear floor and a rear floor cross member, so as to disperse an external force borne by the front end portion to the rear floor cross member; and the rear end portion includes a connecting seat and a tow hook connected to the connecting seat and extending out towards an exterior of the vehicle, the connecting seat being arranged on a rear anti-collision beam, so as to transmit an external force borne by the rear end portion to longitudinal members by means of the rear anti-collision beam and energy absorption boxes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A towing device for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising two longitudinal members longitudinally extending along the vehicle, a rear anti-collision beam arranged on one side of the two longitudinal members and transversely extending along the vehicle, and a rear floor and a rear floor cross member that are arranged between the two longitudinal members, an end of each of the longitudinal members close to the rear anti-collision beam being connected to the rear anti-collision beam by means of an energy absorption box, wherein
the towing device comprises a front end portion and a rear end portion connected to the front end portion, the front end portion is arranged on the rear floor and the rear floor cross member, so as to disperse an external force borne by the front end portion to the rear floor cross member, the rear end portion comprises a connecting seat and a tow hook connected to the connecting seat and extending out towards an exterior of the vehicle, the connecting seat being arranged on the rear anti-collision beam, so as to transmit an external force borne by the rear end portion to the longitudinal members by means of the rear anti-collision beam and the energy absorption boxes; the front end portion comprises a U-shaped beam, the U-shaped beam being arranged on a back surface of the rear floor; the U-shaped beam is provided with a first end and a second end that are oppositely arranged, and the front end portion further comprises two L-shaped supports, the two L-shaped supports being both arranged on a front surface of the rear floor; one end of one L-shaped support being connected to the first end of the U-shaped beam, and the other end of the one L-shaped support being connected to the rear floor cross member; and one end of the other L-shaped support being connected to the second end of the U-shaped beam, and the other end of the other L-shaped support being connected to the rear floor cross member.

2 . The towing device according to claim 1 , wherein the first end of the U-shaped beam is provided with at least one first mounting hole, the second end of the U-shaped beam is provided with at least one second mounting hole, and one end of each of the L-shaped supports is provided with at least one third mounting hole; and
the towing device further comprises at least one first bolt and at least one second bolt, the first bolt penetrating the first mounting hole of the first end and the third mounting hole of one L-shaped support, to connect the U-shaped beam and the one L-shaped support together, and the second bolt penetrating the second mounting hole of the second end and the third mounting hole of the other L-shaped support, to connect the U-shaped beam and the other L-shaped support together.

3 . The towing device according to claim 2 , wherein the other end of each of the L-shaped supports is provided with at least one fourth mounting hole, and the towing device further comprises at least one third bolt and at least one fourth bolt,
the third bolt penetrating the fourth mounting hole of one L-shaped support and the rear floor cross member, to connect the one L-shaped support and the rear floor cross member together, and the fourth bolt penetrating the fourth mounting hole of the other L-shaped support and the rear floor cross member, to connect the other L-shaped support and the rear floor cross member together.

4 . The towing device according to claim 3 , wherein the rear floor cross member is internally provided with a cross member reinforcing plate, and the L-shaped supports penetrate the cross member reinforcing plate when being connected to the rear floor cross member.

5 . The towing device according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting seat is arranged on a back surface of the rear anti-collision beam.

6 . The towing device according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting seat is detachably connected to the U-shaped beam.

7 . A vehicle, comprising the towing device of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Zhejiang Liankong Tech Co Ltd
• Geely Holding Group Co Ltd
• Zhejiang Geeley Holding Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jing Xiaoxiang
• Bovellan Kent Ove
• Fu Tao
• Dai Qiang
• Liang Jian
• Yu Ze
• Wei Shuhao
• Liu Qun

Classifications

• B60R19/34

  destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type · CPC title

• B60D1/488 Primary

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

• B60D1/04

  Hook or hook-and-hasp couplings · CPC title

• B62D21/18 Primary

  characterised by the vehicle type and not provided for in groups B62D21/02 - B62D21/17 · CPC title

• B60D1/243

  for protection in case of crash, collision, impact or the like · CPC title