Automobile undercarriage component
US-2016318362-A1 · Nov 3, 2016 · US
Suspension arm
US9731573B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9731573-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615088722-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | May 27, 2015 |
| Publication date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
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A suspension arm has an elongated shape. The suspension arm is shaped such that a line defining an outer shape of the suspension arm does not coincide with a line of force transmission, but a line extending through a shearing center point of each of a plurality of cross sections of the suspension arm coincides with the line of force transmission.
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What is claimed is: 1. A suspension arm comprising: an elongate-shaped suspension arm, the suspension arm being shaped such that a line defining an outer shape of the suspension arm does not coincide with a line of force transmission, and a line extending through a shearing center point of each of a plurality of cross-sections of the suspension arm each coincide with the line of force transmission. 2. The suspension arm according to claim 1 , further comprising: a pair of flanges each extending in a longitudinal direction of the suspension arm; and a connector connecting the pair of flanges to each other, wherein: the suspension arm is bent with respect to the longitudinal direction, and the connector is offset towards one of opposite sides of a center point of the pair of flanges with respect to the center point of the pair of flanges in a widthwise direction of the pair of flanges, the one of the opposites sides being nearer to the line of force transmission than another one of the opposite sides. 3. The suspension arm according to claim 2 , wherein: the line defining the outer shape of the suspension arm is a line extending through the center point of the pair of flanges in the widthwise direction, and the connector is offset towards any one of opposite sides of the pair of flanges in the widthwise direction, with respect to the line defining the outer shape. 4. The suspension arm according to claim 2 , wherein: the line defining the outer shape of the suspension arm is the line extending through the center point of the pair of flanges in the widthwise direction, and the line extending through a shearing center point of each of a plurality of cross-sections of the suspension arm is located on any one of opposite sides of the line defining the outer shape. 5. The suspension arm according to claim 2 , wherein: the line defining the outer shape of the suspension arm is the line extending through the center point of the pair of flanges in the widthwise direction, the line of force transmission and the line defining the outer shape intersect each other, and the line extending through the shearing center point of each of a plurality of cross-sections of the suspension arm and the line defining the outer shape intersect each other. 6. The suspension arm according to claim 2 , wherein the suspension arm has a crank shape curved when viewed in the longitudinal direction. 7. The suspension arm according to claim 2 , wherein the suspension arm has an S-shape curved when viewed in the longitudinal direction. 8. The suspension arm according to claim 2 , wherein the suspension arm has an I-shape. 9. The suspension arm according to claim 2 , wherein the suspension arm is shaped such that a distance between: (i) the line extending through centroids on a plurality of cross-sections of the suspension arm, and (ii) the line of force transmission, is less than a distance between (a) the line extending through a center point of the suspension arm in the widthwise direction of the suspension arm and (b) the line of form transmission.
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the arm having T-shape · CPC title
Attaching arms to unsprung part of vehicle (B60G7/005, B60G7/006 take precedence) · CPC title
Suspension arms, e.g. constructional features (B60G7/006 takes precedence) · CPC title
Wound spring · CPC title
on the unsprung part of the vehicle, e.g. wheel knuckle or rigid axle · CPC title
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- What does patent US9731573B2 cover?
- A suspension arm has an elongated shape. The suspension arm is shaped such that a line defining an outer shape of the suspension arm does not coincide with a line of force transmission, but a line extending through a shearing center point of each of a plurality of cross sections of the suspension arm coincides with the line of force transmission.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60G7/02. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 15 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).