Sub-frame for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9828029-B2
Application number	US-201515111983-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2015
Priority date	Jan 27, 2014
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

A pair of side members extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle in a width direction and have a plurality of coupling portions coupling with a vehicle body member of a vehicle. A pair of cross members extends in the width direction to face each other in the longitudinal direction and couple the pair of side members. A pair of coupling members is provided in the side members to couple a corresponding one of the plurality of coupling portions with the vehicle body member. A pair of support members is provided in the cross members to support correspondingly a pair of suspension arms provided in the vehicle and facing each other in the width direction. The lower parts of the support members are welded to upper walls of the coupling members and vertical walls of one of the cross members straddling the upper walls and the vertical walls.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle subframe comprising:
a pair of side members respectively extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, while facing each other in a width direction of the vehicle, and respectively having a plurality of coupling portions provided for coupling with a vehicle body member of the vehicle;
a pair of coupling members respectively provided in each of the pair of side members to couple a corresponding one of the plurality of coupling portions with the vehicle body member;
a pair of cross members respectively extending in the width direction, while facing each other in the longitudinal direction, to couple the pair of side members with each other respectively; and
a pair of support members respectively provided in one of the pair of cross members, to support correspondingly a pair of suspension arms provided in the vehicle, facing each other in the width direction, wherein
a lower part of the pair of support members is welded respectively to upper walls of the pair of coupling members and vertical walls of the one of the cross members, straddling the upper walls and the vertical walls,
wherein in each of the pair of side members, the coupling portions respectively include a front coupling portion provided on a front side of the vehicle, a rear coupling portion provided on a rear side of the vehicle with respect to the front coupling portion, and an intermediate coupling portion provided between the front coupling portion and the rear coupling portion in the longitudinal direction, and each of the pair of coupling members is provided correspondingly to the intermediate coupling portion,
wherein each of the pair of coupling members has an upper member open downward of the vehicle and a lower member open upward of the vehicle, and the upper member and the lower member corresponding thereto sandwich a corresponding one of the pair of side members and are welded thereto,
and wherein a gap portion is provided inside thereof in the width direction, between the upper wall of the upper member of a corresponding one of the pair of coupling members and a bottom wall of the lower member of the corresponding one of the pair of coupling members.

2. The subframe according to claim 1 , wherein
a through-hole is provided in the bottom wall of each of the lower members of the pair of coupling members.

3. The vehicle subframe according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the upper members of the pair of coupling members is respectively welded to the other one of the pair of cross members, and
in each of the pair of coupling members, a welded portion between the upper member and the pair of support members and a welded portion between the upper member and the other cross member are arranged away from each other in the longitudinal direction.

4. The vehicle subframe according to claim 3 , wherein the other cross member includes a central portion in the width direction, a pair of end portions having a larger width in the longitudinal direction than a width of the central portion in the longitudinal direction, and a pair of connection portions that connect the central portion and the pair of end portions respectively correspondingly, and in each of the pair of side members, each of the upper members of the pair of coupling members is welded correspondingly to the pair of end portions of the other cross member.

5. The vehicle subframe according to claim 1 , wherein
the pair of side members is formed of a tubular member, respectively,
in each of the pair of side members, the front coupling portion of the plurality of coupling portions respectively has a crushed portion in which the tubular member is crushed in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and
the crushed portion respectively has a mounting surface with respect to the vehicle body member.

6. A vehicle subframe comprising:
a pair of side members respectively extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, while facing each other in a width direction of the vehicle, and respectively having a plurality of coupling portions provided for coupling with a vehicle body member of the vehicle;
a pair of coupling members respectively provided in each of the pair of side members to couple a corresponding one of the plurality of coupling portions with the vehicle body member;
a pair of cross members respectively extending in the width direction, while facing each other in the longitudinal direction, to couple the pair of side members with each other respectively; and
a pair of support members respectively provided in one of the pair of cross members, to support correspondingly a pair of suspension arms provided in the vehicle, facing each other in the width direction, wherein
a lower part of the pair of support members is welded respectively to upper walls of the pair of coupling members and vertical walls of the one of the cross members, straddling the upper walls and the vertical walls,
wherein in each of the pair of side members, the coupling portions respectively include a front coupling portion provided on a front side of the vehicle, a rear coupling portion provided on a rear side of the vehicle with respect to the front coupling portion, and an intermediate coupling portion provided between the front coupling portion and the rear coupling portion in the longitudinal direction, and each of the pair of coupling members is provided correspondingly to the intermediate coupling portion,
wherein each of the pair of coupling members has an upper member open downward of the vehicle and a lower member open upward of the vehicle, and the upper member and the lower member corresponding thereto sandwich a corresponding one of the pair of side members and are welded thereto,
and wherein each of the upper members of the pair of coupling members is respectively welded to the other one of the pair of cross members, and in each of the pair of coupling members, a welded portion between the upper member and the pair of support members and a welded portion between the upper member and the other cross member are arranged away from each other in the longitudinal direction.

7. The vehicle subframe according to claim 6 , wherein the other cross member includes a central portion in the width direction, a pair of end portions having a larger width in the longitudinal direction than a width of the central portion in the longitudinal direction, and a pair of connection portions that connect the central portion and the pair of end portions respectively correspondingly, and in each of the pair of side members, each of the upper members of the pair of coupling members is welded correspondingly to the pair of end portions of the other cross member.

8. The vehicle subframe according to claim 6 , wherein
the pair of side members is formed of a tubular member, respectively,
in each of the pair of side members, the front coupling portion of the plurality of coupling portions respectively has a crushed portion in which the tubular member is crushed in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and
the crushed portion respectively has a mounting surface with respect to the vehicle body member.

Assignees

• F-Tech Inc
• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kawai Toru
• Yokota Tomoyuki
• Takahashi Toshiya
• Mikami Kazumi

Classifications

• B62D21/11 Primary

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