CN-121990054-A - Spacer for mounting suspension member

Abstract

A spacer for mounting a suspension member includes a main body portion located between an upper end surface or a lower end surface of a cylindrical sleeve penetrating a mounting hole formed in a suspension member of a vehicle in a vertical direction and fixed to the suspension member, and a vehicle body structural member, and a caulking portion protruding from the main body portion into the sleeve and plastically deforming and being fixed to the sleeve.

Inventors

• ITO TAKAHIRO

Assignees

• 丰田自动车株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20251016

Priority Date

20241101

Claims (3)

1. 1. A spacer for mounting a suspension member is characterized by comprising: A main body part located between the upper end surface or the lower end surface of a cylindrical sleeve and a vehicle body structural member, the cylindrical sleeve penetrating a mounting hole formed in a suspension member of a vehicle in the up-down direction and being fixed to the suspension member, and And a caulking portion which protrudes from the main body portion into the sleeve and is fixed to the sleeve while being plastically deformed.
2. 2. The spacer for suspension member mounting according to claim 1, wherein, The vehicle body structural member includes an upper support portion, and a lower support portion located below the upper support portion, A shaft member penetrating through the sleeve penetrates through the upper support portion and the lower support portion and is fixed to the upper support portion and the lower support portion, The main body portion is provided at any one of between the upper end surface of the sleeve and the upper support portion or between the lower end surface of the sleeve and the lower support portion.
3. 3. The spacer for suspension member mounting according to claim 2, wherein, The lower support portion is a flat plate-shaped support plate orthogonal to the vehicle vertical direction.

Description

Spacer for mounting suspension member Technical Field The present invention relates to a spacer for mounting a suspension member. Background The following japanese patent application laid-open No. 2010-95042 discloses a vehicle provided with a suspension member. In order to share the suspension members when manufacturing a plurality of vehicles having different vehicle heights, it is necessary to change the assembly positions of the suspension members in the up-down direction on the vehicle body in accordance with the differences in vehicle heights. For example, there is known a method of preparing a plurality of kinds of sleeves having different vertical dimensions, selecting a sleeve to be used according to the vehicle height, and assembling a suspension member to the vehicle body using the sleeve. Disclosure of Invention If the types of sleeves are increased, the component storage space on the manufacturing line cannot be effectively utilized. In view of the above-described facts, an object of the present invention is to obtain a spacer for mounting a suspension member that can make the suspension member common without increasing the types of the members when a plurality of vehicles having different vehicle heights are manufactured. The spacer for mounting a suspension member according to claim 1 is provided with a main body portion located between an upper end surface or a lower end surface of a cylindrical sleeve penetrating a mounting hole formed in a suspension member of a vehicle in a vertical direction and fixed to the suspension member, and a caulking portion protruding from the main body portion into the sleeve and plastically deforming and fixed to the sleeve. The spacer for mounting a suspension member according to embodiment 1 includes a main body portion and a caulking portion. The caulking portion protrudes into the sleeve and is plastically deformed and fixed to the sleeve, and the sleeve is integrated with the spacer. The spacer may be integrated with the sleeve so that the main body portion faces the upper end surface or the lower end surface of the sleeve. Therefore, the sleeve can be fixed to the suspension member so that the main body portion is located between the upper end surface or the lower end surface of the sleeve and the vehicle body structural member. In the case of the vehicle body height, the sleeve is fixed to the suspension member so that the main body portion is located between the upper end surface of the sleeve and the vehicle body structural member. In the case of the height of the vehicle, the sleeve is fixed to the suspension member so that the main body portion is located between the lower end surface of the sleeve and the vehicle body structural member. In this way, by using the spacer for mounting a suspension member according to aspect 1, it is possible to share the suspension member without increasing the types of members when a plurality of vehicles having different vehicle heights are manufactured. In the suspension member mounting spacer according to claim 2, in claim 1, the vehicle body structural member includes an upper support portion and a lower support portion, the lower support portion being located below the upper support portion, a shaft member penetrating the sleeve penetrating the upper support portion and the lower support portion and being fixed to the upper support portion and the lower support portion, and the main body portion being provided at any one of between the upper end surface of the sleeve and the upper support portion and between the lower end surface of the sleeve and the lower support portion. According to the spacer for mounting a suspension member of claim 2, when a plurality of vehicles having different vehicle heights are manufactured by providing the suspension member between the upper support portion and the lower support portion, the suspension member can be shared without increasing the types of the members. In the suspension member mounting spacer according to claim 3, in the suspension member mounting spacer according to claim 1 or claim 2, the lower support portion is a flat plate-shaped support plate orthogonal to the vehicle vertical direction. In the spacer for mounting a suspension member according to claim 3, the lower support portion is a flat plate-shaped support plate orthogonal to the vehicle vertical direction. Therefore, the support plate of embodiment 3 has a higher rigidity than the curved plate-like support plate. Therefore, according to the spacer for mounting a suspension member of claim 3, the supporting state of the suspension member by the vehicle body structural member is stabilized. As described above, the spacer for mounting a suspension member according to the present invention has an excellent effect of enabling the suspension member to be shared without increasing the types of the members when a plurality of vehicles having different vehicle heights are manufactured. Drawings Features, advantages