CN217682992U

CN217682992U - Shock absorber assembly and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN217682992U
Application number: CN202220796048.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴云飞; 李魏
Original assignee: Beijing CHJ Automobile Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing CHJ Automobile Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-07
Filing date: 2022-04-07
Publication date: 2022-10-28
Anticipated expiration: 2032-04-07

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the field of vehicle design and manufacturing, and more particularly, to a shock absorber assembly and a vehicle. The shock absorber assembly comprises a shock absorber body; the bottom of shock absorber body has the linking bridge, and linking bridge and shock absorber body formula structure as an organic whole, and the shock absorber assembly passes through the linking bridge and is connected with vehicle suspension system. The shock absorber assembly and the vehicle that this embodiment provided adopt the integral type design through making linking bridge and shock absorber in manufacturing, thereby make the shock absorber realize once only to operate and can accomplish the installation when being connected fixedly with vehicle suspension system, promptly, under the prerequisite that has realized connection function, make shock absorber and linking bridge structure that forms an organic whole, set up like this and compare in traditional mode that makes the shock absorber be connected with linking structure after again with vehicle suspension system earlier, the design is simpler, operate also convenient and fast more to the installer, product cost and cost of labor are lower.

Description

Shock absorber assembly and vehicle

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicle design and manufacturing, in particular to a shock absorber assembly and a vehicle.

Background

The shock absorber is an auxiliary element acting on an automobile suspension system, and is mainly used for inhibiting the shock generated when a spring absorbs shock and rebounds after the shock is received from a road surface when a vehicle passes through the uneven road surface, so that the running stability of the automobile is improved, the change of the inclination of the automobile body caused by inertia force is reduced, and the operation stability of the automobile is improved.

However, the existing shock absorber is connected and fixed with the suspension system through an additional part, that is, when assembling, the shock absorber is assembled on the part first, and the part is connected with the vehicle suspension system through a bolt structure, so that the process is complicated and the cost is high.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the technical problem, the present disclosure provides a shock absorber assembly and a vehicle.

In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a shock absorber assembly comprising a shock absorber body;

the shock absorber assembly is characterized in that a connecting support is arranged at the bottom of the shock absorber body, the connecting support and the shock absorber body are of an integrated structure, and the shock absorber assembly is connected with a vehicle suspension system through the connecting support.

Optionally, the damper body and the connecting bracket are welded to form an integral structure.

Optionally, the connecting bracket includes two bracket portions arranged oppositely, an avoidance space for avoiding a vehicle transmission shaft is defined between the two bracket portions, the bracket portions are connected with the shock absorber body into a whole, and one end of the bracket portion, which is far away from the shock absorber body, is connected with the vehicle suspension system.

Optionally, the frame portion is an arc-shaped structure protruding away from the axis of the damper body.

Optionally, the connecting bracket further comprises a connecting part, the connecting part is located at the top position of the bracket part, and the bracket part is connected with the shock absorber body into a whole through the connecting part;

the connecting part is in arc transition connection with the frame body part.

Optionally, a reinforcing structure is arranged on the connecting bracket.

Optionally, the reinforcing structure includes a reinforcing rib disposed at or near a middle portion of the outer wall surface of the connecting bracket, and the reinforcing rib extends in a direction from the top to the bottom of the damper body.

Optionally, the reinforcing structure includes a flange disposed on at least one side of the connecting bracket, and the flange is bent and extended toward the outer wall surface or the inner wall surface of the connecting bracket.

Optionally, one end of the connecting bracket, which is far away from the shock absorber body, is provided with a fixing portion, the fixing portion is provided with an assembly hole, and the connecting bracket is connected with the vehicle suspension system through a fastener, which is arranged in the assembly hole in a penetrating manner.

In a second aspect, the present disclosure also provides a vehicle including the shock absorber assembly described above.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure has the following advantages:

the utility model provides a shock absorber assembly and vehicle are through adopting the integral type design with linking bridge and shock absorber during manufacturing, thereby make the shock absorber realize once only to operate and can accomplish the installation when being connected fixedly with vehicle suspension system, namely, under the prerequisite that has realized connection function, make shock absorber and linking bridge structure as an organic whole that forms, set up like this and compare in traditional mode that makes the shock absorber be connected with linking bridge after earlier and then be connected with vehicle suspension system, the design is simpler, operate also convenient and fast more to installer, product cost and cost of labor are lower.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments or technical solutions in the prior art of the present disclosure, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive exercise.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a shock absorber assembly according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a connecting bracket of a shock absorber assembly according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals:

1. a shock absorber body; 2. connecting a bracket; 20. avoiding a space; 21. a frame part; 211. reinforcing ribs; 212. flanging; 22. a connecting portion; 23. a fixed part; 231. and (7) assembling holes.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure may be more clearly understood, aspects of the present disclosure will be further described below. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with each other.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure, but the present disclosure may be practiced in other ways than those described herein; it is to be understood that the embodiments disclosed in the specification are only a few embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all embodiments.

In assembling a shock absorber within a vehicle, the conventional assembly method generally employs an additional component mounted on the bottom of the shock absorber, and the additional component is usually fixed to the bottom of the shock absorber facing the vehicle suspension system by a bolt fastener. After the fixing, the part is connected with a vehicle suspension system through the part, and usually, the part is fastened and fixed with the vehicle suspension system through a bolt fastener. By adopting the mode, on one hand, for an assembling worker, the installation efficiency is influenced due to the fact that the connecting procedure is complicated, on the other hand, a plurality of parts are needed to be combined for use, and the production cost is high.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present embodiment provides a damper assembly, which simplifies the manufacturing and installation steps, reduces the cost, and improves the installation efficiency by designing the components for connecting with the vehicle suspension system and the damper as an integral structure. The specific structure of the shock absorber assembly is as follows:

example one

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present embodiment provides a shock absorber assembly including a shock absorber body 1. The bottom of this shock absorber body 1 has linking bridge 2, and linking bridge 2 and shock absorber body 1 formula structure as an organic whole, and the shock absorber assembly passes through linking bridge 2 and is connected with vehicle suspension system.

The shock absorber body 1 is a common shock absorber structure on the market at present, and the piston rod or the spring inside the shock absorber body 1 is compressed to different degrees to absorb the displacement in the vertical direction. The optional steel construction of linking bridge 2 compares in the material that traditional spare part that is used for installing the shock absorber adopted forging aluminium, can make holistic weight littleer, and also lower, economic nature is higher than the aluminum product price.

When installed, the shock absorber assembly ensures a vertical state for connection with a vehicle suspension system, specifically, the shock absorber assembly is connected with a rear lower swing arm of the vehicle suspension system to achieve an interference effect on the running stability of the whole vehicle to maintain a stable effect.

The shock absorber assembly and the vehicle that this embodiment provided adopt the integral type design through making linking bridge 2 and shock absorber, thereby make the shock absorber realize once only to operate and can accomplish the installation when being connected fixedly with vehicle suspension system, promptly, under the prerequisite that has realized connection function, make shock absorber and linking bridge 2 form into an organic whole structure, set up like this and compare in traditional mode that makes the shock absorber be connected with linking bridge after earlier and then be connected with vehicle suspension system, the design is simpler, operate also convenient and fast more to the installer, product cost and cost of labor are lower.

The shock absorber assembly that this embodiment provided can be used in the inside of vehicle to absorb the automobile body vibration that arouses because of inertial force when the vehicle passes through uneven road surface, improve the stationarity that the car travel. In other embodiments, the damper assembly may also be applied to other vehicles, such as non-motor vehicles or other mechanical devices, as long as the structural configuration is not affected and the corresponding effect can be achieved.

In view of the above implementation manner that the connecting bracket 2 and the shock absorber body 1 are of an integral structure, in the present embodiment, an optional manner is provided to form the shock absorber body 1 and the connecting bracket 2 into an integral structure by welding. The mode of welded fastening can guarantee fixed firm nature, avoids the junction of two structures to become stress concentration position and leads to the risk that separation appears in the use to convenient operation. Furthermore, the welding mode can be common argon arc welding.

Further, the connecting bracket 2 comprises two bracket parts 21 which are arranged oppositely, an avoidance space 20 which avoids a vehicle transmission shaft is enclosed between the two bracket parts 21, and one end of the bracket part 21, which is far away from the shock absorber body 1, which is connected with the shock absorber body 1 into a whole is connected with a vehicle suspension system.

Through setting up two framework portions 21, conveniently form the space of dodging the transmission shaft of vehicle, make this shock absorber assembly can not cause the influence to the use of transmission shaft after the installation. This dodge space 20 can satisfy the distance in horizontal direction and be greater than the diameter length of transmission shaft, and vertical ascending distance is when allowing the transmission shaft to pass, and this distance volume still guarantees not to make shock absorber body 1 and transmission shaft take place to contact when guaranteeing that the shock absorber takes place vertical removal, that is to say, vertical space length needs bigger to satisfy the effect of dodging the transmission shaft under the damping state.

Of course, in other embodiments, the two frame portions 21 may not be provided to jointly form the connecting bracket 2, and the connecting bracket 2 may be a single structure on which the avoiding space 20 is provided. The shape of the escape space 20 is not limited, and it is sufficient that the transmission shaft is allowed in any case and the contact between the transmission shaft and the damper body is not generated.

When the connecting bracket 2 includes two oppositely disposed bracket portions 21, the two bracket portions 21 have the same structural shape, and the avoidance space 20 is formed inside the two bracket portions 21 by adopting the structural opposite arrangement. Specifically, the frame portion 21 is an arc-shaped structure that projects toward the axial direction away from the absorber body 1. The arc structure can indent and form certain space, and the interior concave surface of two arc structures is relative to can splice and form a complete space 20 of dodging, and should dodge space 20 and be the symmetry setting basically, more to the effect of holding of transmission shaft.

On this basis, the connecting bracket 2 further comprises a connecting portion 22, the connecting portion 22 is located at the top position of the bracket portion 21, the bracket portion 21 is integrally connected with the shock absorber body 1 through the connecting portion 22, and the connecting portion 22 and the bracket portion 21 are in arc transition connection. Since the whole damper assembly is arranged in a substantially vertical direction, the connecting portion 22 is located at the top position of the connecting bracket 2 and is integrally connected with the damper body 1. In addition, the connecting portion 22 simultaneously forms a portion for facilitating welding connection between the connecting bracket 2 and the damper body 1, which not only facilitates welding operation, but also prevents the structural shape and structural strength of the body of the connecting bracket 2, i.e., the frame body portion 21, from being greatly affected by the welding process.

In addition, the connecting portion 22 is in arc transitional connection with the frame body portion 21, so that the overall structure of the connecting support 2 is ensured not to have obvious stress defect positions, and the risk of fracture in the using process is avoided.

The connecting bracket 2 in this embodiment further has a fixing portion 23 at an end thereof away from the shock absorber body 1, the fixing portion 23 is provided with an assembly hole 231, and the connecting bracket 2 is connected to the vehicle suspension system by passing through the assembly hole 231 via a fastener. With the arrangement of the connecting portion 22, since the whole shock absorber assembly is basically arranged in the vertical direction, the arrangement of the fixing portion 23 is located at the bottom of the shock absorber body 1, and the connection and the fixation with a vehicle suspension system are facilitated.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, a manner of achieving connection and fixation is provided, that is, the fixing portion 23 is provided with an assembling hole 231, and the vehicle suspension system is provided with a fixing hole matched with the assembling hole 231, and is connected with the vehicle suspension system by adopting a fastening bolt to penetrate through the assembling hole 231 and the fixing hole.

Further, since the connecting bracket 2 includes the two bracket portions 21, the fixing portion 23 and the connecting portion 22 are also provided in two, and are respectively located at the bottom and the top of the two bracket portions 21, so that the fixing effect between the shock absorber assembly and the vehicle suspension system can be further ensured. On this basis, when forming the integral type structure through the welding between with linking bridge 2 and shock absorber body 1, earlier carry out welded connection between every linking bridge 2 and shock absorber body 1's the bottom surface, welded connection between connecting portion 22 and shock absorber body 1's the bottom surface promptly, then weld between two connecting portion 22 again to further guarantee the intensity of overall structure, guarantee the stability in the use.

For the connecting bracket 2, a reinforcing structure is arranged on the connecting bracket to further improve the structural strength of the connecting bracket 2 and ensure the supporting effect on the shock absorber body 1. In the present embodiment, the reinforcing structure is further provided on the frame portion 21.

The reinforcing structure includes a reinforcing rib 211, the reinforcing rib 211 is provided at the middle of the outer wall surface of the attaching bracket 2 or near the middle of the outer wall surface of the attaching bracket 2, and the reinforcing rib 211 is provided extending in the direction from the top to the bottom along the shock absorber body 1. The strengthening rib 211 extends the setting along the top of shock absorber body 1 to the direction of bottom, can improve the vertical structure support ability of linking bridge 2, further guarantees the supporting effect. In this embodiment, the specific shape of the rib 211 is a rib formed on the surface of the frame body 21, and the rib can be formed by pressing the surface of the frame body 21.

In addition, the reinforcing structure further includes a flange 212 provided on at least one side of the connecting bracket 2, and the flange 212 is bent and extended toward the outer wall surface or the inner wall surface of the connecting bracket 2. The structure of the turned-over edge 212 can also improve the structural strength of the frame part 21 along the vertical direction, and ensure the supporting effect. In this embodiment, the flanges 212 are selectively provided on both side edges of the frame portion 21.

Example two

The embodiment provides a vehicle comprising the shock absorber assembly, wherein the shock absorber assembly is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle and is used for being fixedly connected with a vehicle suspension system.

The specific structure and implementation principle of the damper assembly in this embodiment are the same as those of the damper assembly provided in the first embodiment, and the same or similar technical effects can be brought about, and therefore, detailed description is omitted here, and specific reference may be made to the description of the first embodiment.

The vehicle provided by the embodiment may be a passenger vehicle, a commercial vehicle, or the like, and the embodiment is not limited thereto. Any vehicle having the above-described damper assembly is within the scope of the present embodiment.

It is noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second," and the like, may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a … …" does not exclude the presence of another identical element in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The foregoing are merely exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, which enable those skilled in the art to understand or practice the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A shock absorber assembly comprising a shock absorber body;

2. The damper assembly as in claim 1, wherein the damper body and the connecting bracket are formed as a one-piece structure by welding.

3. The shock absorber assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said connecting bracket includes two opposing bracket portions, an avoiding space for avoiding a transmission shaft of the vehicle is defined between the two bracket portions, said bracket portions are integrally connected to said shock absorber body, and an end of said bracket portion remote from said shock absorber body is connected to said vehicle suspension system.

4. The damper assembly as in claim 3, wherein the frame portion is an arcuate structure that projects away from the axis of the damper body.

5. The damper assembly as in claim 3, wherein the connecting bracket further comprises a connecting portion at a top position of the bracket portion, the bracket portion being integrally connected to the damper body through the connecting portion;

the connecting part is in arc transition connection with the frame body part.

6. A shock absorber assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein a reinforcing structure is provided on the connecting bracket.

7. The damper assembly as in claim 6, wherein the reinforcement structure comprises a reinforcing rib disposed at or near a middle of the outer wall surface of the connecting bracket, and the reinforcing rib extends in a direction from the top to the bottom of the damper body.

8. The damper assembly of claim 6, wherein the reinforcement structure includes a flange disposed on at least one side of the connecting bracket, and the flange is bent and extended toward the outer wall surface or the inner wall surface of the connecting bracket.

9. The assembly as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said connecting bracket has a fixing portion at an end thereof remote from said shock absorber body, said fixing portion being provided with an assembly hole, said connecting bracket being connected to said vehicle suspension system by a fastener inserted through said assembly hole.

10. A vehicle comprising a shock absorber assembly as set forth in any one of claims 1-9.