WO2012011482A1 - トーションビーム式サスペンション装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention includes a left and right trailing arm portion that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, is pivotally supported by the vehicle body so as to swing up and down, and rotatably supports a wheel at the rear end, and both ends of the vehicle body extend in the lateral direction of the vehicle body.
- a torsion beam portion connected to the left and right trailing arm portions, and the trailing arm portion and the torsion beam portion are made of tailored blank material welded at a welded portion by abutting end portions of plate materials having different thicknesses.
- the present invention relates to a torsion beam suspension device that is integrally formed by pressing.
- the torsion beam suspension device has a left and right trailing arm portion and a torsion beam portion configured as separate members, and the left and right ends of the torsion beam portion are integrated by welding by overlapping and welding the side wall portions of the left and right trailing arm portions. This is known from Patent Document 1 below.
- a blank material which is a material of a press-processed product, is composed of a tailored blank material in which end portions of metal plates having different thicknesses are welded to each other.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to reliably prevent peeling of the weld end of a torsion beam type suspension device using a tailored blank material.
- the present invention comprises a left and right trailing arm portion that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, is pivotally supported by the vehicle body so as to be able to swing up and down, and rotatably supports the wheels at the rear end.
- a torsion beam portion extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body and having both ends connected to the left and right trailing arm portions, and the trailing arm portion and the torsion beam portion are welded by abutting the end portions of plate members having different thicknesses
- the welded portion of the tailored blank material is a U-shape in which the front and rear side wall portions extending in the substantially vertical direction are connected by the bottom wall portion.
- the first feature is that a pair of notches is formed at a position sandwiching the welded portion at the edge of at least one side wall portion.
- the present invention further includes a flange extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body from the lower end of the at least one side wall, and the pair of notches are formed in the flange.
- the upper member constituting the trailing arm portion and the torsion beam portion, and the lower surface of the trailing arm portion of the upper member are welded and closed.
- a lower member constituting a cross section, and a third feature is that an inner end in the vehicle width direction of the lower member extends to the position of the pair of notches.
- the lower member includes a first extending portion that extends into the torsion beam portion of the upper member and is welded to the inner surfaces of the front and rear side wall portions,
- the fourth feature is that the first extension part is inclined upward so as to approach the bottom wall part toward the vehicle center line.
- the lower member extends to the torsion beam portion side of the upper member and is connected to the opening ends of the front and rear side wall portions so as to straddle the welded portion.
- a pair of front and rear second extending portions is provided, the first extending portion is welded to the inner surfaces of the front and rear side wall portions by a first welding line, and the second extending portion is formed at the opening ends of the front and rear side wall portions.
- a fifth feature is that the first weld line and the second weld line are welded by the second weld line and overlap in the left-right direction of the vehicle body when viewed in the vertical direction of the vehicle body.
- the trailing arm portion in the vicinity of the welded portion includes a flat portion and a front side wall portion obtained by bending a front edge of the flat portion. And a rear side wall part that bends the rear edge of the flat part, and an angle formed by a bending center line of the trailing arm part with the front side wall part when a vertical load is input and
- the sixth feature is that the angles formed with the rear side wall are set to be approximately equal.
- the trailing arm portion includes a high-order plane portion continuous above the plane portion through a step portion extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the bending center line is It is a seventh feature that it is formed along the flat portion along the stepped portion.
- the trailing arm portion includes the high level plane portion and a low level plane portion continuous below the plane portion via the rear side wall portion, and the low level plane portion
- a spring seat that supports the lower end of the suspension spring is provided on the front side of the suspension plate, and a damper support portion that supports the lower end of the damper is provided on the rear side of the lower level plane portion.
- An eighth feature is that the flat portion is formed with a bulging portion that bulges inward in the left-right direction.
- the first and second blank materials 13a and 13b of the embodiment correspond to the blank material of the present invention
- the front side wall portion 32 and the rear side wall portion 33 of the embodiment correspond to the side wall portion of the present invention.
- the front flange 34 and the rear flange 35 correspond to the flange of the present invention.
- the trailing arm portion and the torsion beam portion of the torsion beam suspension device press the tailored blank material that is welded at the welded portion with the end portions of the plate materials having different thicknesses butted together. It is formed in one.
- the welded portion of the tailored blank material has a U-shaped cross section in which front and rear side wall portions extending in a substantially vertical direction are connected by a bottom wall portion, and a pair of at least one side wall portion sandwiches the welded portion at the edge. Since notches are formed, when the left and right trailing arm parts move up and down in opposite phases and the torsion beam part twists and deforms, the stress concentration is transferred from the welded part to the notched part, thereby peeling off the weld end. Therefore, the durability of the torsion beam suspension device can be improved.
- a flange extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is provided from the lower end of at least one side wall portion, and the pair of notches are formed in the flange.
- the upper member constituting the trailing arm portion and the torsion beam portion, and the lower member welded to the lower surface of the trailing arm portion of the upper member to constitute a closed cross section, Since the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the lower member extends to the position of the pair of notches, the rigidity of the trailing arm portion and the torsion beam portion of the upper member can be increased by the lower member.
- the torsion beam formed in a U-shaped transverse section having a bottom wall portion and front and rear side wall portions. Is twisted and its lower surface opening part opens and closes, and its torsional rigidity tends to become unstable.
- the lower member includes a first extending portion that extends into the torsion beam and is welded to the inner surfaces of the front and rear side walls, and the first extending portion is directed toward the center line of the vehicle body. Since it tilts upward so as to approach the bottom wall, the lower surface open parts at the left and right ends of the torsion beam are reinforced by the lower member to stabilize the torsional rigidity and adversely affect the steering stability of the vehicle Range can be prevented.
- the upper member is integrally formed by pressing the tailored blank material welded at the welded portion by matching the end portions of the blank materials having different thicknesses. If the torsion beam is twisted and deformed, peeling may occur at the weld end, but the lower member extends to the torsion beam side and is connected to the open ends of the front and rear side walls so as to straddle the weld. Since a part is provided, the welding part of a tailored blank material can be reinforced with the 2nd extension part, and generation
- first weld line that welds the first extension part to the inner surfaces of the front and rear side wall parts and a second weld line that welds the second extension part to the opening ends of the front and rear side wall parts are seen in the vehicle vertical direction.
- first and second weld lines are interrupted, the rigidity does not change suddenly and the weld ends can be prevented from peeling off.
- the trailing arm portion in the vicinity of the welded portion of the tailored blank material includes a flat portion, a front side wall portion obtained by bending the front edge of the flat portion, and a flat portion. And a rear side wall portion that is bent at the rear edge, so that when a load in the vertical direction is input to the trailing arm portion, the angle of the side wall portion depends on the angle that the bending center line of the trailing arm portion forms with the side wall portion.
- the amount of displacement in the front-rear direction changes, and the weld end on the side with the larger amount of displacement in the front-rear direction becomes easy to peel off, but the angle formed by the bending center line of the trailing arm part with the front side wall part and the rear side wall part
- the angles substantially equal it is possible to eliminate the difference in the amount of displacement in the front-rear direction of the front and rear side walls, to equalize the difference in stress between the front and rear weld ends, and to improve the durability.
- the trailing arm portion includes a high-order flat portion that extends above the flat portion via a step portion extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the bending center line is a flat portion along the step portion. Therefore, the direction of the bending center line can be arbitrarily set according to the layout of the stepped portion and the high-order plane portion.
- the trailing arm portion includes a high level plane portion and a low level plane portion continuous below the plane portion via the rear side wall portion, and a lower end of the suspension spring is provided on the front side of the low level plane portion. Is provided on the rear side of the lower plane portion, and a damper support portion for supporting the lower end of the damper is provided on the rear side of the low level plane portion. Since the protruding bulging part is formed, the area that supports the bending force of the trailing arm part is expanded by the bulging part when an upward load is applied from the wheel when overcoming a step on the road surface, etc. Thus, stress concentration can be prevented and deformation of the trailing arm portion can be suppressed.
- FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a torsion beam suspension device.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of part 2 of FIG.
- First embodiment) 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a view in the direction of arrows 4 in FIG.
- First embodiment) 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG.
- First embodiment) 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG.
- First embodiment 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG.
- First embodiment 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing members modeling the trailing arm portion.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the step portion.
- Tailored blank material 14 Torsion beam portion 15 Trailing arm portion 15a Spring seat 15b Damper support portion 16 Upper member 17 Welding portion 18 Lower member 18b First extending portion 18c Second extending portion 18d Second extending portion 22 Suspension spring 23 Damper 31 Bottom wall 32 Front side wall (side wall) 33 Rear side wall (side wall) 34 Front flange (flange) 34a Notch 34b Notch 35 Rear flange (flange) 35c Notch 35d Notch 36 Higher level plane part 36a Bumped part 37 Stepped part 38 Plane part 39 Lower level plane part W Wheel w1 First weld line w2 Second weld line C1 Bending center line ⁇ angle ⁇ angle of the trailing arm part
- a torsion beam suspension device S for a vehicle includes a pair of left and right trailing arms 11, 11 extending substantially in the vehicle body longitudinal direction, and a vehicle body middle in the longitudinal direction extending in the vehicle body left-right direction. And a torsion beam 12 for connecting the parts, and is formed in an H shape as a whole.
- the upper half of the left and right trailing arms 11 and 11 and the torsion beam 12 are composed of a tailored blank material 13 (see FIG. 7) formed integrally in advance.
- the tailored blank 13 is formed by abutting and welding the second blanks 13b and 13b having a small plate thickness on both sides of the first blank 13a having a large plate thickness. By pressing this, the torsion beam made of the first blank 13a.
- the upper member 16 which integrally has the part 14 and the left and right trailing arm parts 15 and 15 made of the second blanks 13b and 13b is obtained.
- the welded portions 17 and 17 of the torsion beam portion 14 and the trailing arm portions 15 and 15 extend along the boundary between the torsion beam 12 and the trailing arms 11 and 11. It extends substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
- the trailing arm is welded.
- 11 and 11 are generally formed in a closed cross section.
- a cylindrical joint holder 19 is welded to the leading end of the trailing arm 11, and this joint holder 19 is pivotally supported on the vehicle body via a rubber bush joint. Further, an axle holder 20 is welded to the left and right outer ends of the rear portion of the trailing arm 11, and the wheel W is rotatably supported by the axle holder 20 via the axle 21.
- a spring seat 15a is formed at the left and right inner ends of the rear portion of the trailing arm 11, and the lower end of the suspension spring 22 is supported by the spring seat 15a. Further, a damper support portion 15b is formed at the rear end of the trailing arm 11, and the lower end of the damper 23 is supported by the damper support portion 15b.
- the torsion beam portion 14 that is pressed from the thick first blank 13 a of the tailored blank member 13 and the trailing that is pressed from the thin second blank 13 b of the tailored blank member 13.
- the entire torsion beam portion 14 and a part of the trailing arm portion 15 connected to the torsion beam portion 14 with the welded portion 17 interposed therebetween are a bottom wall portion 31 located on the upper side, a bottom wall A front side wall portion 32 extending downward from the front end of the portion 31, a rear side wall portion 33 extending downward from the rear end of the bottom wall portion 31, a front flange 34 extending forward from the lower end of the front side wall portion 32, and a rear portion It has a rear flange 35 extending rearward from the lower end of the side wall 33, and is formed in an inverted U-shaped cross section that opens downward as a whole.
- a pair of notches 34a and 34b that are smoothly recessed so that the width in the front-rear direction is slightly reduced are formed on both sides of the front flange 34 with the weld 17 interposed therebetween.
- a pair of notches 35c and 35d that are smoothly recessed so that the width in the front-rear direction is slightly reduced are formed at both side positions.
- the upper wall of the trailing arm portion 15 of the upper member 16 has a flat portion 38 that is continuous with the bottom wall portion 31 of the torsion beam portion 14 at substantially the same height, and the horizontal direction of the flat portion 38.
- a stepped portion 37 is connected to the outside through a stepped portion 37, and a higher level planar portion 36 higher than the planar portion 38 is provided.
- the stepped portion 37 extends substantially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. That is, the high-level flat surface portion 36 extends in the front-rear direction along the left and right outer ends of the trailing arm portion 15, the joint holder 19 connected to the vehicle body is provided at the front end, and the axle 21 is supported at the rear end.
- An axle holder 20 is provided.
- a low-order flat surface portion 39 which is lowered by one step is formed through a curved rear side wall portion 33 continuously extending from the torsion beam portion 14.
- the lower plane portion 39 is connected to the rear flange 35 of the torsion beam portion 14 at substantially the same height, and the spring seat 15a and the damper support portion 15b are provided there.
- a bending center line C1 indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 2 causes the trailing arm 11 to bend and deform when a load is applied to the spring seat 15a, the damper support portion 15b, the joint holder 19 and the axle holder 20 of the trailing arm 11.
- the center line that is, the center line that deforms so that the trailing arm portion 15 bends at the bending center line C1, and the stepped portion 37 is disposed at a position that does not intersect the bending center line C1.
- the inner edge in the vehicle width direction of the conventional high-level flat portion 36 is indicated by a chain line.
- the inner edge in the vehicle width direction of the high level flat portion 36 of the present embodiment bulges inward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the conventional inner edge indicated by the chain line, and the high level flat portion 36 spreads inward in the vehicle width direction accordingly.
- the bulging part 36a is comprised.
- another bending center line C2 (see FIG. 2) different from the bending center line C1 is formed in the trailing arm portion 15.
- the other bending center line C2 extends substantially in the left-right direction of the vehicle body through the vicinity of the bulging portion 36a and the spring seat 15a.
- the lower surface of the lower flat surface portion 39 sandwiched between the spring seat 15a and the rear side wall portion 33 and the upper surface of the lower member 18 are overlapped at the overlapping portion 39a.
- the region of the overlapping portion 39a is indicated by hatching in FIG. If the section modulus of the overlapped portion 39a is high, stress concentration is likely to occur in other parts. However, by deliberately reducing the section modulus of the overlapped portion 39a, the joint portion between the lower panel 18 and the trailing arm portion 15 is formed. It is possible to avoid stress concentration.
- the lower member 18 welded to the lower surface of the upper member 16 has a contour substantially equal to the contour of the trailing arm portion 15 of the upper member 16.
- a notch 18a is formed in a portion corresponding to the sheet 15a, a first extending portion 18b extending beyond the welded portion 17 to the lower surface of the torsion beam portion 14, and a pair of second extending portions located in the front and rear thereof Portions 18c and 18d are formed.
- the periphery of the first extending portion 18b of the lower member 18 extending in a tongue shape inside the torsion beam portion 14 is welded to the inner surfaces of the bottom wall portion 31, the rear side wall portion 32, and the front side wall portion 33 of the torsion beam portion 14 by a welding line w1. Welded.
- the second extending portions 18c and 18d of the lower member 18 are welded along the front portions of the torsion beam portion 14 and the lower ends of the rear side wall portions 32 and 33 by welding lines w2 and w2.
- the welding lines w2 and w2 are at a lower position with respect to the welding line w1, and in order to prevent stress concentration, the left and right inner ends of the welding line w1 and the left and right outer ends of the welding lines w2 and w2 are not continuous. Is interrupted. However, when viewed in the vertical direction, the inner end in the left-right direction of the weld line w1 and the outer end in the left-right direction of the weld lines w2, w2 overlap each other by a distance ⁇ (see FIG. 4).
- FIG. 9 is a model of the trailing arm portion 15 of the upper member 16, and the trailing arm portion 15 includes a flat surface portion 38, a front side wall portion 32, and a rear side wall portion 33.
- the bending center line C1 is arranged in parallel with the front and rear side walls 32, 33, whereas in FIG. 9B, the bending center line C1 has the front and rear side walls 32. , 33 at right angles.
- FIG. 10A shows a conventional example. Since the step portion 37 of the trailing arm portion 15 of the upper member 16 is formed so as to straddle the bending center line C1, the rear side wall portion 33 has a bending center line C1. The horizontal displacement of the rear flange 35 is small. On the other hand, the front side wall portion 32 approaches parallel to the bending center line C1, and the amount of horizontal displacement of the front flange 34 increases.
- FIG. 10B shows the present embodiment, and the step portion 37 of the trailing arm portion 15 of the upper member 16 is formed so as not to straddle the bending center line C1, so that the front and rear side wall portions are shown.
- Both 32 and 33 intersect with the bending center line C1 at substantially equal angles ⁇ and ⁇ , and the amount of horizontal displacement of the front and rear flanges 34 and 35 is uniform and medium.
- the stress concentration on the front weld end and the rear weld end of the welded portion 17 is made uniform, and in particular, the stress on the front weld end where high stress has been concentrated in the prior art is reduced, and peeling occurs. Can be effectively prevented.
- the trailing arm portion 15 includes a high-order flat surface portion 36 and a low-order flat surface portion 39 that continues below the flat surface portion 38 via the rear side wall portion 33, and a spring that supports the lower end of the suspension spring 22 on the front side of the low-order flat surface portion 39.
- a seat 15a is provided, a damper support portion 15b for supporting the lower end of the damper 23 is provided on the rear side of the lower level plane portion 39, and a high level plane portion 36 facing the outer side in the left-right direction of the spring seat 15a is provided on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Since the bulging portion 36a that bulges toward is formed, a bending center line C2 (see FIG. 2) extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body is formed in the trailing arm portion 15.
- the trailing arm 15 When an upward load is applied from the wheel W in cases such as over a road step, the trailing arm 15 is bent around the rotation center extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body through the joint holder 19 and the damper support 15b.
- the bulging portion 36a expands a region for supporting the bending force of the trailing arm portion 15 so that the stress is difficult to concentrate, and the bending center line C2 extends substantially in the left-right direction of the vehicle body. It is possible to suppress the trailing arm 15 from being deformed around the bending center line C2 due to the load from.
- the lower member 18 constituting the lower half of the trailing arm 11 is welded to the upper half of the trailing arm 11 and the lower surface of the upper member 16 constituting the torsion beam 12, the lower member 18 is welded.
- a first extending portion 18b that extends into the torsion beam 12 and is welded to the inner surfaces of the front and rear side wall portions 32 and 33, and the first extending portion 18b is formed on the bottom wall portion 31 toward the vehicle body center line. Since it tilts upward so as to approach, the lower surface open portions at the left and right ends of the torsion beam 12 are reinforced by the lower member 18 to stabilize the torsional rigidity and to stabilize the vehicle operation. It is possible to prevent the adverse effects that span.
- the upper member 16 is integrally formed by pressing the tailored blank material 13 that is welded at the welded portion 17 by abutting the end portions of the first and second blanks 13a, 13b, and 13b having different thicknesses.
- the weld end of the welded portion 17 may be peeled off, but the lower member 18 is connected to the open ends of the front and rear side wall portions 32 and 33 so as to straddle the welded portion 17. Since the pair of front and rear second extending portions 18c and 18d is provided, the welded portion 17 can be reinforced by the second extending portions 18c and 18d to prevent the occurrence of peeling.
- a first weld line w1 for welding the first extending portion 18b to the inner surfaces of the front and rear side wall portions 32, 33, and the second extending portions 18c, 18d are open ends of the front and rear side wall portions 32, 33. Since the second weld lines w2 and w2 welded to each other overlap in the left-right direction of the vehicle body when viewed in the vertical direction, the rigidity does not change suddenly even if the first and second weld lines w1; w2 and w2 are interrupted. In this way, peeling of the weld end 17 can be more effectively prevented.
- the notches 34a, 34b; 35c, 35d are provided on both the front flange 34 and the rear flange 35. However, even if the notches 34a, 34b; 35c, 35d are provided only on the front flange 34, they are provided only on the rear flange 35. May be.
- the torsion beam portion 14 and the trailing arm portions 15 and 15 are press-molded from the tailored blank material 13, but they may be press-molded from a general blank material that is not the tailored blank material 13.
- angle ⁇ formed by the bending center line C1 of the trailing arm portion 15 with the front side wall portion 32 and the angle ⁇ formed with the rear side wall portion 33 do not have to be exactly the same, and may be set to be substantially equal.
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14 トーションビーム部
15 トレーリングアーム部
15a スプリングシート
15b ダンパー支持部
16 アッパー部材
17 溶接部
18 ロア部材
18b 第1延出部
18c 第2延出部
18d 第2延出部
22 サスペンションスプリング
23 ダンパー
31 底壁部
32 前部側壁部(側壁部)
33 後部側壁部(側壁部)
34 前部フランジ(フランジ)
34a 切欠き
34b 切欠き
35 後部フランジ(フランジ)
35c 切欠き
35d 切欠き
36 高位平面部
36a 膨出部
37 段差部
38 平面部
39 低位平面部
W 車輪
w1 第1溶接線
w2 第2溶接線
C1 トレーリングアーム部の曲げ中心線
γ 角度
δ 角度
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- 車体前後方向に延びて前端が車体に上下揺動可能に枢支されて後端に車輪(W)を回転自在に軸支する左右のトレーリングアーム部(15)と、車体左右方向に延びて両端が前記左右のトレーリングアーム部(15)に接続されるトーションビーム部(14)とを備え、前記トレーリングアーム部(15)および前記トーションビーム部(14)は、厚さの異なる板材の端部どうしを突き合わせて溶接部(17)にて溶接したテーラードブランク材(13)をプレス加工することで一体に形成されるトーションビーム式サスペンション装置において、
前記テーラードブランク材(13)の溶接部(17)は略上下方向に延びる前後の側壁部(32,33)を底壁部(31)で接続したU字状の横断面を備え、少なくとも一方の側壁部(32,33)の端縁には前記溶接部(17)を挟む位置に一対の切欠き(34a,34b;35c,35d)が形成されることを特徴とするトーションビーム式サスペンション装置。 - 前記少なくとも一方の側壁部(32,33)の下端から車体前後方向に延びるフランジ(34,35)を備え、前記一対の切欠き(34a,34b;35c,35d)は前記フランジ(34,35)に形成されることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のトーションビーム式サスペンション装置。
- 前記トレーリングアーム部(15)および前記トーションビーム部(14)を構成するアッパー部材(16)と、前記アッパー部材(16)の前記トレーリングアーム部(15)の下面に溶接されて閉断面を構成するロア部材(18)とを備え、前記ロア部材(18)の車幅方向内端は前記一対の切欠き(34a,34b;35c,35d)の位置まで延出することを特徴とする、請求項1または2に記載のトーションビーム式サスペンション装置。
- 前記ロア部材(18)は前記アッパー部材(16)の前記トーションビーム部(14)の内部に延びて前記前後の側壁部(32,33)の内面に溶接される第1延出部(18b)を備え、前記第1延出部(18b)は車体中心線に向かって前記底壁部(31)に接近するように上向きに傾斜することを特徴とする、請求項3に記載のトーションビーム式サスペンション装置。
- 前記ロア部材(18)は、前記アッパー部材(16)の前記トーションビーム部(14)側に延びて前記溶接部(17)を跨ぐように前記前後の側壁部(32,33)の開口端に接続される前後一対の第2延出部(18c,18d)を備え、
前記第1延出部(18b)は前記前後の側壁部(32,33)の内面に第1溶接線(w1)で溶接され、前記第2延出部(18c,18d)は前記前後の側壁部(32,33)の開口端に第2溶接線(w2)で溶接され、車体上下方向に見たときに前記第1溶接線(w1)および前記第2溶接線(w2)は車体左右方向にオーバーラップすることを特徴とする、請求項4に記載のトーションビーム式サスペンション装置。 - 前記溶接部(17)の近傍の前記トレーリングアーム部(15)は、平面部(38)と、前記平面部(38)の前側の端縁を折り曲げた前部側壁部(32)と、前記平面部(38)の後側の端縁を折り曲げた後部側壁部(33)とを備え、上下方向の荷重が入力したときの前記トレーリングアーム部(15)の曲げ中心線(C1)が前記前部側壁部(32)と成す角度(γ)および前記後部側壁部(33)と成す角度(δ)は略等しく設定されることを特徴とする、請求項1~5の何れかに記載のトーションビーム式サスペンション装置。
- 前記トレーリングアーム部(15)は略車体前後方向に延びる段差部(37)を介して前記平面部(38)の上方に連なる高位平面部(36)を備え、前記曲げ中心線(C1)は前記段差部(37)に沿う前記平面部(38)に沿って形成されることを特徴とする、請求項6に記載のトーションビーム式サスペンション装置。
- 前記トレーリングアーム部(15)は前記後部側壁部(33)を介して前記高位平面部(36)および前記平面部(38)の下方に連なる低位平面部(39)を備え、前記低位平面部(39)の前側にはサスペンションスプリング(22)の下端を支持するスプリングシート(15a)が設けられるとともに前記低位平面部(39)の後側にはダンパー(23)の下端を支持するダンパー支持部(15b)が設けられ、前記スプリングシート(15a)の左右方向外側に臨む前記高位平面部(36)には左右方向内側に向けて膨出する膨出部(36a)が形成されることを特徴とする、請求項7に記載のトーションビーム式サスペンション装置。
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