Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Adam Goellner

Ryan A Miller

Eric M Heitkamp

Charles Gagliano

Rajendra L Kakarla

Stephen G Rosepiler

Grant G Foreman

Martyn Morrish

Aaron B Wright

Naoki Munekata

Derek John Horton

Keith Malarik

Michael Gebrian

Paul Martino

A suspension mount assembly for mounting a subframe to a frame of a vehicle having a frame rail is provided. The suspension mount assembly includes a cross member and a stay. The cross member is coupled to the frame rail and at least partially defines a recess. The subframe includes a distal end at least partially positioned within the recess at a mounting point defined along a central axis of the recess. The stay couples the cross member to the frame rail and retains the subframe at least partially positioned within the recess at the mounting point.

Vehicle suspension system, suspension mount assembly and method of mounting a subframe to a frame

A front subframe for a vehicle body structure includes left and right longitudinal members which extend in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A front cross member extends in a transverse direction of the body so as to extend between front ends of these longitudinal members. A rear cross member extends in the transverse direction of the body so as to extend between rear ends of the left and right longitudinal members. An engagement member as part of the front subframe is provided at each front end of the left and right longitudinal members. The engagement member is adapted to be engaged by an associated object during a narrow offset frontal collision and direct crash forces into the front subframe and vehicle body structure.

Front subframe for a narrow offset collision

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Marysville, OH, United States of America

Adam Goellner