Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

James H Nazarian, Jr

Robb Louis Augustine

Jeremy Paul Lucas

Christopher Dendis

Peter G Langseth, Iii

Philip S H Moir

Robert James Dunham, Iii

Some embodiments are directed to a structure for mounting a damper to a vehicle structural member. The structure includes a hollow rigid mount body having an upper portion that extends through a structural member aperture so as to project above the member, and a lower portion disposed beneath the member. The lower portion outer diameter can be larger than the upper portion outer diameter. A securing member is disposed around the rigid mount body, so that the vehicle structural member is located between the securing member and rigid mount body lower portion. A bearing assembly is disposed within the rigid mount body lower portion, and configured to retain an upper portion of the piston rod of the damper within the rigid mount body lower portion, while allowing the piston rod to move in a direction at an angle relative to an axis of the aperture of the vehicle structural member.

Vehicle component mounting apparatus, and methods of use and manufacture thereof

A control arm assembly includes a control arm including a knuckle support member having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The upper surface includes a recessed portion extending from the distal end portion toward the proximal end portion. The distal end portion includes a collar defining an aperture for receiving a housing of a ball joint. The control arm assembly also includes a protective cap attached to the knuckle support member. The protective cap overlies the recessed portion of the upper surface of the knuckle support member.

Control arm assembly

A spare tire hoist may be provided. A retention cable may be used to retain a spare tire against a surface of a motor vehicle. A tensioning spring may be used to tension the retention cable when the spare tire is in a storage position. A wheel plate engages the spare tire and cooperates with the retention cable and the tensioning spring to maintain the spare tire in the storage position. The wheel plate may include an insert portion that engages a center aperture of a wheel rim of the spare tire. A flange portion that substantially surrounds the insert portion and engages a peripheral surface of the wheel rim may also be provided. A reinforcement ring may be included in the wheel plate, substantially coextensive with the insert portion and extending within a substantially hollow region of the flange portion. The reinforcement ring may provide mechanical reinforcement to the wheel plate.

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Marysville, OH, United States of America

James H Nazarian, Jr