Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Tetsuya Asai

Ryuichi Okumoto

Tetsuji Egawa

Masahide Tatsutomi

Sentaro Tasaka

Takuya Shintani

Shota Shimizu

A press apparatus according to an embodiment includes an upper die and a lower die, and configured to manufacture a different-thickness metal plate, in which: the lower die includes: a wall surface facing a cavity; a fixing part configured to fix both ends of the metal plate, the both ends of the metal plate being placed so that its plate surface faces upward; and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the metal plate so that the metal plate is brought into an upright position along the wall surface; and the upper die includes: a slide moving part including an opposed surface opposed to the wall surface and configured to descend in the cavity along the wall surface; and a cutting tool disposed on the opposed surface; and shaving is carried out on at least a part of the plate surface of the metal plate.

Press apparatus and method for manufacturing different-thickness metal plate

A first crossmember is divided into a right crossmember and a left crossmember. A right fastened portion of a towing hook is inserted into the right crossmember, and a bolt is fastened by being passed through a bolt insertion hole of the right crossmember and a bolt insertion hole of the right fastened portion of the towing hook. A left fastened portion of the towing hook is inserted into the left crossmember, and a bolt is fastened by being passed through a bolt insertion hole of the left crossmember and a bolt insertion hole of the left fastened portion of the towing hook. Hereby, the attachment strength of the towing hook can be secured sufficiently, and even in a case where an input at the time of towing of a vehicle is excessive, the towing can be performed successfully.

Towing hook attachment structure

A crossmember and a manufacturing method for a crossmember is disclosed. The crossmember is made of a metal sheet having a given sectional shape, configures a part of a vehicle body frame, extends along a vehicle width direction, and has an engine mount attaching portion provided in a part of an upper plate portion. The crossmember has an upper crossmember that is made of a single metal sheet extending along the vehicle width direction, the upper crossmember having a larger thickness in a region including the engine mount attaching portion of the upper plate portion and a surrounding area of the engine mount attaching portion compared to a thickness of a remaining region.

Crossmember and manufacturing method for crossmember

In a suspension support bracket including a bracket body including a suspension attachment portion configured such that a shock absorber of a suspension device of a vehicle is attached to the suspension attachment portion, the bracket body is constructed of a single metal plate, and thickness dimensions of a region of the suspension attachment portion of the bracket body and a periphery of the suspension attachment portion are larger than a thickness dimension of another region adjacent to the region of the suspension attachment portion and periphery of the suspension attachment portion.

Suspension support bracket and method for manufacturing suspension support bracket

A cross member includes a plate member. The plate member constitutes a portion of a vehicle body frame, extends in a vehicle width direction, and is formed of metal. The plate member is provided with a level difference portion on a first surface of the plate member, and a cut mark portion on a second surface of the plate member. The second surface is on the opposite side of the first surface of the plate member. The plate member is provided with a thick plate portion on a first side of the plate member in a direction in which the plate member extends, and a thin plate portion on a second side of the plate member in the direction in which the plate member extends, with the level difference portion interposed between the first and second sides.

Cross member of vehicle body and method of manufacturing cross member

A cab mount for attaching a frame to a body is provided to prevent a forcible movement of the body generated under the influence of vertical vibration of the frame. A first cab mount includes: a collar extending vertically; and an upper mount rubber and a lower mount rubber disposed to face in the upper-lower direction on an outer periphery of the collar. The collar is attached to a body of a vehicle by being inserted into an attachment hole of a ladder frame of the vehicle while a peripheral part of the attachment hole is positioned between the upper mount rubber and the lower mount rubber. The upper mount rubber is spaced apart from the ladder frame in the upper-lower direction by a first predetermined distance while the lower mount rubber is spaced apart from the ladder frame in the upper-lower direction by a second predetermined distance.

Cab mount

The present invention provides a vehicle frame structure including: a pair of right and left side rails; a cross member that bridges the side rails in the vehicle width direction; a bumper reinforcement that is placed on the front side of the side rails; load bearing portions that are disposed at vehicle width direction outer side surfaces of the side rails; curved portions that are disposed in the bumper reinforcement, curve toward the vehicle rear side heading outward in the vehicle width direction in sections of the bumper reinforcement at the vehicle width direction outer sides of the side rails; and projecting portions that are secured to rear surfaces of the curved portions of the bumper reinforcement, that project toward the vehicle rear side, that are placed with gaps between them and the load bearing portions.

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Miyoshi, Japan

Tetsuya Asai