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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2019
Applicant:

Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroyuki Okamoto, Hiroshima, JP;

Masaaki Tanaka, Hiroshima, JP;

Fumihiro Kurohara, Hiroshima, JP;

Assignee:

MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B60R 19/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/155 (2013.01); B62D 21/11 (2013.01); B60R 19/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a suspension subframe structure that can activate a load path using an extension frame in an impact while avoiding increase in vehicle weight and also enables a suspension subframe to disengage from a vehicle body when an impact load is too large to be absorbed by the extension frame alone. The suspension subframe structure of the present invention includes a suspension subframethat supports a suspension memberfor a front wheel. The suspension subframeincludes: a bodythat transmits an impact load input from a vehicle front side toward a vehicle rear side; a fixed portiondisposed near the bodyand fixed to a vehicle body; and a connection portionconnecting the fixed portionto the body. The connection portionis provided with fragile portionshaving a lower strength against a load in a vehicle front-rear direction than the bodyand the fixed portion


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