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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2020
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Ibaraki, JP;
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD., Ibaraki, JP;
SUBURU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
TOYOTO JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A support structure for a vehicle includes: a body portion (); a damper attachment portion (); a tie-rod attachment portion (); and a lower arm attachment portion (). The vehicle supporting structure () has a first rib () that connects the damper attachment portion () with the tie-rod attachment portion (), a second rib () that connects the tie-rod attachment portion () and the lower arm attachment portion (), and a third rib () that connects the first rib with the second rib. The first rib is inclined to have a height that gradually decreases from the damper attachment portion toward the tie-rod attachment portion, forming a first inclined portion () and a first thinned portion (). The third rib is inclined to have a height that gradually decreases from the second rib toward the first rib, forming a second inclined portion () and a second thinned portion ().