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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Kiyohiko Matsuoka, Wako, JP;
Kiyohiko Matsuoka, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a damper mounting structure provided at each lateral end of a vehicle body to support an upper end of a wheel suspension damper, a dash upper panel () and a cross member () jointly form a laterally extending member that supports upper ends of vehicle suspension dampers () at either lateral end thereof. The cross member () includes a main body welded to an upper surface of the dash upper panel () via a pair of lateral flanges () thereof extending along either side thereof, and a half bowl-shaped portion () formed on each end thereof and welded to a periphery of the corresponding damper mounting portion via a peripheral flange () formed along an outer periphery of the half bowl-shaped portion (). The peripheral flange () is provided with a pair of cutouts () that expose two of the threaded bolts (). The cross member is further provided with an opening () for exposing the third threaded bolt.