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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Komaki, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Hiroyuki Matsumura, Komaki, JP;
Yorikazu Nakamura, Kasugai, JP;
Satoshi Uchida, Toyota, JP;
Yusuke Washitani, Toyota, JP;
Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Komaki-Shi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An upper support for vehicle suspension including: an inner cylindrical member; an outer cylindrical member spaced apart peripherally outward from the inner cylindrical member; a rubber elastic body interposed between the inner cylindrical member and the outer cylindrical member while elastically connecting the two members; and a flange portion extending radially outward from the outer cylindrical member while being adapted to be overlapped and fixed onto a mounting portion of a vehicle body. A fastening seat portion is provided to the flange portion over a prescribed area and has a contact face adapted to be in contact against the mounting portion of the vehicle body. A concave/convex portion is formed on the contact face of the fastening seat portion over a prescribed area thereof.