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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Shosuke Ohhama, Saitama, JP;
Tetsuya Miyahara, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Shosuke Ohhama, Saitama, JP;
Tetsuya Miyahara, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/00 (2013.01); B62D 21/11 (2013.01); B62D 29/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention comprises: a front subframe consisting of steel and divided in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; and a rear subframe consisting of light metal such as an aluminum alloy. The front subframe comprises a press-formed body formed by pressing. The rear subframe comprises a die-cast body formed by die-casting. The front subframe and the rear subframe are joined together by friction stir welding while the left and right rear side sections of the rear subframe are superposed on the upper surfaces of the thin plate sections of the front subframe.