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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2012
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Daisuke Kawahara, Toyota, JP;
Katsumi Ishida, Seto, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle suspension apparatus includes: a shock absorber that has a cylinder outer tube; a dust cover whose upper area is fixed on an upper support side; and a coil spring that surrounds the dust cover. The outer tube has a first engagement unit provided on a portion of the circumference of the outer tube. The dust cover a second engagement unit provided on a portion of the circumference of a lower area of the dust cover. The second engagement unit becomes engaged with the first engagement unit. The first engagement unit provided around the outer tube and the second engagement unit provided around the lower area of the dust cover become engaged with each other by rotating the dust cover around the shaft of the shock absorber.