Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suspension arm and method of producing the same
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Application No.: US14900461Application Date: 2013-10-31
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Publication No.: US09855808B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Michio Suzumori
- Applicant: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: JP2013-128947 20130619
- International Application: PCT/JP2013/079637 WO 20131031
- International Announcement: WO2014/203420 WO 20141224
- Main IPC: B60G7/00
- IPC: B60G7/00 ; B23K33/00 ; B23K31/02 ; B23K101/00

Abstract:
A suspension arm includes a suspension arm body having a tubular joint portion defining an opening in an end surface, and a bushing receiving sleeve integrally welded to the end surface of the tubular joint portion to seal the opening in the end surface. The end surface is curved to have a circular arc profile complementary to the cylindrical outer surface of the bushing receiving sleeve so that when butted against the cylindrical outer surface the end surface is in contact with the cylindrical outer surface on its entire periphery. The end surface is butted against the cylindrical outer surface in the entire periphery and then welded along the entire periphery to the cylindrical outer surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160152105A1 SUSPENSION ARM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2016-06-02
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