Suspension device

• US 9,027,946 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2012
• Issued: 05/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Suzuki, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleming, Faye M
• Application Number:
  US14/346,039
• Publication Number:
  US 20140232084A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,009 Days
• Field of Search: 280/124.179, 280/124.155, 267/188, 267/189, 267/190, 267/195, 267/202
• US Class Current: 280/124.179
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 11/14 having helical, spiral or coil springs only B60G11/006 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 15/063 characterised by the mounting of the spring on the damper B60G15/065, B60G15/066 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2202/12 Wound spring
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2202/312 The spring being a wound spring
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/1242 on a damper, e.g. MacPerson strut
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2206/41 Dampers
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2206/426 Coil springs having a particular shape, e.g. curved axis, pig-tail end coils
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 9/00 Resilient suspensions of a rigid axle or axle housing for two or more wheels the axle being a part of a set of tandem axles B60G5/00-B60G5/065; with leaf springs B60G11/02-B60G11/08
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 1/12 Attachments or mountings F16F1/041, F16F13/02 take precedence; of combinations of vibration damper and mechanical spring for vehicle suspension units B60G15/02

Abstract

A suspension device is provided with: a coiled spring which allows a vehicle body to elastically receive the vertical movement of a wheel and which is disposed at a position facing a side of the tire of the wheel; and a movement restriction section which is provided within the inner space of the coiled spring at a position facing the side of the tire and which restricts the movement of the coiled spring toward the tire.

Claims

1. A suspension device comprising:

a coil spring configured to allow a vehicle body to elastically receive a vertical movement of a wheel, the coil spring including a lower end disposed to face a side of a tire of the wheel;

a movement restriction section provided within an inner space of the coil spring in such a manner as to face the side of the tire and configured to restrict a movement of the lower end of the coil spring toward the tire; and

a damper inserted into the inner space of the coil spring to damp the vertical movement of the wheel, wherein

the lower end of the coil spring is supported by a spring seat attached to the damper, and

the movement restriction section is provided in the spring seat.

2. The suspension device according to claim 1, wherein

the spring seat includes a seat part to support the lower end of the coil spring and an attachment part to attach an upper end of the spring seat to the damper, and

the movement restriction section is provided between the attachment part and the seat part.

3. The suspension device according to claim 2, wherein the movement restriction section has a diameter which increases from the attachment part toward the seat part.

4. The suspension device according to claim 2, wherein

the movement restriction section includes a tapered part having a diameter which increases from the attachment part toward the seal part, and

a plane perpendicular to a central axis of the coil spring at an upper end of the tapered part coincides with an upper end position of the side of the tire.

5. The suspension device according to claim 1, wherein the movement restriction section is provided at a position corresponding to one wind or more toward the lower end of the coil spring.

6. The suspension device according to claim 1, wherein a distance between an inner circumferential part of the coil spring and the movement restriction section is set to be smaller than a distance between an outer circumferential part of the coil spring and the side of the tire.

7. The suspension device according to claim 2, wherein

the damper includes a cylinder case and a piston rod movable back and forth relative to the cylinder case, and

a seal member to seal between the cylinder case and the piston rod and the movement restriction section of the spring seat are integrated together.

8. The suspension device according to claim 2, wherein the damper is a strut-type damper.

9. The suspension device according to claim 8, wherein the strut-type damper is provided on a front wheel.

10. The suspension device according to claim 6, wherein the spring seat is positioned at the side of the tire.

11. A suspension device comprising:

a coil spring configured to allow a vehicle body to elastically receive a vertical movement of a wheel and disposed to face a side of a tire of the wheel;

a movement restriction section provided within an inner space of the coil spring to face the side of the tire and configured to restrict a movement of the coil spring toward the tire; and

a damper inserted into the inner space of the coil spring to damp the vertical movement of the wheel, wherein

a lower end of the coil spring is supported by a spring seat attached to the damper, the spring seat including a seat part to support the lower end of the coil spring and an attachment part to attach an upper end of the spring seat to the damper, and

the movement restriction section is provided in the spring seat between the attachment part and the seat part.

12. The suspension device according to claim 11, wherein the movement restriction section has a diameter which increases from the attachment part toward the seat part.

13. The suspension device according to claim 11, wherein

the movement restriction section includes a tapered part having a diameter which increases from the attachment part toward the seal part, and

a plane perpendicular to a central axis of the coil spring at an upper end of the tapered part coincides with an upper end position of the side of the tire.

14. The suspension device according to claim 11, wherein

the damper includes a cylinder case and a piston rod movable back and forth relative to the cylinder case, and

a seal member to seal between the cylinder case and the piston rod and the movement restriction section of the spring seat are integrated together.