SUSPENSION COIL SPRING AND STRUT-TYPE SUSPENSION DEVICE

Title:

SUSPENSION COIL SPRING AND STRUT-TYPE SUSPENSION DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/181872

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A suspension coil spring mounted between an upper end and a lower end of a vehicle strut-type suspension device comprises a coil spring body having an upper end turn secured at the upper end and a lower end turn secured at the lower end when the suspension coil spring is mounted. In the mounted state, the upper end and the upper end turn are substantially in contact with each other at two or more upper contact points on the upper end turn. In the mounted state, the lower end and the lower end turn are substantially in contact with each other at one lower contact point on the lower end turn. The two upper contact points are disposed so as to be separated from each other in the upper end turn in the front and back direction of a vehicle. The one lower contact point is disposed at a position in the vehicle outside direction relative to a plane passing through the two upper contact points in the lower end and being parallel to the end turn center axis.

Inventors:

SANO MASANORI (JP)
SAYAMA HIRONOBU (JP)
HIROKANE TORU (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2014/062502

Publication Date:

November 13, 2014

Filing Date:

May 09, 2014

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG (JP)

International Classes:

F16F9/32; B60G15/06; F16F1/06

Domestic Patent References:

WO2003046406A1

2003-06-05

Foreign References:

JP2000104772A	2000-04-11
JPH10281197A	1998-10-20
JP2008241043A	2008-10-09
JPS5832970A	1983-02-26
JP2642163B2	1997-08-20
JP4336203B2	2009-09-30
EP0728602A1	1996-08-28

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