Patent ID: 9421838
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B60G

Claim Text:
1. A suspension arm that receives an input from a road surface via a connecting component, the suspension arm having a hollow structure comprising: an upper member including an upper plate and a pair of side plates; and a lower member including a lower plate and a pair of side plates, the side plates of the upper member being welded to the side plates of the lower member, wherein: the weld line is bent and terminated near the connecting component; the suspension arm is supported by a vehicle body at a first connecting part and a second connecting part, and a direction in which a load is transmitted from the connecting component to the first connecting part and the second connecting part is defined as a load axis line, by means of a first virtual point corresponding to the connecting component, a second virtual point corresponding to the first connecting part, and a third virtual point corresponding to the second connecting part; and the weld line is bent in a direction away from the load axis line before being terminated.