Patent ID: 9308795
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B60G,F16F

Claim Text:
1. A suspension support structure for supporting an upper part of a piston rod of a damper on a vehicle body, said suspension support structure comprising: a bottomed tubular base member having an open end facing upward, the base member including a flange part extending radially outward from the open end and adapted to be coupled to the vehicle body, a tubular peripheral wall part extending vertically downward from an inner edge of the flange part, and a bottom part provided at a lower end of the peripheral wall part and having a through-hole for allowing passage of the piston rod therethrough; an elastic member supported on the bottom part of the base member and adapted to be connected to the upper part of the piston rod; and a bottomed tubular lid member having an open end facing downward, the lid member including a tubular peripheral wall part and a top plate part provided at an upper end of the peripheral wall part of the lid member, wherein the tubular peripheral wall part of the lid member is press-fitted into the tubular peripheral wall part of the base member to thereby join the base member and the lid member with the elastic member accommodated therebetween, the top plate part of the lid member covering an upper surface of the elastic member, and wherein the lid member has an upper end located below the inner edge of the flange part of the base member, and the lid member is held out of contact with the vehicle body.