Patent ID: 7185746
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A mounting structure for a damper, said damper having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion being fixed to a vehicle body while said lower portion being connected to a suspension, wherein said mounting structure includes the vehicle body and a damper mounting portion, said damper mounting portion being secured to the body so as to mount the damper to the body, wherein the damper mounting portion includes a temporary fixing means having a locking projection that cooperates with and engages a locking bore in the vehicle body to temporarily fix the damper to the body from below the body, and wherein, after the damper has been temporarily fixed to the vehicle body with the temporary fixing means, the damper mounting portion and said vehicle body further cooperate to receive fasteners at bolt bores formed therein to fix the damper to the body, and wherein when said damper mounting portion and vehicle body are temporarily fixed together, their bolt bores are aligned with each other and the fasteners are installed in said mounting portion and said body from below said body.