Patent ID: 9126468
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
1. A spring seat for being interposed between a suspension arm extending in a width direction of a vehicle and a coil spring mounted in a recessed portion of the suspension arm, the spring seat comprising: a ring-shaped support portion having an annular outer wall configured to be mounted in the recessed portion of the suspension arm and receive an outer peripheral surface of the coil spring; a flange portion integral with the annular outer wall of the ring-shaped support portion and projecting radially outward from the annular outer wall such that when the spring seat is mounted in the recessed portion of the suspension arm the flange portion will extend away from the annular outer wall in a direction aligned with the width direction of the vehicle; and an upright partition portion integral with the flange portion and extending vertically upward from a distal end of the flange portion beyond an upper end of the annular outer wall of the ring-shaped support portion, and includes a section which extends obliquely upward in a direction towards a central axis of the ring-shaped support portion whereby the upright partition is configured to cover an outer side surface of the coil spring when the spring seat is mounted in the recessed portion of the suspension arm.